Patent ID: 8708872

Claim:
An exercise apparatus comprising: a frame disposed on a floor surface comprising a rear portion connected to first and second forwardly extending frame members disposed respectively within first and second generally vertically disposed planes that are disposed at an angle of between about 60 and about 120 degrees relative to each other; each of the frame members including an upright support having a vertical length disposed in the respective vertical plane of the frame member and a handle assembly mounted on the respective upright support of the frame member adapted for movement to any one of a multiplicity of fixed positions along the vertical length of the supports; each handle assembly having a grip member mounted at a distal end of the handle assembly and interconnected to a weight resistance mechanism for pulling or pushing engagement by a user; each handle assembly being adapted for rotation on a respective support around a horizontal axis perpendicular to the generally vertically disposed plane in which the respective frame member is disposed and wherein the handle assemblies are fixedly positionable at any one of a multiplicity of selected fixed rotational positions around the horizontal axis disposing the grip members at their distal ends at selectively variable positions corresponding to the selected fixed rotational positions.