Leg press exercise machine
AssigneeHoist Fitness Systems, Inc.
InventorJeffrey Meredith
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Abstract
A leg press exercise machine, including: a main frame with first and second rotating bars connected thereto; a support assembly connected to each of the first and second rotating bars, wherein rotation of the first and second rotating bars causes the support assembly to move with respect to the main frame; a seat support bar; and a seat mounted onto the seat support bar, wherein the support assembly holds the seat support bar at a downward angle and wherein the rotating bars are disposed at an angle from 0 to 30 or about 20 degrees to the vertical when the machine is in its rest position.
Claims17
A leg press exercise machine, comprising:
- a main frame;
- a stationary footplate attached to the main frame;
- a first rotating bar connected at a top end to the main frame;
- a second rotating bar connected at a top end to the main frame;
- a support assembly connected to bottom ends of each of the first and second rotating bars, wherein rotation of the first and second rotating bars causes the support assembly to move with respect to the main frame;
- a seat support bar connected to the support assembly;
- a seat mounted onto the seat support bar, wherein the stationary footplate is positioned above the seat throughout a leg press exercise,
- wherein the support assembly holds the seat support bar at a downward angle from a line passing through the locations where the bottom ends of the first and second rotating bars are connected to the support assembly, and
- wherein the first and second rotating bars are disposed at an angle to a vertical axis when the exercise machine is in its rest position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.