Combination free and stack-weight fitness apparatus
OwnerMichael Slawinskiinventor
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Abstract
A combined free and stack-weight fitness apparatus utilizes a combination of free-weights and stack-weight assemblies to provide multi-mode fitness training. The total training resistance is a combination of free-weights attached to a barbell and stack-weight resistance transmitted to the barbell by cables. A pair of overhead cables attached to the barbell provide vertical support until a substantial portion of the weight on the barbell is borne by the operator.
Claims21
A combination free and stack-weight fitness apparatus for providing resistance-training comprising:
- a frame:
- a free-weight assembly comprising a free-weight attachment element releasably attaching a selected quantity of free-weights to said free-weight assembly;
- an overhead cable assembly connecting said free-weight assembly to a support assembly attached to said frame;
- a stack-weight assembly comprising a plurality of vertically stacked weights disposed in said frame;
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- a stack-weight cable assembly connecting a selected quantity of stack-weights from said plurality of vertically stacked weights to said free-weight assembly;
- wherein a total resistance force to a user of said apparatus results by a combination of a first force provided by said selected quantity of free-weights attached to said free-weight assembly and a second force provided by said selected quantity of stack-weights connected to said free-weight assembly.
A combination free and stack-weight fitness apparatus for providing resistance-training comprising:
- a frame:
- a free-weight assembly operatively connected to a support assembly of said frame by an overhead cable, said free-weight assembly comprising a free-weight attachment element releasably attaching a selected quantity of free-weights to said free-weight assembly;
- a stack-weight portion comprising a plurality of vertically stacked weights disposed in said frame and comprising a stack-weight engagement element releasably engaging a selected quantity of stack-weights to said free-weight assembly by a stack-weight cable;
- wherein a total resistance force to a user of said apparatus is a combination of a first force provided by said selected quantity of free-weights attached to said free-weight assembly and a second force provided by a said selected quantity of stack-weights engaged to said free-weight assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.