Retractable Wall Mounted Weightlifting Bench System

A retractable wall mountable weightlifting bench, comprising:

• a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to a wall;
• a bench having a front end and a rear end opposite of the front end, wherein the bench is pivotally connected to the mounting bracket about a horizontal axis, and wherein the bench includes a first surface;
• wherein the bench has an extended position and a retracted position;
• at least one actuator pivotally connected between the bench and the mounting bracket, and wherein the at least one actuator applies an upward biasing force to the bench to assist in lifting the bench upwardly into the retracted position;
• wherein a longitudinal axis of the bench extends in a direction that is tangential to the wall when the bench is in the extended position;
• wherein the longitudinal axis of the bench extends in a direction that is parallel to the wall when the bench is in the retracted position;
• wherein the first surface of the bench is horizontal when in the extended position;
• wherein the first surface of the bench is adapted to support a torso of an exerciser when in the extended position;
• wherein the bench is positioned near the wall when in the retracted position;
• wherein the bench is vertically orientated when in the retracted position;
• a support member pivotally attached to the bench about a horizontal axis;
• wherein the support member is not parallel to the first surface of the bench when the bench is in the extended position;
• wherein the support member is parallel to the first surface of the bench when the bench is in the retracted position;
• wherein a lower end of the support member is distally spaced above a floor when in the retracted position;
• wherein the lower end of the support member engages the floor when the bench is in the extended position;
• wherein the lower end of the support member is distally spaced above the floor when in the retracted position;
• and
• a connector connected to the support member, wherein when the bench is moved to the retracted position the connector moves the support member into a parallel position where the support member is parallel with the bench.

A method of using a retractable wall mountable weightlifting bench, the retractable wall mountable weightlifting bench comprising a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to a wall, a bench having a front end and a rear end opposite to the front end, wherein the bench is pivotally connected to the mounting bracket, wherein the bench includes a first surface, wherein the bench has an extended position and a retracted position, a support member pivotally attached to the bench, wherein the support member is not parallel to the first surface of the bench when the bench is in the extended position, and wherein the support member is parallel to the first surface of the bench when the bench is in the retracted position, the method comprising:

• moving the bench into the extended position;
• performing an exercise with respect to the retractable wall mountable weightlifting bench;
• and
• moving the bench into the retracted position such that the bench is vertically orientated and positioned near the wall.