Patent ID: 7470221

Claim:
A portable exercise machine adapted for performing upper extremity exercise, said machine comprising: two adjacent vertical pieces; an opposing taller vertical piece positioned at a spaced-apart distance from said adjacent vertical pieces; base member means adapted to support said adjacent vertical pieces and said opposing taller vertical piece, said base member means in contact with said adjacent vertical pieces and said taller vertical piece; pivoting means movably connected to said adjacent vertical pieces for central positioning over said base member means, said pivoting means comprising a long and slender pivot member having an operator end, configured for engagement by an operator during exercise, an opposed mass resistance end, and a central rotatable connection therebetween to said adjacent vertical pieces; at least one attachment selectively securable to said operator end, said at least one attachment adapted for further engagement by an operator for performing exercise; mass resistance means positioned remotely from said pivoting means so that said taller vertical piece becomes located between said mass resistance means and said pivoting means; elongated flexible means connected between said mass resistance means and said pivoting means; a plurality of pulleys secured to said taller vertical piece and one pulley secured to said base member means, said pulleys being configured and positioned to collectively guide movement of said elongated flexible means over said taller vertical piece as an operator applies sufficient force to said operator end of said pivoting means to lift said mass resistance means; and at least one fastener connected to said elongated flexible means, said at least one fastener configured to provide an easily releasable attachment with said pivoting member, and wherein said pivoting member comprises connecting means on said operator end and said mass resistance end each configured for attachment with said at least one fastener so that the operator is able to use said at least one fastener to connect said mass resistance means to said operator end of said pivoting means to perform selected upper extremity exercises and thereafter use said at least one fastener to alternatively connect said mass resistance means to said mass resistance end of said pivoting means to perform a different selection of upper extremity exercises to maximize the operator's productivity and efficiency while the operator is provided with the range of motion and type of movement needed for daily living.