Patent ID: 8870720
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise machine, comprising: a stationary main frame; a user support pivotally mounted relative to the main frame and configured to rotate in a predetermined user support path during an exercise; the user support having at least a primary support and a secondary support which are adapted to engage different parts of a user's body and which move together throughout an exercise movement between a start position and an end position, the primary support adapted to support the majority of a user's weight in the start position of the user support; at least one user engagement device movably mounted relative to the main frame which is adapted for engagement by the user in performing exercises; a connecting linkage which translates movement of the user engagement device to movement of the user support; at least one lifting arm movably mounted relative to the main frame and user engagement device and configured to move in a second path different from the user support path during an exercise, the lifting arm being associated with at least one of the user support, user engagement device, and connecting linkage, whereby the lifting arm moves in response to movement of at least one of the user support, user engagement device, and connecting linkage; a load which resists movement of the lifting arm; the connecting linkage comprising at least one first link having a first pivotal connection to the user engagement device and a second pivotal connection to the lifting arm and at least one second link between the lifting arm and user support; and the lifting arm being linked to the load at a location spaced from the first and second link.