# US 12,594,449 B2 · Exercise equipment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,594,449 B2 - Document ID: US12594449B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 19/239,684 - Filed: 2025-06-16 - Published: 2025-10-02 - Granted: 2026-04-07 - Earliest claimed: 2023-12-15 - Assignees: Amp Fit Israel Ltd - Applicants: Amp Fit Israel Ltd - Inventors: Shahar Cohen; Guy Shneorson; Doron Doctoras; Zohar Goldenstein; Oren Erez - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12594449B2 ## CPC - A63B 21/00047: {Exercising devices not moving during use (benches A63B21/4029; isometric exercising devices A63B21/0023; step exercisers A63B23/0458; walk exercisers A63B23/0464)} - A63B 23/1209: {Involving a bending of elbow and shoulder joints simultaneously} - A63B 21/0058: {using motors} - A63B 21/153: {wound-up and unwound during exercise, e.g. from a reel} - A63B 21/156: {the position of the pulleys being variable, e.g. for different exercises} - A63B 21/4043: {Free movement, i.e. the only restriction coming from the resistance (A63B21/00043, A63B21/072 take precedence)} - A63B 23/03541: {Moving independently from each other (A63B22/00 takes precedence)} - A63B 24/0087: {Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of groups A63B21/00 - A63B23/00, e.g. controlling load} - A63B 21/4035: {for operation by hand} - A63B 2220/16: Angular positions - A63B 2220/805: Optical or opto-electronic sensors - A63B 2225/20: with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like - A63B 2225/50: Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) ## Abstract An exercise equipment comprising: a longitudinal beam having a beam longitudinal axis; an arm rotatably coupled, at least indirectly, to the longitudinal beam, the arm comprising a rotatable element being selectively rotatable about an arm rotation axis extending along a first direction transverse to the beam longitudinal axis; a locking mechanism connected, at least indirectly, to the longitudinal beam, the locking mechanism comprising: a locking base fixedly connected, at least indirectly, to the longitudinal beam; and a locking element at least indirectly pivotably coupled to the locking base, the locking element being pivotable between a locking position and an unlocking position about a pivot axis; and a lock controller operatively associated with the locking mechanism and operable for pivoting the locking element at least from the locking position to the unlocking position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An exercise equipment comprising: a frame having an access opening; and a spool rotatably coupled to the frame, the spool having a spool internal volume defined at least partially by a spool wall operable for winding at least a segment of a cable thereon, the spool wall comprising a hole extending from an exterior side of the spool to the spool internal volume; wherein the access opening is positioned to provide access to the exterior side of the spool, allowing a user to engage the end of the cable on the exterior side of the spool and to insert the end of the cable into the spool internal volume via the spool wall hole for anchoring the end of the cable to the spool, wherein the exercise equipment further comprises a resistance source to which the spool is at least indirectly coupled, the resistance source being operable to apply resistance onto the cable, when the cable is anchored to the spool, wherein the resistance source is operable to rotate the spool in a winding direction thereby causing the cable to wind onto the spool once the cable is anchored to the spool, and wherein the cable, when pulled by a user against the resistance applied onto the cable by the resistance source, causes the spool to rotate in an unwinding direction, opposite the winding direction, and is unwound from the spool. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The exercise equipment of claim 1, further comprising an arm which includes a shoulder portion at least indirectly coupled to the frame and a wrist portion opposite the shoulder portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The exercise equipment of claim 2, further comprising a cable path between the wrist portion and the spool, the cable path extending at least partially through an internal volume of the arm and an internal volume of the frame. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The exercise equipment of claim 3, further comprising at least one cable receiving opening in communication with at least one of the frame internal volume and the arm internal volume, the opening being accessible by a user for pushing therethrough an end of the cable. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The exercise equipment of claim 2, wherein the wrist portion is operable to at least indirectly connect thereto an exercise interface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the frame comprises a vertical, wall mountable beam. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The exercise equipment of claim 6, wherein the spool and the access opening are located at a lower portion of the vertical beam. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the access opening is aligned with the exterior side of the spool. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the frame comprises a removable faceplate which, when removed, allows manual access to the access opening of the frame. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the resistance source includes an electronically adjustable weight resistance motor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the frame prevents access to at least a part of a cable path portion extending within an internal volume of the frame. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the spool includes a cylindrical body and wherein an outer surface of the spool wall comprises grooves for guiding the cable. ### Claim 13 A method for anchoring a cable to a spool in an exercise equipment, comprising: removing a faceplate positioned on a frame of the exercise equipment; through an access opening defined in the frame, manually accessing an end of the cable which had been inserted into the exercise equipment; inserting the end of the cable into an internal volume of the spool through a hole defined in a wall of the spool; anchoring the end of the cable to the spool; and operating a resistance source operably coupled to the spool to rotate the spool in a winding direction, thereby causing the cable to wind onto the spool, wherein the resistance source includes an electronically adjustable weight resistance motor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein anchoring comprises tying a knot at the end of the cable, the knot being larger than the hole defined in the wall of the spool. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the frame comprises a vertical, wall mountable beam, and the spool and access opening are located at a lower portion of the vertical beam. ### Claim 16 An exercise equipment comprising: a frame having an access opening; and a spool rotatably coupled to the frame, the spool having a spool internal volume defined at least partially by a spool wall operable for winding at least a segment of a cable thereon, the spool wall comprising a hole extending from an exterior side of the spool to the spool internal volume, wherein the access opening is positioned to provide access to the exterior side of the spool, allowing a user to engage the end of the cable on the exterior side of the spool and to insert the end of the cable into the spool internal volume via the spool wall hole for anchoring the end of the cable to the spool, and wherein the exercise equipment further comprises an arm which includes a shoulder portion at least indirectly coupled to the frame, and a wrist portion opposite the shoulder portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The exercise equipment of claim 16, further comprising a cable path between the wrist portion and the spool, the cable path extending at least partially through an internal volume of the arm and an internal volume of the frame. ### Claim 18 An exercise equipment comprising: a frame having an access opening, the frame comprising a vertical, wall mountable beam; and a spool rotatably coupled to the frame, the spool having a spool internal volume defined at least partially by a spool wall operable for winding at least a segment of a cable thereon, the spool wall comprising a hole extending from an exterior side of the spool to the spool internal volume, wherein the access opening is positioned to provide access to the exterior side of the spool, allowing a user to engage the end of the cable on the exterior side of the spool and to insert the end of the cable into the spool internal volume via the spool wall hole for anchoring the end of the cable to the spool. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The exercise equipment of claim 18, wherein the spool and the access opening are located at a lower portion of the vertical beam. ### Claim 20 A method for anchoring a cable to a spool in an exercise equipment, comprising: removing a faceplate positioned on a frame of the exercise equipment; through an access opening defined in the frame, manually accessing an end of the cable which had been inserted into the exercise equipment; inserting the end of the cable into an internal volume of the spool through a hole defined in a wall of the spool; and anchoring the end of the cable to the spool; wherein the frame comprises a vertical, wall mountable beam, and the spool and access opening are located at a lower portion of the vertical beam.