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US 2018/0001128 A1Published application
Controlled motion exercise device
OwnerJoshua Norrisinventor
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus includes a frame, one or more pull cables running through cable guides to provide resistance exercise, and a mechanism for providing variable resistance to the cables. The resistance power shaft is engageable with a winding shaft and effective for turning the winding shaft upon rotation of the power shaft. A coupling effective to temporarily disengage the winding/coiling mechanism from the resistance power mechanism, and thus to allow the cable to be wound or unwound at a rate different from the rate at which the motor is running may also be included. A cable management spring to bias the cable toward its wound condition may be used. A computer/processor may be used to control the resistance force applied to the cables and/or to record exercise results.
Claims11
An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a) a frame, comprising:
- i) a pair of upright support members, and
- ii) at least one cross member spanning between said pair of upright support members;
- b) one or more guides selectively positioned at a multiplicity of mounting positions on one or more of said upright support members and on one or more of said cross members, said guides being effective for establishing a multiplicity of selected pull point for a cable passing therethrough;
- c) one or more cables having a pull end and a winding end, and a length passing through one or more of said guides;
- d) a winding/coiling mechanism comprising:
- i) a winding/coiling shaft,
- ii) a spool mounted on said winding/coiling shaft and effective for controllably winding one or more of said cables around said shaft upon rotation of the shaft,
- iii) a winding/coiling shaft gear mounted on said winding/coiling shaft and effective for rotating said winding/coiling shaft upon rotation of said winding/coiling shaft gear;
- e) a resistance power mechanism comprising:
- i) a resistance power shaft,
- ii) a motor for rotating said resistance power shaft at a variable speed and with a variable force in a direction effective for winding one or more of said cables around said winding/coiling shaft,
- iii) a resistance power shaft gear mounted on said power shaft and engageable with said winding shaft gear and effective for turning said winding shaft gear upon rotation of said power shaft gear;
- f) a coupling effective to temporarily disengage the winding/coiling mechanism from the resistance power mechanism, and thus to allow the cable to be wound or unwound at a rate different from the rate at which the motor is running;
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- g) a cable management spring to bias the cable toward its wound condition.
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An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a) a frame, comprising:
- i) a pair of upright support members spaced apart at a distance of between 36″ and 96″, and
- ii) a pair of cross members spanning between said pair of upright support members, with one of said cross members being mounted at a height of between 24″ and 60″, and the other of said cross members being mounted at a height of between 60″ and 120″;
- wherein said uprights and said cross members combine to form a rectangular construct that allows cable guides to be positioned around the rectangle at a selected multiplicity of points above and to both sides of a user standing between the uprights;
- b) one or more guides selectively positioned at a multiplicity of mounting positions on one or more of said upright support members and on said cross members, said guides being effective for establishing a multiplicity of selected pull point for a cable passing therethrough;
- said cable guides being movable from one pull point to another pull point without moving either of said uprights or either of said cross members;
- c) one or more cables having a pull end and a winding end, and a length passing through one or more of said guides;
- d) a winding/coiling mechanism comprising:
- i) a winding/coiling shaft,
- ii) a spool mounted on said winding/coiling shaft and effective for controllably winding one or more of said cables around said shaft upon rotation of the shaft,
- iii) a winding/coiling shaft gear mounted on said winding/coiling shaft and effective for rotating said winding/coiling shaft upon rotation of said winding/coiling shaft gear;
- e) a resistance power mechanism comprising:
- i) a resistance power shaft,
- ii) a motor for rotating said resistance power shaft at a variable speed and with a variable force in a direction effective for winding one or more of said cables around said winding/coiling shaft,
- iii) a resistance power shaft gear mounted on said power shaft and engageable with said winding shaft gear and effective for turning said winding shaft gear upon rotation of said power shaft gear;
- f) a coupling effective to temporarily disengage the winding/coiling mechanism from the resistance power mechanism, and thus to allow the cable to be wound or unwound at a rate different from the rate at which the motor is running;
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- g) a cable management spring to bias the cable toward its wound condition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.