Reformer exercise apparatus footbar support assembly

In a reformer exercise apparatus having a generally rectangular frame supporting a carriage for movement between a head end and a foot end of the frame on parallel spaced side rail portions of the frame, and a foot bar supported by the frame, wherein the side rail portions of the frame each has an open slot therein, a foot bar support assembly movably carried by each of the open slots for supporting an end of the foot bar, each foot bar support assembly comprising:

• an elongated flat slide plate movably supported within the slot for movement along the slot;
• a hook plate outside the slot fastened parallel to the slide plate, the hook plate having an upper edge defining a plurality of discrete features therein;
• a foot bar support arm having one end fastened to one foot bar end and a portion rotatably and slidably fastened to the hook plate and an upper end selectively engaging one of the discrete features to position the foot bar at predetermined angles with respect to the frame;
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• a locking member connected to the hook plate operable to permit movement of the slide plate within the slot only when the foot bar support arm is in a predetermined position with respect to the hook plate and prevent movement of the slide plate within the slot when the foot bar support arm is in other than the predetermined position.

A foot bar support assembly for use on a reformer exercise apparatus having a generally rectangular frame with parallel sides, each side having an open slot extending along at least part of the side, and a foot bar having opposite ends, the foot bar support assembly comprising:

• an elongated slide plate movably supported within each of the open slots;
• a hook plate fastened to each slide plate;
• a foot bar support arm rotatably fastened to the hook plate and fastened to one of the ends of the foot bar;
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• a locking member operably coupled to the foot bar support arm to permit movement of the slide plate along the slot when the foot bar support arm is in a predetermined position with respect to the hook plate and prevent movement of the slide plate within the slot when the foot bar support arm is in other than the predetermined position.