Locking mechanism for simultaneously positioning an exercise arm in two perpendicular directions
AssigneeHoist Fitness Systems, Inc.
InventorJeffrey O. Meredith
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Abstract
A locking and release mechanism for simultaneously positioning an exercise arm in two perpendicular directions, having: (a) a first positioning guide for positioning an exercise arm in a first direction; (b) a second positioning guide for positioning the exercise arm in a second direction; and (c) a locking and release mechanism for locking and releasing the first and second positioning guides, wherein the locking and release mechanism includes: a moveable tab, and one or more positioning pins, wherein movement of the moveable tab locks one two positioning pins into apertures in each of the first and second positioning guides.
Claims15
A locking and release mechanism for simultaneously positioning an exercise arm in two perpendicular directions, comprising:
- (a) an exercise arm;
- (b) a first positioning guide for positioning the exercise arm in a first direction;
- (c) a second positioning guide for positioning the exercise arm in a second direction, wherein the first and second directions are perpendicular to one another;
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- (d) a locking and release mechanism for locking and releasing the first and second positioning guides, wherein the locking and release mechanism comprises:
- (i) a moveable tab, and
- (ii) one or more positioning pins, wherein movement of the moveable tab locks the one or more positioning pins into apertures in each of the first and second positioning guides.
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