Patent ID: 8512212

Claim:
An exercise machine, comprising: a load; a force-transferring assembly operatively coupled to the load, wherein the force-transferring assembly includes a cable; a movable press arm adjustably pivotable about a pivot axis; and a press arm adjustment assembly operatively coupled to the moveable press arm and selectively engageable with the force-transferring assembly, the press arm adjustment assembly including: a moveable swing member having an indexing portion, the moveable swing member being rotatable with the moveable press arm about the pivot axis, the indexing portion including an arcuately-shaped surface having a plurality of engagement projections projecting outwardly from the arcuately-shaped surface along one or more projection directions; an engagement device coupled to and moveable with the swing member, the engagement device being configured to operatively engage the force-transferring assembly, the engagement device being selectively disengageable from the moveable press arm and allowing the moveable press arm to move independently from the engagement device, wherein the engagement device is configured to fixedly attach the cable to the swing member; and a locking assembly configured to selectively disengage the press arm from the moveable swing member, including a locking device coupled to the press arm and moveable between a first position wherein the locking device is engaged with at least one of the plurality of engagement projections of the indexing portion and the swing member is coupled to the press arm such that a force exerted on the press arm is transmitted through the force-transferring assembly to the load, and a second position wherein the locking device is disengaged from the plurality of engagement projections of the indexing portion and the swing member is decoupled from the press arm such that a force exerted on the press arm is not transmitted through the force-transferring assembly to the load.