Patent ID: 7060003

Claim:
An endless rope exercise machine comprising: a) a frame having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion and horizontal portion, said vertical portion having a top and a bottom, said horizontal portion having a front and a back, said bottom of said vertical portion having an opening therein, said horizontal portion having an elongate opening formed therein, said frame being assembled such that the bottom of said vertical portion is aligned with the front of said horizontal portion; b) an endless rope, said endless rope being positioned about said frame; c) a braking mechanism attached to said frame; and d) a drive pulley attached to said braking mechanism; whereby said endless rope passes over said drive pulley, extends rearward in a substantially horizontal direction through said vertical portion, extends rearward from said vertical portion in the substantially horizontal direction, extends downward through the opening in said horizontal portion, forward through said vertical portion, under said drive pulley and upward over said drive pulley.