US 4,402,504 A · Wall mounted adjustable exercise device

Abstract

A multiple purpose wall mounted adjustable exercise device has an upstanding elongated frame including two upright spaced parallel guide posts and an upper pulley and a lower pulley attached to the upper and lower portions of the frame, respectively. A resistance means operatively connected to the frame provides an exercising force in response to exercising motions of the user. A two-ended cable is trained around the upper and lower pulleys with its ends connected to the resistance means. A grip slidably attached to an intermediate portion of the cable is trained around and between two guide pulleys attached to a carriage that is carried by the frame. Guide pulleys guide the intermediate portion of the cable laterally outwardly from the carriage to provide a working loop for engagement by the grip. The height of the carriage is selectively adjustable relative to the frame. The length of the working loop remains substantially constant when not pulled, regardless of the height of the carriage. The resistance means may comprise resiliant elastic straps, coiled springs or weights.

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Dependent claims

An exercise device comprising:

an upstanding elongated fame;
resistance means operatively connected to said frame for providing an exercising force in response to exercising motions of a user;
an upper pulley attached to the upper portion of said frame;
a lower pulley attached to the lower portion of said frame;
a two-ended cable trained around said upper and lower pulleys and operatively connected to said resistance means;
grip means slidably attached to an intermediate portion of said cable for engagement by a user to apply pulling exercising motions to said resistance means through said cable;
and
guide means carried by said frame and selectively positionable at various heights relative to said frame, for guiding said intermediate portion of said cable laterally outwardlly of said frame so that the length of said outwardly projecting intermediate cable portion, when not pulled, is substantially constant irrespective of the height of said guide means.

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An exercising device comprising:

an upstanding elongated frame including two upright spaced, parallel posts;
resistance means operatively connected to said frame for providing an exercising force in response to exercising motions of a user;
an upper pulley attached to the upper portion of said frame;
a lower pulley attached to the lower portion of said frame;
a two-ended cable trained around said upper and lower pulleys with its ends connected to said resistance means;
grip means slidably attached to an intermediate portion of said cable for engagement by a user to apply a pulling exercising motion to said resistance means through said cable;
and
guide means including a carriage and a pair of vertically spaced guide pulleys journalled in said carriage, and said carriage includes post engaging means at each side thereof for guiding said carriage along said posts and selectively fixing said carriage to said posts at various heights, said intermediate cable portion being trained around and between said guide pulleys for guiding said intermediate portion of said cable laterally outwardly of said frame so that the length of said outwardly projecting intermediate cable portion, when not pulled, is substantially constant irrespective of the height of said guide means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Wall mounted adjustable exercise device

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