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US 4,902,006 AGranted
Arm exercise apparatus
OwnerGlenn E. Stallings, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
Arm exercise apparatus comprising a frame, at least one weight, and mechanism for vertically moving the weight between a lowered position and an elevated position including a handle rotatable in either direction, a cable mechanism coupled between the handle and the weight to move the weight between a lowered rested position and an elevated position regardless of which direction the handle is rotated.
Claims15
An arm exercise machine comprising:
- a frame;
- a weight stack comprised of individual weight plates mounted on said frame for vertical movement thereon;
- means for moving selected ones of said weight plates between lowered positions and elevated positions comprising:
- drive means rotatably mounted on said frame;
- first and second idler sheaves rotatably mounted on said frame;
- a third idler sheave;
- means for mounting said third idler sheave on said weight stack including means for selectively detachably coupling said third idler sheave to any selected one of weight plates such that said selected one of said weight plates and all of said weight plates thereabove are concurrently moved upwardly and downwardly between said lowered positions and said elevated positions;
- first line means coupled at one end to the uppermost one of said weight plates and at its opposite end to said drive means and trained around said first and third idler sheaves;
- second line means having one end coupled to said uppermost weight in said stack and the opposite end thereof coupled to said drive means and trained around said second and third sheaves such that when said drive means is rotated in one direction said selected weight plates will be moved by said first line means between said lowered positions and said elevated positions and when said drive member is rotated in the opposite direction said selected weight plates will be moved by said second line means between said lowered positions and said elevated positions.
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A forearm exercise machine comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one weight movably mounted on said frame;
- means for vertically moving said weight between a lowered position and an elevated position comprising;
- first and second rotatable idler sheaves,
- first and second pivot means rotatably mounting said first and second idler sheaves on said frame, said pivot means being pivotally mounted on said frame, for swinging movement between a lowered position and a raised position;
- a third idler sheave rotatably mounted on said weight,
- a drive member rotatably mounted on said frame,
- handle means, coupled to said drive member for rotating said drive member in either direction;
- first line means having opposite ends coupled to said weight and said drive member and trained around said third idler sheave and said first idler sheave;
- second line means having opposite ends coupled to said weight and said drive member and trained around said third idler sheave and said second idler sheave such that when said drive member is rotated in one direction said weight will be moved by said first line means between said lowered position and said elevated position and when said drive member is rotated in the opposite direction said weight will be moved by said second line means between said lowered position and said elevated position.
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A forearm exercise machine comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one weight movably mounted on said frame;
- means for vertically moving said weight between a lowered position and an elevated position comprising;
- first and second idler sheaves rotatably mounted on said frame;
- a third idler sheave rotatably mounted on said weight,
- a drive member rotatably mounted on said frame,
- handle means, coupled to said drive member for rotating said drive member in either direction;
- first line means having opposite ends coupled to said weight and said drive member and trained around said third idler sheave and said first idler sheave;
- second line means having opposite ends coupled to said weight and said drive member and trained around said third idler sheave and said second idler sheave such that when said drive member is rotated in one direction said weight will be moved by said first line means between said lowered position and the elevated position and when said drive member is rotated in the opposite direction said weight will be moved by said second line means between said lowered position and said elevated position;
- said handle means comprising a base coupled to said third sheave, a pair of spaced apart legs mounted on said base, a hand grip for spanning said legs remote from said base, and means for mounting said hand grip on said legs in any one of a plurality of different positions of inclination relative to said base.
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Arm exercise apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one lift weight movably mounted on said frame;
- means for vertically moving said weight on said frame between a lowered rest position and an elevated position comprising:
- drive means mounted on said frame for rotation about a rotational axis in either direction;
- hand graspable handle means on said drive means for rotating said draft means in either direction about said axis;
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- line means coupled between said drive means and said weight for raising said weight between said lowered position and said elevated position when said drive means moves in either direction about said axis;
- said handle means including a pair of spaced apart axially extending mount bars, a hand graspable bar spanning said mount bars, and means for selectively mounting said hand graspable bar in opposite positions of inclination relative to a plane perpendicular to said rotational axis.
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Arm exercise apparatus comprising
- a frame;
- drive means mounted on said frame for rotation in either direction about a rotational axis;
- adjustable resistance means connected to said drive means and adapted to resist rotation thereof;
- and
- hand graspable handle means on said drive means for rotating said drive means in either direction about said axis including
- a base member;
- a hand graspable bar extending generally transverse of said axis;
- and
- means for selectively mounting said hand graspable bar in any selected one of a plurality of opposite positions of inclination relative to a plane perpendicular to said rotational axis so that said handle means can be grasped by either hand.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.