Patent ID: 6508748
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An actuating assembly for actuating an adjustment mechanism in an exercise machine, comprising:a connecting member having a first end attached to the adjustment mechanism and a second end having a longitudinal axis; a shaft rotatably coupled to the exercise machine proximate the second end, the shaft being rotatable about an axis of rotation and having an actuating portion, the axis of rotation being transverse with the longitudinal axis; an actuating handle attached to the shaft; and a coupling member attached to the second end of the connecting member and having an engagement portion at least partially contacting the actuating portion so that as the shaft is rotated, the actuating portion engages the engagement portion and moves the coupling member at least partially along the longitudinal axis, wherein the shaft comprises a cylindrical shaft having a notch disposed therein, the engagement portion comprising a bottom surface of the notch.