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US 12,752,151 B2Granted
Exercise device with alternative push and pull functionality
AssigneeConcept2, Inc.
InventorsRichard Alan Dreissigacker, Peter Dan Dreissigacker, Kevin Daniel Stevenson, Cody Grey Spiegel, Daniel Caleb Brooks, Elizabeth Scott Ferraro, Christopher Michael LeBlanc
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Abstract
An exercise device with alternative push and pull functionality is shown and described. The exercise device includes a frame assembly, a carriage assembly, and a resistance assembly which can work together to allow a user to engage in a leg-press exercise, an arm-press exercise, and an arm-pull exercise from a single position.
Claims20
An exercise device comprising:
- a frame, the frame comprising a rail, the rail having an axis;
- a seat connected to the frame;
- a carriage assembly connected to the rail, the carriage assembly comprising a handle, the carriage assembly being alternatively adjustable between a first state of operation in which it is fixed in its position along the axis of the rail and a second state of operation in which it is slideable in its position along the axis of the rail;
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- a resistance assembly comprising a spool, a resistance element attached to the spool, a first cord connected between the carriage assembly and the spool, and a second cord connected between the spool and the carriage assembly;
- wherein in the first state of operation, the handle is adapted to be pulled in a direction generally towards the seat, causing the first cord to be unwound from the spool and the second cord to be wound around the spool, thereby causing the resistance element to apply resistance to the first cord;
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- wherein in the second state of operation, the carriage assembly is adapted to be pushed in a direction generally away from the seat, causing the first cord to be unwound from the spool and the second cord to be wound around the spool, thereby causing the resistance element to apply resistance to the first cord.
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An exercise device comprising:
- a frame, the frame comprising a rail, the rail having an axis;
- a seat immovably connected to the frame;
- a carriage assembly connected to the rail, the carriage assembly comprising a pull handle and a braking mechanism, the braking mechanism comprising a brake arm and a brake pad, wherein the brake arm and the brake pad are adjustable between a disengaged configuration wherein a position of the carriage assembly is adjustable along the axis of the rail and an engaged configuration wherein a position of the carriage assembly is fixable along the axis of the rail, and
- a resistance assembly comprising a spool, a resistance element attached to the spool, a first cord connected at a first end thereof to the carriage assembly on a top side of the rail and at a second end thereof to the spool, and a second cord connected at a first end thereof to the carriage assembly on a bottom side of the rail and at a second end thereof to the spool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.