Patent ID: 7833139

Claim:
A pulley assembly for removably fastening an exercise cord to an exercise apparatus, the pulley assembly comprising: a yoke having a central portion and a pair of parallel leg portions, the central portion having a bore therethrough; a pulley wheel rotatably supported between the yoke leg portions by an axle; an elongated stem having an axially extending shaft portion protruding through the bore, the shaft portion having a distal end portion having an L shaped slot formed therethrough wherein the slot has an axial portion and a radial portion, the radial portion opening through the side of the shaft portion, the axial portion terminating short of the end of the shaft portion, the slot forming a hook shaped end to the shaft portion; a tapered coil spring over the shaft portion of the stem having a small end and a large diameter end, wherein the small end is wrapped around the shaft portion of the stem; and wherein the hook can move within the spring to fasten the pulley to the exercise apparatus.