Patent ID: 7306549

Claim:
A resistance exercise machine comprising: a frame providing a base and an upright structure extending generally upwardly from said base; a resistance mechanism having an actuator element accessible to a user situated on said base, said resistance mechanism providing a resistance force resisting displacement of said actuator element; a bench having a first end located adjacent to said base and movable linearly thereon toward and away from said upright structure; a second end of said bench having a sliding connection with said upright structure allowing said second end to be adjusted up and down on said upright structure to vary the angular orientation of said bench relative to vertical; means for releasably securing said second end of said bench to said upright structure at a plurality of different heights to thereby allow said bench to be releasably secured at a plurality of angular orientations; and a seat on said bench adapted for a user of the machine to sit on, said seat being adjustable along said bench between said first and second ends thereof at each different angular orientation of said bench.