Portable wall mounted exercise unit

In an exercise unit adapted to be detachably secured to a wall during use, having at least one liftable weight, upright guide means for guiding said weight during lifting, and lifting means engageable by a user and operatively connected to said weight for raising and lowering said weight, the improvement comprising:

• wheel means journalled on the unit adjacent the bottom of said guide means for supporting the unit and facilitating transportation thereof when detached from the wall;
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• lower anchor means attached to the lower portion of the unit for anchoring the lower portion of the unit to the wall by pivotal movement of the unit upwardly about said wheel means from a slanted position with the lower portion of the unit adjacent the wall, to an upright position of use, and permitting detachment of the unit from the wall by reverse pivotal movement of the unit downwardly from its upright position.

In an exercise unit having at least one liftable weight, lifting means engageable by a user including a liftable carriage operatively connected to said weight for raising and lowering said weight, and upright guide means for guiding said weight and said carriage during lifting, the improvement wherein said guide means comprises two spaced parallel guide bars, each of said guide bars having separate upper and lower bar sections, and coupling means interconnected said guide bars and joining said upper and lower bar sections.

In a wall-mounted exercise unit having a liftable weight, lifting means engageable by a user including a liftable carriage operatively connected to said weight for raising and lowering said weight, and upright guide means securable to a wall for guiding said weight and said carriage during lifting, said lifting means including an upper sheave mounted near the top of said guide means adapted to guide a cable operatively connected to said carriage so that a high pulling force can be exerted on the cable from the front of the unit to lift said weight, and a lower sheave mounted near the bottom of said guide means adapted to guide said cable so that a low pulling force can be exerted on the cable from the front of the unit, the improvement wherein said cable and said upper and lower sheaves are located adjacent the wall and completely behind said carriage and said guide means, said guide means comprises two spaced parallel guide bars, said upper sheave is pivotally mounted to the unit about a vertical axis substantially medially of said guide bars to permit the cable to be pulled away from and at various angles to the wall including directly out of the front of the unit between said guide bars, and said lower sheave is mounted medially of said guide bars so that said cable can extend therefrom away from the wall between said guide bars.