Patent ID: 7255665

Claim:
An assembly, comprising: an exercise machine having an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a position of an adjustable portion of the exercise machine, the adjustment mechanism having an indexing member; and an actuating assembly including: a locking member selectively engageable with the indexing member; a connecting member having a first end attached to the locking member and a second end having a longitudinal axis, the connecting member being moveable in opposing first and second translational directions along the longitudinal axis; a shaft rotatably coupled to the exercise machine proximate the second end, the shaft being rotatable in opposing first and second rotational directions about an axis of rotation from an initial position and having an actuating portion, the axis of rotation being transverse with the longitudinal axis, the connecting member being moved to a maximal position in the first translational direction such that the locking member is engaged with the indexing member when the shaft is in the initial position; an actuating handle attached to the shaft; and a coupling member attached to the second end of the connecting member and having an engagement portion at least partially contacting the actuating portion so that as the shaft is rotated in the first rotational direction from the initial position, the actuating portion engages the engagement portion and moves the connecting member in the second translational direction and disengages the locking member from the indexing member, and as the shaft is rotated in the second rotational directions from the initial position, the actuating portion engages the engagement portion and moves the connecting member in the second translational direction and disengages the locking member from the indexing member.