Exercise apparatus
OwnerRobert E. Rodgers, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An improved exercise apparatus, having two rails in parallel relation supported on a frame. Supported internally to each rail are two travellers, the four travellers for engagement with the limbs of the user. Each pair of travellers is supported internally to the rail one above the other, with the bottom travellers extending outwardly beyond the sides of the apparatus. The travellers ride within grooves in the rails. Also supported within each rail is an endless chain means. When the travellers are coupled to the endless chain means, the user encounters a resistive force from a force resistance system. Each set of travellers is selectively coupled to the respective endless chain means.
Claims28
An improved exercise apparatus for use in exercising one or more of the limbs of a user comprising:
- a generally horizontally rail mounted on a supportive frame of the apparatus;
- a first and second traveller mounted on the rail, the first traveller and the second traveller adapted to engage the limbs of the user during exercise, the first traveller and the second traveller being supported on the rail one above the other for movement in opposite relative directions;
- endless chain means deployed in a loop;
- first means for coupling the first traveller to the endless chain means;
- second means for coupling the second traveller to the endless chain means;
- force resisting means;
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- means for connecting the endless chain means to the force resisting means wherein the user of the apparatus encounters resistance from the force resisting means when the user applies a force to the first traveller.
An improved exercise apparatus for use in exercising one or more of the limbs of a user comprising:
- a first rail mounted on a supportive frame of the apparatus;
- a second rail mounted on the supportive frame of the apparatus;
- a first traveller supported internally to the first rail, a second traveller supported internally to the first rail, a third traveller supported internally to the second rail and a fourth traveller supported internally to the second rail, the first, second, third and fourth traveller adapted to engage the four limbs of the user during exercise;
- wherein a top portion of the first traveller extends upwardly out of a top opening of the first rail, a bottom portion of the second traveller extends downwardly out of a bottom opening of the first rail, a top portion of the third traveller extends upwardly out of a top opening of the second rail and a bottom portion of the fourth traveller extends downwardly out of a bottom opening of the second rail, the top portion of the first traveller adapted to receive a first limb engaging means, the bottom portion of the second traveller adapted to receive a second limb engaging means, the top portion of the third traveller adapted to receive a third limb engaging means and the bottom portion of the fourth traveller adapted to receive a fourth limb engaging means,
- first endless chain means deployed in a loop and supported about the first rail;
- second endless chain means deployed in a loop and supported about the second rail;
- first means for coupling the first traveller to the first endless chain means;
- second means for coupling the second traveller to the first endless chain means;
- third means for coupling the third traveller to the second endless chain means;
- fourth means for coupling the fourth traveller to the second endless chain means;
- force resisting means;
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- means for connecting the first and second endless chain means to the force resisting means wherein the user of the apparatus encounters resistance from the force resisting means when the user applies a force to the first traveller.
An improved exercise apparatus for use in exercising one or more of the limbs of a user comprising:
- a generally horizontally rail mounted on a supportive frame of the apparatus;
- a first traveller supported internally to the rail and a second traveller supported internally to the rail, the first traveller and the second traveller adapted to engage the limbs of the user during exercise, the first traveller and the second traveller being supported internally to the rail one above the other for movement in opposite relative directions;
- wherein a top portion of the first traveller extends upwardly out of a top opening of the rail and a bottom portion of the second traveller extends downwardly out of a bottom opening of the rail, the top portion of the first traveller adapted to receive a first limb engaging means and the bottom portion of the second traveller adapted to receive a second limb engaging means;
- endless chain means deployed in a loop;
- first means for coupling the first traveller to the endless chain means;
- second means for coupling the second traveller to the endless chain means;
- force resisting means;
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- means for connecting the endless chain means to the force resisting means wherein the user of the apparatus encounters resistance from the force resisting means when the user applies a force to the first traveller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.