Wall mounted exercise unit
AssigneeDiversified Products Corporation
InventorGary L. Rockwell
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Abstract
A wall mounted exercise unit, particularly adapted for home or personal use. The exercise unit is readily stored in a folded position and includes an exercise bench which may be pivoted at an intermediate location to provide a wide range of exercise positions. Various accessory units may be readily incorporated into the exercise unit. The exercise unit may include a carriage assembly which allows the user to selectively exert a lifting force equal to either the full amount of weight set on the exercise unit, or only a portion of the weight set.
Claims30
In an adjustable, floor-supported exercise bench having an elongated bench frame, a seat supported on said bench frame, and front and rear support means for supporting said frame above the floor, the improvement comprising:
- said bench frame having front and rear longitudinally arranged subframes, said subframes each having front and rear ends, the rear end of said front subframe positioned adjacent the front end of said rear subframe with the rear end of said rear subframe supported by said rear support means, said rear subframe comprising a single, tubular, longitudinal undercarriage member;
- pivot means for pivotably interconnecting the adjacent ends of said subframes;
- said front support means comprising a front leg assembly selectively coupled with said undercarriage member for selectively supporting said front subframe between (1) a first position wherein said front leg assembly is removed from said undercarriage assembly so that said front subframe and said front end of rear subframe are adjacent the floor and wherein said rear subframe is supported by said undercarriage member so that said rear subframe is inclined upwardly at an obtuse angle with respect to said front subframe when said front and rear subframes are in said first position and (2) a second position wherein said front leg is coupled with said undercarriage member and wherein said front and rear subframes are substantially coplanar and elevated above the floor;
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- lock means for selectively allowing relative pivotal movement about said pivot means between said subframes in said first position and selectively preventing relative pivotal movement about said pivot means between said subframes in said second position.
In an exercise unit including an upright guided weight assembly having at least one liftable means engageable by a user and operatively connected to said weight for raising and lowering said weight, and a forwardly extending bench having front and rear support means, the improvement comprising:
- said bench frame having front and rear longitudinally arranged subframes, said subframes each having front and rear ends, the rear end of said front subframe positioned adjacent the front end of said rear subframe;
- said rear support means being anchored to said upright weight assembly and the rear end of said rear subframe being pivotably connected to said rear support means at a predetermined position above the floor;
- said rear subframe comprising a single, tubular, longitudinal undercarriage member;
- pivot means for pivotably interconnecting the adjacent ends of said subframes;
- said front support means comprising a front leg assembly selectively coupled or uncoupled with said undercarriage member for selectively supporting said front subframe between (1) a first position wherein said front leg assembly is removed from said undercarriage assembly so that said front subframe and said front end of said rear subframe are adjacent the floor and wherein said rear subframe is supported by said undercarriage member so that said rear subframe is inclined upwardly at an obtuse angle with respect to said front subframe when said front and rear subframes are in said first position and (2) a second position wherein said front leg assembly is coupled with said undercarriage member and wherein said front and rear subframes are substantially coplanar and elevated above the floor;
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- lock means for selectively allowing relative pivot movement about said pivot means between said subframes in said first position and selectively preventing relative pivotal movement about said pivot means between said subframes in said second position.
An exercise unit comprising a frame including upright guide means;
- a liftable weight assembly including a guided carriage and at least one selectively engageable weight attached thereto guided by said guide means;
- pulley means including a carriage pulley movable with said carriage and an upper pulley at a fixed location above said carriage for facilitating and directing movement of a cable;
- a user-engageable cable operatively coupled to said weight assembly and said pulley means for lifting the weight assembly;
- the improvement and effort level selection means for selectively varying the mechanical advantage of said cable and pulley means, said effort level selection means comprising cable coupling means for coupling one end of said cable directly to said carriage with said cable trained over said upper pulley for requiring a lifting force equal to the selected weight on said guided carriage, and wherein said effort selection means further comprises elevated anchoring means for anchoring said one end of said cable at an elevated location with said cable trained around said carriage pulley and said upper pulley for reducing the required lifting force.
In an arm curl exercise attachment for the front end of an exercise bench, having a support member removably attachable to a front leg support assembly of the bench and a forwardly facing and inclined arm curl cushion fixed to the support member for supporting the upper arms and elbows of a forwardly facing user seated on the bench, the improvement comprising cable guide means including a forwardly projecting guide arm fixed to said support member, said guide arm projecting forwardly beyond the forward vertical plane of said inclined arm curl cushion fixed to said support member, a roller rotatably supported by said guide arm and a cable guide adjacent the front end of said guide arm for guiding a user-engageable tensioned cable.
In an arm curl exerciser having a bench with a frame and a seat supported thereon, a support member attached to the bench frame adjacent the front end of the bench, and a forwardly facing and inclined arm curl cushion fixed to the support member above the horizontal plane of said seat for supporting the upper arms and elbows of a forwardly facing user seated on the bench, the improvement comprising:
- a bench frame-mounted cable guide attached to said frame adjacent the front end of said bench and below said seat for guiding a user-engageable tensioned cable;
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- cable guide means including a forwardly projecting guide arm fixed to said support member, said guide arm projecting forwardly beyond the forward vertical plane of said inclined arm curl cushion fixed to said support member, and an arm-mounted cable guide adjacent the front end of said guide arm for guiding said cable.
In an exercise unit having a frame including upright guide means, a liftable weight assembly guided by said guide means, and a handlebar assembly removably connected to said liftable weight assembly, said handlebar assembly having spaced, longitudinally aligned hand grip portions the improvement comprising:
- a cross-piece removably fastened to and extending between said spaced, longitudinally aligned hand grip portions on said handlebar assembly, said cross-piece rotatable about said hand grip portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.