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US 12,558,588 B2Granted
Pivot stopping mechanism
OwnerWilly Wei Yu Hoinventor
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Abstract
According to aspects of the present disclosure, a seat of an exercise bench may be repositioned (e.g., raised and rotated) to function as an elbow or arm rest for various weightlifting exercises (referred to as the “deployed position”). The repositioning of the seat (or arm rest) is achieved with a pivot stopping mechanism that securely limit the desired reposition angle and location during adjustment.
Claims10
A linkage mechanism comprising:
- a base structure having a first pivot and a second pivot;
- a first linkage made from a first plate, the first linkage comprising:
- a first tab of the first plate bent to form a first angle with an unbent portion of the first plate, the first tab forming a first crease with the unbent portion of the first plate and having a first cavity and a second cavity, the first cavity rotationally engaging the first pivot of the base structure and the second cavity rotationally engaging a third pivot of a third linkage, wherein the first linkage is configured to rotate about the first pivot between a first position and a second position;
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- a second tab of the first plate bent to form a second angle with the unbent portion of the first plate, the second tab forming a second crease with the unbent portion of the first plate, wherein the second crease forms a non-zero angle with the first crease and wherein the second tab provides a first flat surface for engaging the base structure at the second position;
- a second linkage comprising a third cavity and a fourth cavity, the third cavity rotationally engaging the second pivot of the base structure and the fourth cavity rotationally engaging a fourth pivot of the third linkage;
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- the third linkage movable between a default position and a set position respectively corresponding to the first linkage being at the first position and the second position.
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