Patent ID: 7632221
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A cable and pulley weight-training apparatus comprising: a) a frame assembly; b) a first weight stack integral with said frame assembly; c) a second weight stack adjacent to said first weight stack; d) a plurality of symmetrical opposing cables extendable to said first and second weight stacks from a plurality of workout stations via a plurality of pulleys wherein the user selectively attaches the weight-bearing ends of said cables to the weight stacks as needed for the various exercise stations thereby enabling each cable of a workout station to be used independent of the other or together; e) removable handle members disposed on the workout station ends of said cables; f) a unison bar for conjoining said first weight stack with said second weight stack thereby enabling said weight stacks to work in unison as a single weight stack; g) wherein said frame comprises a base, a plurality of vertical posts, a plurality of lateral supports in communication with said vertical posts and at least one vertical guide rod for each said weight stack; h) wherein said handle members have swivel connections to said cables to provide freedom of motion; i) including 6 pairs of symmetrically opposing cables; j) wherein each said cable has a steel connection latch disposed at each end thereof with a steel band wrapped around the beginning of each cable located next to said connection latch, one connection latch attachable to said handle member and the other connection latch attachable to a corresponding weight stack; and k) wherein each said cable has a corresponding guide peg with a cap to prevent the cable from slipping off and a corresponding securing peg with a steel cap, said weight-bearing ends of said cables are engaged with said corresponding securing pegs when not in use.