Patent ID: 7361125

Claim:
A rigid arm lat pull down machine, comprising: a main frame having a base, a forward end, a rear end, a user support pivot mount located on said base, and an upright strut spaced forward of said pivot mount and having an upper end; a user support frame pivotally mounted on the user support pivot mount for supporting a user in a seated position; a user engagement device movably mounted on the frame which moves between a start position located above the head of a user in a seated position on the user support frame and an end position lower than the start position and generally below the user's chin; a connecting link connecting movement of the user engagement device to movement of the user support frame; a load for resisting movement of at least one of the moving parts of the machine; the combined motion of the user support frame and user engagement device between the start and end position substantially replicating the natural movement of the upper part of the human body when performing a free bar chin up exercise; the user engaging device comprising an exercise arm pivotally mounted on said upper end of said upright strut and having a first portion extending from said exercise arm pivot towards the forward end of said frame and a second portion extending towards the rear end of said frame, and user engaging handles depending downwardly from said second portion above said user support frame for engagement by a user; and a counterweight secured to the first portion of said exercise arm.