Patent ID: 7695418

Claim:
An exercise bench assembly for supporting a user during an exercise, comprising: a support portion configured to support a weight of the user during the exercise; a frame assembly coupled to the support portion and configured to support the support portion over a support surface; and a wheel assembly coupled to the frame assembly and including: an approximately horizontal axle member; at least one wheel operatively coupled to the axle member and configured to rollably engage the support surface; and a braking device operatively associated with the at least one wheel and including: a biasing mechanism configured to bias the at least one wheel away from the frame assembly; and an elongated brake member oriented approximately parallel with the axle member, the brake member being automatically moveable in a first direction relative to the frame assembly when the weight of the user is supported by the support portion to engage the at least one wheel to prevent the at least one wheel from rolling on the support surface, the brake member being operatively coupled to the axle member such that the axle member moves in the first direction when the weight of the user is supported by the support portion, and the brake member being automatically moveable in the second direction when the weight of the user is removed from the support portion to disengage from the at least one wheel to allow the at least one wheel to roll on the support surface, wherein the at least one wheel comprises a pair of wheels coupled to opposing ends of the axle member, each wheel including a hub portion coupled to the axle member and a roller portion coupled to and disposed about the hub portion and configured to engage the support surface, the elongated brake member engaging the roller portion when the weight of the user is supported by the support surface, and wherein the roller portion of each wheel further includes an inner peripheral surface having a plurality of detent features disposed therein, each detent feature being configured to engage the braking member when the weight of the user is supported by the support portion such that the wheel is prevented from rolling on the support surface.