Rowing machine
OwnerFrank Solymosiinventor
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Abstract
A rowing machine for use indoors or outdoors, consisting of a rowing attachment with a sliding seat arrangement equipped with oars, which rowing attachment is mounted between two parallel, generally oblong water-filled tanks. Flow diverters are provided in the tanks to enhance water circulation and to simulate outdoor rowing conditions. The flow diverters extend from each end of the generally oblong tanks and, at at least one end, are composed of a cover and a series of horizontally oriented plates extending from the surface of each tank to its bottom. The flow diverter includes a flow dividing wall to insure proper circulation of water therearound.
Claims11
A rowing machine comprising:
- a pair of generally oblong tanks having adjacent inner side walls spaced a predetermined distance apart and each having a bottom and generally vertical side walls, which tanks are fillable with water to a predetermined height, each tank having a central longitudinal axis extending between first and second ends thereof, and a central transverse axis extending perpendicularly to said central longitudinal axis through the center of each tank, with said longitudinal axis of each of said tanks being in parallel relationship;
- a rowing attachment positioned intermediate said inner side walls of said pair of generally oblong tanks, said rowing attachment comprising a base having a track extending along a longitudinal axis, at least one seat slideable forwardly and rearwardly on said track, and a pair of oarlocks mounted on said rowing attachment along said central transverse axis through the center of each tank adjacent said inner side walls of each of said generally oblong tanks, said longitudinal axis of said track being parallel to said central longitudinal axis of each of said generally oblong tanks;
- a pair of oars receivable in said oarlocks;
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- at least one flow diverter mounted in each of said generally oblong tanks, said flow diverter including a plurality of horizontally-disposed, vertically spaced apart flow plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.