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US 12,005,307 B1Granted
Climbing exercise apparatus
OwnerJoseph D Maresh, Kenneth W Stearnsinventors
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Abstract
A climbing exercise apparatus having ipsilateral and contralateral modes of operation may include a frame supporting generally vertically oriented frame members in spaced apart relationship to one another fixedly secured to a base of the frame. The vertically oriented members may support endless belt and pulley systems. Handlebars and foot supports may be connected to upper and lower carriage members engaging the endless belt to establish ipsilateral and contralateral configurations of the climbing exercise apparatus.
Claims11
An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a) a frame;
- b) a first pair of pulleys and a second pair of pulleys are rotatably connected to said frame, said first pair of pulleys and said second pair of pulleys each including an upper pulley vertically spaced from a lower pulley;
- c) a first endless belt routed about said first pair of pulleys and a second endless belt routed about said second pair of pulleys;
- d) a first pair of carriage members and a second pair of carriage members coupled to said first endless belt and said second endless belt, respectively;
- e) a rack pin movably secured to each said first and second pair of carriage members;
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- f) a pinion gear rotatably supported by each said first and second pair of carriage members, said pinion gear actuable to move said rack pin for selectively coupling said first and second pair of carriage members to respective said first endless belt and said second endless belt.
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An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a) a frame;
- b) a first endless belt rotatably secured to said frame;
- c) a second endless belt rotatably secured to said frame;
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- d) a pair of hand grip carriage members secured to said first endless belt, and a pair of foot support carriage members secured to said second endless belt;
- e) wherein said first pair of hand grip carriage members include a right hand grip secured to a right span of said first endless belt and a left hand grip secured to a left span of said first endless belt, and said pair of foot support carriage members include right and left foot platforms fixedly secured to respective right and left spans of said second endless belt;
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- f) wherein said left hand grip includes a swing arm selectively engageable with a respective said right and left spans of said second endless belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.