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US 2018/0021655 A1Published application
Exercise Machine Rail System
AssigneeLagree Technologies, Inc.
InventorSebastien Anthony Louis Lagree
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Abstract
An exercise machine rail system for improved exerciser mounting and dismounting, improved functional ergonomics, and reduced risk of exerciser injury when using an exercise machine. The exercise machine rail system generally includes either two rails in close relationship which are linked together via connectors or a singular rail. Bias members are disclosed as either extending along either outer side of the rails, internally to the rail, or underneath the rail. Due to the narrow nature of the rails used by the present invention, an exerciser is able to mount and dismount the exercise machine easily and efficiently.
Claims20
An exercise machine, comprising:
- a frame having a first end, a second end, a first rail and a second rail, wherein the first rail has a first interior side and a first exterior side, wherein the second rail has a second interior side which faces towards the first rail and a second exterior side which faces away from the first rail, wherein the second rail extends parallel with respect to the first rail, and wherein the first interior side of the first rail faces towards the second rail and the first exterior side of the first rail faces away from the second rail;
- a carriage movably connected to the first rail and the second rail;
- a first bias member extending between the carriage and the frame, wherein the first bias member is near or distally spaced with respect to the first exterior side, wherein the first bias member is not positioned between the first rail and the second rail;
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- a second bias member extending between the carriage and the frame, wherein the second bias member is near or distally spaced with respect to the second exterior side, wherein the second bias member is not positioned between the first rail and the second rail, wherein the first bias member extends alongside the first exterior side, and wherein the second bias member extends alongside the second exterior side.
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An exercise machine, comprising:
- a frame having a first end, a second end and a rail extending between the first end and the second end of the frame, wherein the rail includes an upper portion, a lower portion, a first side, and a second side, wherein the rail is hollow with an internal channel within the rail;
- an upper slot extending through the upper portion of the rail to the internal channel;
- a carriage movably connected to the rail, wherein the carriage has a width greater than a width of the rail, wherein the carriage has an upper surface that has a width greater than the width of the rail, wherein the carriage is movable along a longitudinal axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the rail;
- a first bias member extending between the frame and the carriage, wherein the first bias member extends within the internal channel;
- a platform attached to the frame;
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- a connector extending downwardly from the carriage through the upper slot into the internal channel, wherein the connector is adapted to selectively engage the first bias member.
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An exercise machine, comprising:
- a frame having a first end, a second end and a rail extending between the first end and the second end of the frame, wherein the rail includes an upper portion, a lower portion, a first side, and a second side;
- wherein the rail includes an internal channel;
- an upper slot extending through the upper portion of the rail to the internal channel;
- a carriage movably connected to the rail, wherein the carriage has a width greater than a width of the rail, wherein the carriage has an upper surface that has a width greater than the width of the rail, wherein the carriage is movable along a longitudinal axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the rail;
- a plurality of bias members extending between the frame and the carriage, wherein the plurality of bias members extend within the internal channel;
- a platform attached to the frame;
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- a connector extending downwardly from the carriage through the upper slot into the internal channel, wherein the connector is adapted to selectively engage the first bias member.
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