Patent ID: 7922631

Claim:
An exercise machine, comprising: a load; a force-transferring assembly operatively coupled to the load, the force-transferring assembly including at least one pulley; a support frame operatively coupled to the force-transferring assembly and including an upright member and a support member projecting outwardly from the upright member, the support member having a proximal end portion that is proximate the upright member and a distal end portion that is distal from the upright member, at least part of the force-transferring assembly being coupled to the support member at a location distally-spaced from the upright member; and an exercise station coupled to the force-transferring assembly proximate the support member of the support frame, wherein the support member is operatively coupled to the upright member of the support frame by an adjustment assembly, the adjustment assembly being configured to maintain the support member in a fixed position during use of the exercise station, and being adjustable to enable the support member to project from the upright member at a plurality of support positions such that the exercise station is correspondingly adjustable over a plurality of vertical positions when the exercise station is not in use, and wherein the adjustment assembly includes: a pivot member at least partially disposed through a first portion of the support member between the proximal and distal end portions and at least partially disposed through the upright member, the pivot member pivotably coupling the outwardly-projecting support member to the upright member and rotatably supporting the at least one pulley of the force-transferring assembly; and a threaded member at least partially disposed through the support member at a location spaced apart from the pivot member toward the proximal end portion of the support member, the threaded member being threadedly engaged through a threaded portion coupled to the upright member, the threaded member being configured such that when rotated in a first direction the support member is pivoted in a first pivot direction and the exercise station is raised, and when rotated in a second direction the support member is pivoted in a second pivot direction and the exercise station is lowered.