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US 5,108,093 AGranted
Multipurpose exerciser
AssigneeWeslo, Inc.
InventorScott R. Watterson
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Abstract
A multipurpose exercise apparatus may be assembled into a plurality of configurations and positioned in a plurality of orientations to perform a variety of exercises, including cross-country-skiing-type exercises and rowing-type exercises.
Claims20
A multipurpose exercise apparatus comprising:
- main gram means having ends;
- support means adapted to said main frame means for supporting said main frame means on an exercise surface;
- track means adapted to said main frame means;
- a pair of foot pedals spaced apart and adapted to said track means for movement along said track means by a user;
- lever means having distal ends and proximal ends and movably mounted at its distal end to said main frame means for movement by a user, said lever means being sized to extend from said main frame means a distance to be grasped and moved by the hands of a user standing on said pair of foot pedals;
- a first spool mounted on said main frame means;
- a bracket displaceably mounted on said main frame means;
- a second spool mounted on said bracket;
- a strap trained about said first spool and said second spool to be displaceable about said spools;
- connection means mounted on said strap for connecting said foot pedals to said strap for causing recirpocating movement of said pair of foot pedals relative to each other upon said track means;
- and
- first displacement means mounted on said main frame means for displacing said bracket along said main frame and thereby tensioning said strap about said spools, said tensioning creating a resistance to the movement of said pair of foot pedals along said track means.
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A multipurpose exercise apparatus comprising:
- main frame means having ends;
- support means adapted to said main frame means for supporting said main frame means on an exercise surface;
- track means adapted to said main frame means;
- a pair of foot pedals spaced apart and adapted to said track means for movement along said track means by a user;
- lever means having a distal end and a proximal end, said lever means being movably mounted at its distal end to said main frame means for movement by a user, said lever means being sized to extend from said main frame means a distance to be grasped and moved by the hands of a user standing on said pair of foot pedals;
- a strap;
- a first guide means mounted on said main frame means;
- second guide means, displaceably mounted on said main frame means, for guiding said strap, said strap being trained about said first guide means and said second guide means;
- connection means mounted on said strap for connecting said foot pedals to said strap for causing reciprocating movement of said pair of foot pedals;
- and
- displacement means mounted on said second guide means for displacing said second guide means and thereby tensioning said strap about said first guide means and said second guide means, said tensioning creating a resistance to the movement of said pair of foot pedals along said track means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.