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US 10,946,240 B2Granted
Glute machine
AssigneeTuffStuff Fitness International, Inc.
InventorKenneth Evans Carter
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Abstract
A weight resistance training machine is provided that is used to exercise the glute muscles of a user. The weight resistance training machine includes a carriage member that a user may mount to use the training machine. The carriage member may be mounted on a track system that allows the carriage member to translate linearly when the weight training machine is used. When a foot press bar connected to the carriage member is extended, the carriage member is linear translated by a cable and pulley system to increase the muscle path length during exercise and increase the exercise's efficacy.
Claims23
A resistance training machine, the machine comprising:
- a foot press bar that may be pressed by a user of the machine and moved in a first direction;
- a first cable coupled to the foot press bar at a first attachment point;
- and
- a carriage member including a user support attached to the carriage member and coupled to the first cable at a second attachment point;
- wherein when the carriage member and the user support are in a first position, a surface of the user support lies in a plane;
- wherein when the foot press bar is pressed in the first direction, the carriage member and the user support are linearly translated in a second direction and to a second position;
- wherein when the carriage member and the user support are in the second position, the surface of the user support remains in the plane;
- and
- wherein the first direction is opposite of the second direction.
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A resistance training machine, the machine comprising:
- a user assembly, the user assembly including:
- a carriage member including a user support attached to the carriage member that a user of the machine may mount when the machine is in use;
- a track system on which the carriage member and the user support are linearly translatable;
- and
- a foot press bar coupled with the carriage member by a first cable portion;
- and
- a weight stack assembly including a weight stack, wherein the weight stack is coupled with the carriage member by a second cable portion, and
- wherein when the carriage member and the user support are in a first position, a surface of the user support lies in a plane;
- wherein when the foot press bar is pressed rearwardly, the carriage member and the user support are linearly translated to a second position on the track system by the first cable portion and a weight of the weight stack is lifted by the second cable portion;
- and
- wherein when the carriage member and the user support are in the second position, the surface of the user support remains in the plane.
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A resistance training machine for exercising the glute muscles of a user, the machine comprising:
- a foot press bar that may be rearwardly pressed by the user of the machine;
- an articulating member coupled to the foot press bar, the articulating member including an extension member extending therefrom;
- a first cable attached to the extension member at a first attachment point;
- a carriage member including a user support attached to the carriage member and attached to the first cable at a second attachment point;
- wherein when the carriage member and the user support are in a first position, a surface of the user support lies in a plane;
- wherein when the foot press bar is rearwardly pressed, the carriage member and the user support are linearly translated forwardly to a second position via the first cable;
- and
- wherein when the carriage member and the user support are in the second position, the surface of the user support remains in the plane.
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A resistance training machine, the machine comprising:
- a foot press bar that may be pressed by a user of the machine and moved in a first direction;
- a first cable coupled to the foot press bar at a first attachment point;
- and
- a carriage member including a user support attached to the carriage member and coupled to the first cable at a second attachment point;
- wherein when the foot press bar is pressed in the first direction, the carriage member and the user support are linearly translated in a second direction;
- wherein the first direction is opposite of the second direction;
- wherein the machine includes a second cable and a weight stack, wherein the second cable is coupled to the carriage member at a first attachment point and to the weight stack at a second attachment point such that when the carriage member is linearly translated forwardly, weight is lifted from the weight stack via the second cable;
- and
- wherein the machine includes a disc member including the second attachment point of the first cable and the first attachment point of the second cable.
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A resistance training machine, the machine comprising:
- a user assembly, the user assembly including:
- a carriage member including a user support attached to the carriage member that a user of the machine may mount when the machine is in use;
- a track system on which the carriage member and the user support are linearly translatable;
- and
- a foot press bar coupled with the carriage member by a first cable portion;
- and
- a weight stack assembly including a weight stack, wherein the weight stack is coupled with the carriage member by a second cable portion,
- wherein when the foot press bar is pressed rearwardly, the carriage member and the user support are linearly translated on the track system by the first cable portion and a weight of the weight stack is lifted by the second cable portion, and
- wherein the user assembly includes a disc member to which each of the first cable portion and the second cable portion are attached.
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A resistance training machine for exercising the glute muscles of a user, the machine comprising:
- a foot press bar that may be rearwardly pressed by the user of the machine;
- an articulating member coupled to the foot press bar, the articulating member including an extension member extending therefrom;
- a first cable attached to the extension member at a first attachment point;
- a carriage member including a user support attached to the carriage member and attached to the first cable at a second attachment point;
- wherein when the foot press bar is rearwardly pressed, the carriage member and the user support are linearly translated forwardly via the first cable,
- wherein the machine includes a disc member including the second attachment point of the first cable and the first attachment point of the second cable, and
- wherein the machine includes a second cable and a weight stack, wherein the second cable is coupled to the carriage member at a first attachment point and to the weight stack at a second attachment point such that when the carriage member is linearly translated forwardly, weight is lifted from the weight stack via the second cable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.