Patent ID: 8556783

Claim:
An exercise apparatus, comprising: a frame; a drum rotatably mounted on the frame for rotation about an axis, wherein the drum defines a circumferential perimeter; a tension band disposed about at least a portion of the perimeter of the drum; a braking strip disposed between the tension band and the drum; a tension adjustment mechanism interconnected between the tension band and the frame, and operable to adjust tension in the tension band without affecting tension in the braking strip, wherein the tension adjustment mechanism includes a bolt rotatably mounted on the frame for rotation about a bolt axis, and a slide block threaded onto the bolt and secured to the tension band; and a force receiving member operatively connected to the drum, wherein movement of the force receiving member is linked to rotation of the drum, and a re-directional bearing is rotatably mounted on the frame for rotation about a bearing axis, and a flexible cable is interconnected between the force receiving member and the drum, and an intermediate portion of the flexible cable is routed through the re-directional bearing, and an angle of at least ninety degrees is defined between the bolt axis and the bearing axis where the bolt and the flexible cable extend away from the frame.