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US 2007/0167299 A1Published application
Cable crossover exercise apparatus
AssigneeFree Motion Fitness, Inc.
InventorsRoy Simonson, William Dalebout
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Abstract
A highly versatile exercise apparatuses is disclosed. More particularly, the invention relates to an exercise apparatus including a central weight stack and opposed extension arms. Upper and lower pulleys direct a cable into the opposed extension arms such that variations in the cable reaction and tension are minimized when either arm is moved.
Claims14
An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a resistance assembly;
- a cable linking a left extension arm and a right extension arm to the resistance assembly,
- wherein the cable includes a first end and a second end;
- wherein the right extension arm includes a proximal end pivotally coupled to the resistance assembly, and a free distal end from which the first end of the cable extends, the right extension arm having a first axis of rotation, the exercise apparatus further including a right first and a right second pulley mounted adjacent the proximal end of the right extension arm;
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- wherein the left extension arm includes a proximal end pivotally coupled to the resistance assembly and a free distal end from which the second end of the cable extends, the left extension arm having a second axis of rotation, the exercise apparatus further including a left first and a left second pulley mounted adjacent the proximal end of the left extension arm.
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An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a resistance assembly;
- a cable having a first end and a second end;
- a right extension arm having a proximal end pivotally coupled to the resistance assembly and a free distal end from which the first end of the cable extends, the right extension arm having a first axis of rotation;
- a left extension arm having a proximal end pivotally coupled to the resistance assembly and a free distal end from which the second end of the cable extends, the left extension arm having a second axis of rotation, wherein the cable selectively moves through the right and left extension arms against resistance provided by the resistance assembly;
- first and second pulleys positioned such that at least one of the first and second pulleys directs the first end of the cable into the right extension arm;
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- third and fourth pulleys positioned such that at least one of the third and fourth pulleys direct the second end of the cable into the left extension arm.
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An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a resistance assembly;
- a cable having a first end and a second end;
- a right extension arm having a proximal end pivotally coupled to the resistance assembly and a free distal end from which the first end of the cable extends, the right extension arm having a first axis of rotation;
- a left extension arm having a proximal end pivotally coupled to the resistance assembly and a free distal end from which the second end of the cable extends, the left extension arm having a second axis of rotation, the cable extending through the right and left extension arms and selectively moving against resistance provided by the resistance assembly;
- first and second pulleys mounted adjacent the proximal end of the right extension arm, each pulley having an axis of rotation that is parallel to the first axis of rotation of the right extension arm, the first end contacting at least one of the first and second pulleys and extending through the right extension arm;
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- third and fourth pulleys mounted adjacent the first end of the left extension arm, each pulley having an axis of rotation that is parallel to the second axis of rotation of the left extension arm, the second end contacting at least one of the third and fourth pulleys and extending through the left extension arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.