Patent ID: 8038582

Claim:
A handle for mounting on an end of a connector, which extends along an axis of force application in a rowing exercise machine, comprising: a mounting bracket rotatable about the axis of force application for connecting to the one end of the connector; a first arm structure pivotally connected at one end to the mounting bracket; a second arm structure pivotally connected at one end to the mounting bracket; a first handgrip mounted on an outer free end of the first arm structure; and a second handgrip mounted on an outer free end of the second arm structure; whereby the outer free ends of the first and second arms are rotatable relative to the axis of force application and the mounting bracket from a superposed, vertically-stacked position to a spaced apart horizontal position as force is applied along the axis of force application; wherein the first and second arm structures are mounted on the mounted bracket for rotation relative to the mounting bracket only about the same or parallel axes, whereby the first and second arm structures rotate relative to the mounting bracket in a same or parallel planes, which rotates around the axis of force application.