US 12,246,214 B2 · Translating carriage exercise machines and methods of use

Abstract

A translatable carriage exercise machine comprising elongate side rails. A moveable carriage is translatable along the side rails. An upper support surface on the carriage is useable to at least partially support a user. A plurality of elastic tension members can be secured to a bottom of the moveable carriage and are fixable to a plurality of spring anchors near an end of the machine. A pair of handles under elastic tension are directed toward an end of the machine. An upright footbar can be positioned at an end of the machine. A rotational resistance mechanism is integrated in the machine comprising an elongate resistance band having an extended configuration and a retracted configuration. The rotational resistance mechanism comprises a resistor comprising a load member. A user can option to utilize one or more of the elastic tension members and/or rotational resistance mechanism during exercise on the machine.

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Dependent claims

A translatable carriage exercise machine comprising:

said translatable carriage exercise machine having a first end;
said translatable carriage exercise machine having a second end opposed to said first end;
at least one rail;
said at least one rail positioned between said first end and said second end;
a translatable carriage operatable to support at least a portion of the body weight of a user;
said translatable carriage coupled to said rail for movement thereon;
a rotational resistance mechanism positioned adjacent one of said first end and said second end;
a row bar;
an elongate resistance band;
said row bar secured to one end of said elongate resistance band for performing rowing exercise when seated on said translatable carriage;
an opposing end of said elongate resistance band secured to said rotational resistance mechanism to provide resistance to said row bar;
a first force handle biased under elastic tension in a direction away from said row bar;
and,
a second force handle biased under elastic tension in a direction away from said from said row bar.

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A translatable carriage exercise machine comprising:

a pair of parallel spaced rails;
said parallel spaced rails extending between a first end at one end of said parallel spaced rails and a second end at an opposed end of said parallel spaced rails;
a translatable carriage;
said translatable carriage coupled to said rails for movement thereon between said first end and said second end;
a first pulley mast fixed adjacent one of said parallel spaced rails at one of said first end or said second end;
a second pulley mast fixed adjacent the other of said parallel spaced rails at the same end as said first pulley mast;
said first pulley mast and said second pulley mast extending upwards above said parallel spaced rails;
a first carriage pulley anchored to said first pulley mast;
a second carriage pulley anchored to said second pulley mast;
a first force handle and a second force handle;
a first carriage rope looped around said first carriage pulley;
a second carriage rope looped around said second carriage pulley;
said first force handle coupled to one end of said first carriage rope;
said second force handle coupled to one end of said second carriage rope;
the other end of said first carriage rope and said second carriage rope being releasably fixed to said at least one translatable carriage;
a plurality of elastic tension members;
a plurality of spring anchors located at one end of said translatable carriage exercise machine;
said elastic tension members extending from said translatable carriage and operable for selective anchoring to one or more of said spring anchors to bias said translatable carriage toward said spring anchors;
and,
a rotational resistance mechanism positionally fixed adjacent one of said first end and said second end and aligned between said pair of parallel spaced rails.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Translating carriage exercise machines and methods of use

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