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US 2022/0105379 A1Published application
Pull angle self-adjusting endless rope trainer
AssigneeTorque Fitness, LLC
InventorCharles J. Rosenow
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Abstract
An endless rope trainer that includes an upright frame, a drive roller supported a distance above ground on the frame, an endless rope entrained around the drive roller, and a means of applying resistance to rotation of the drive roller. A pair of guide rollers are provided proximate the drive roller. The guide rollers pivot together as a unit about the axis of the drive roller independently of the drive roller for maintaining a constant wrap angle of contact of the endless rope on the drive roller regardless of pull angle on the endless rope.
Claims12
An endless rope trainer, comprising:
- (a) an upright frame,
- (b) a dynamic head assemblage supported a distance above ground on the frame, the dynamic head assemblage comprising:
- (i) a drive shaft defining a drive axis,
- (ii) a drive roller keyed to the drive shaft,
- (iii) a pair of guide rollers proximate the drive roller configured and arranged for pivoting together as a unit about the axis of the drive shaft independently of the drive roller, and
- (iv) a means of applying resistance to rotation of the drive roller, and
- (c) an endless rope entrained around the drive roller.
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An endless rope trainer, comprising:
- (a) a base,
- (b) a stanchion extending vertically from the base,
- (c) a boom extending horizontally from the stanchion,
- (d) a dynamic head assemblage coupled to a distal end of the boom, the dynamic head assemblage comprising:
- (i) a drive shaft defining a drive axis,
- (ii) a drive roller keyed to the drive shaft,
- (iii) a pair of guide rollers proximate the drive roller configured and arranged for pivoting together as a unit about the axis of the drive shaft independently of the drive roller, and
- (iv) a brake for applying resistance to rotation of the drive roller, and
- (e) an endless rope entrained around the drive roller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.