Climbing exercise machine
AssigneeClmbr1, LLC.
InventorNathaniel Carruthers
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Abstract
An exercise machine creates a simulated continuous resisted climbing motion. The machine includes a floor- or ground-contacting base frame and two or more substantially vertically oriented uprights, wherein at least one upright is rigidly connected to the base frame. The machine further includes two handles and two foot pedals, each handle and each foot pedal being movably engaged with an upright for linear reciprocating motion along the upright. The handles and foot pedals are interconnected so that they move concurrently. An adjustable resistance mechanism may be operatively connected to the interconnection of the handles and foot pedals to provide adjustable resistance for the simulated continuous climbing motion.
Claims20
A climbing exercise machine, comprising:
- a base support frame configured to contact a floor or ground surface;
- a first elongate upright having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first elongate upright is rigidly connected to the base support frame;
- a first split arm having a first end and a second end;
- a second split arm having a first end and a second end;
- an intersection point, at which the second end of the first elongate upright and the first ends of the first and second split arms are interconnected such that the first elongate upright and first and second split arms collectively form a wishbone or tuning fork shape;
- first and second movable and adjustable foot pedals, operatively engaged with opposing lateral sides of the first elongate upright to enable reciprocating linear movement along the first elongate upright;
- a first movable and adjustable handle, operatively engaged with the first split arm to enable reciprocating linear movement along the first split arm;
- a second movable and adjustable handle, operatively engaged with the second split arm to enable reciprocating linear movement along the second split arm;
- a mounting apparatus, interconnected with and extending upwardly away from the intersection point, wherein the mounting apparatus is adjustable such that the user can adjust an angle of the mounting apparatus relative to a horizontal axis;
- a linkage assembly, interconnecting the first handle, the first foot pedal, the second handle, and the second foot pedal, comprising at least one belt and a plurality of pulleys,
- wherein the interconnection provided by the linkage assembly enables reciprocating concurrent movement of the first handle, the first foot pedal, the second handle, and the second foot pedal to simulate a climbing motion for a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.