Variable exercise apparatus

An exercise apparatus, comprising

• manually engageable handle means,
• cable means connected to said handle means,
• arm means supporting said cable means whereby pulling on said handle means draws said cable means from said arm means,
• resistance means operatively connected to said cable means and formed for resisting pulling of said cable means from said arm means,
• support means carrying said arm means for relative movement and for adjusting the positions of said cable means and said handle means relative to said support means,
• locking means on said arm means and said support means formed for releasably securing said arm means in the desired position,
• said arm means having an end pivoted on each other for swinging lateral displacement of the distal end of said arm means to desired positions,
• said locking means being formed for releaseably securing said arm means against further lateral displacement.

An exercise apparatus, comprising

• manually engageable handle means,
• cable means connected to said handle means,
• arm means supporting said cable means whereby pulling on said handle means draws said cable means from said arm means,
• resistance means operatively connected to said cable means and formed for resisting pulling of said cable means from said arm means,
• support means carrying said arm means for relative movement and for adjusting the positions of said cable means and said handle means relative to each other,
• said arm means being moveable vertically on said support means for selective adjustment of the height of said arm means,
• height control means formed for releaseably securing said arm means at desired heights along said support means,
• said support means being formed with an upright stanchion, and
• a carriage supporting said arm means and moveable vertically along said stanchion,
• said arm means having an inner end pivoted on said carriage for swinging lateral displacement of the distal end of said arm means to desired positions.

An exercise apparatus, comprising

• a pair of manually engageable handle means,
• cable means connected to said handle means,
• arm means supporting said cable means whereby pulling on said handle means draws said cable means from said arm means,
• resistance means operatively connected to said cable means and formed for resisting pulling of said cable means from said arm means,
• support means carrying said arm means for relative movement for adjusting the position of said cable means and said hand means relative to said support means,
• locking means on said arm means and said support means formed for releasably securing said arm means in the desired position,
• said arm means having an end pivoted on said support means for swinging lateral displacement of distal end of said arm means to desired positions,
• said locking means being formed for releasably securing said arm means against further lateral displacement,
• said locking means comprising first and second members secured to said arm means and said support means with one of said members having a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings around the center of pivot of said arm means and the other of said members having an opening selectively registrable with said first named openings,
• and a removable pin engageable in registered openings.

An exercise apparatus, comprising

• manually engageable handle means,
• cable means connected to said handle means,
• arm means supporting said cable means whereby pulling on said handle means draws said cable means from said arm means,
• resistance means operatively connected to said cable means means and formed for resisting pulling of said cable means from said arm means,
• support means carrying said arm means for relative movement for adjusting the position of said cable means and said handle means relative to said support means,
• said arm means being movable vertically with said support means for selective adjustment of the height of said arm means,
• height control means formed for releasably securing said arm means at desired heights along said support means,
• said support means being formed with an upright stanchion,
• a carriage means supporting said arm means and movable vertically along said stanchion,
• said arm means having an inner end pivoted on said carriage for swinging lateral displacement of the distal end of said arm means to desired positions,
• locking means on said arm means and said carriage for releasably securing said arm means in a desired position,
• said arm means being extendable and retractable so as to provide a desired length thereof and comprising telescoping sections having registrable openings formed longitudinally along said telescoping sections,
• a pin selectively engageable in registered openings for locking said arm means in desired extended and retracted positions,
• pulley means for supporting said cable means carried at said pivoted end and on said distal end of said arm means,
• said pulley means on said distal end on said arm means being formed for movement to any desired position within the volumetric area between concentric cylindrical sections defined by the arcs described by said distal end of said arms when swung with such arm means in fully extended and fully retracted condition at all heights of said carriage along said stanchion.

An exercise apparatus, comprising

• manually engageable handle means,
• cable means connected to said handle means,
• arm means supporting said cable means whereby pulling on said handle means draws said cable means from said arm means,
• resistance means operatively connected to said cable means and formed for resisting pulling of said cable means from each of arm means,
• support means carrying said arm means for relative movement for adjusting the position of said cable means and said handle means relative to said support means,
• locking means on said arm means and said support means formed for releasably securing said arm means in a desired position,
• said arm means having an end pivoted on said support means for swinging lateral displacement of the distal end of said arm means to desired positions,
• said locking means being formed for releasably securing said arm means against lateral displacement,
• said resistance means comprising a weight of adjustable mass resisting of pulling of said cable means from said arms in accordance with the influence of gravity,
• said apparatus further comprising cable length adjustment means formed for readjusting the effective length of said cable means upon said vertical movement of said arm means whereby said handle means is maintained at a normal position a desired distance from said arm means.

An exercise apparatus, comprising

• a pair of manually engageable handle means,
• cable means connected to said handle means,
• first and second horizontally spaced arm means supporting said cable means whereby pulling on said handle means draws said cable means from each of said arm means,
• resistance means operatively connected to said cable means and formed for resistance pulling of said cable means from said arm means,
• support means carrying said arm means for vertical movement and for independently adjusting the heights of said cable means and said handle means relative to each other,
• said first and second arm means each having an end pivoted on said support means for swinging lateral displacement of the distal end of each of said arm means to desired positions,
• locking means on said arm means and said support means formed for releasably securing said arm means at the desired heights and lateral positions,
• each of said arm means being formed to be extendable and retractable in length,
• and arm length determining means mounted on each of said arm means and formed for selectively locking each of said arm means in desired extended and retracted positions.

An exercise apparatus, comprising

• a supporting frame,
• a pair of horizontally spaced arm means pivotably supported by said frame for independent swinging movement in a generally horizontal plane,
• lock means on said frame and said arm means formed for releasably locking said arm means in any one of a plurality of angular positions,
• cable means passing along said arm means to the distal ends thereof,
• handle means at the end of said cable means adjacent to said distal ends of said arm means,
• resistance means connected to said cable means and formed for resisting pulling of said cable means from the distal ends of said arm means,
• said frame having a vertically extending section carrying said arm means and a horizontally extending section,
• a body support means movable along said horizontally extending section of said frame to desired positions,
• and another lock means formed for securing said body support to said frame at the desired position.

An exercise apparatus, comprising

• a supporting frame,
• a pair of horizontally spaced arms pivotably supported by said frame for independent swinging movement in a generally horizontal plane,
• lock means on said frame and said arms formed for releasably locking said arms in any one of a plurality of angular positions,
• cable means passing along said arms to the distal ends thereof,
• handle means at one end of said cable means adjacent to said distal ends of said arms,
• resistance means connected to said cable means and formed for resisting pulling of said cable means from the distal ends of said arms,
• carriage means mounted on said frame for varying the vertical position of said arms,
• said arms being individually mounted on said carriage means,
• and counterbalance means carried on said frame and connected to said carriages for facilitating the vertical movement of said carriages.

An exercise apparatus, comprising

• manually engageable handle means including a plurality of handles,
• cable means including a plurality of handles connected to said handle means,
• arm means supporting said cable means whereby pulling on said handle means draws said cable means from said arm means,
• resistance means operatively connected to said cable means and formed for resisting pulling of said cable means from said arm means,
• support means carrying said arm means for relative vertical and lateral movement for adjusting the position of said cable means and said handle means relative to said support means,
• means for releasably securing said arm means in the desired position,
• said resistance means being formed to provide variable resistance to pulling of said cable means from said arm means,
• said resistance means including a rotatable means interposed along the path of said cable means and operable to cause increasing resistance to pulling of two of said plurality of cables along said arms, said rotatable means comprising
• a first spool windingly received on one end of one cable of said plurality of cables,
• the opposite end of said one cable of said plurality of cables being operatively connected to one of said handles,
• weight means providing resistance to pulling of said handles,
• a second spool windingly receiving one end of another of said plurality of cables having its opposite end connected to said weight means,
• a shaft carrying said first and second spools for joint coaxial rotation,
• and said second spool being of conical configuration having a spiral cable receiving groove.

An exercise apparatus, comprising

• a pair of manually engageable handle means,
• cable means connected to said handle means,
• first and second horizontally spaced arm means supporting said cable means whereby pulling on said handle means draws said cable means from each of said arm means,
• resistance means operatively connected to said cable means and formed for resistance pulling of said cable means from said arm means,
• support means carrying said arm means for vertical movement and for independently adjusting the heights of said cable means relative to each other and to said support means,
• said first and second arms means each having an end pivoted on said support means for swinging lateral displacement of the distal end of each of said arm means to desired positions,
• locking means on said arm means and said support means formed for releasably securing said arm means at the desired heights and lateral positions,
• each of said arm means being formed to be extendable and retractable in length,
• and said first and second arm means each being formed of telescoping sections.

An exercise apparatus, comprising

• a pair of manually engageable handle means,
• cable means connected to said handle means,
• first and second horizontally spaced arm means supporting said cable means whereby pulling on said handle means draws said cable means from each of said arm means,
• resistance means operatively connected to said cable means and formed for resistance pulling of said cable means from said arm means,
• support means carrying said arm means for vertical movement and for independently adjusting the heights of said cable means and said handle means relative to each other,
• said first and second arms means each having an end pivoted on said support means for swinging lateral displacement of the distal end of each of said arm means to desired positions,
• said first and second arm means each being extendable and retractable in length and having an end pivoted on said support means for swinging lateral displacement of the distal end of each of said arm means to desired positions,
• and locking means on said arm means and on said support means formed for releasably securing said arm means at the desired height and lateral positions.