Rotational belt exercise apparatus
OwnerGary L. Johnstoninventor
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus including a tensioned closed looped belt driven by a manually operated force-transmitting member which grips the belt between a cylinder and a support rod in one direction of movement and releases the belt in the opposite direction of movement. The exercise apparatus includes a frame unit, a belt assembly unit and user engagement members, the frame unit being collapsible into a compact unit for storage. The frame unit supports a seat with an adjustable back whereby, through the user engagement members, upper and lower body exercises may be practiced while the user remains seated. A basket may be provided for storage of user engagement members and other elements as desired.
Claims17
A rotational belt exercise apparatus comprising:
- a structural frame means having an adjustable seat means mounted thereon;
- a rotational belt assembly means having a rotatable closed loop belt means adjustably mounted on said frame means between a substantially horizontal position and a substantially vertical position;
- said structural frame means comprising:
- a vertical and horizontal support means for supporting at least one end of said rotational belt assembly means;
- and
- a second vertical support means for supporting a second end of said rotational belt assembly means;
- and
- user engagement means directly connected to said rotational belt means to operate said rotational belt assembly means;
- whereby
- a user may participate in upper and lower body exercises while in a seated position.
A rotational belt exercise apparatus comprising:
- a structural frame means having an adjustable seat means mounted thereon;
- a rotational belt assembly means having a rotatable closed loop belt means adjustably mounted on said frame means between a substantially horizontal position and a substantially vertical position and including a rotatable closed loop belt means;
- belt adjustment means for adjusting resistance to belt motion and operatively cooperating with said closed loop belt means;
- and
- user engagement means directly connected to said rotational belt means to operate said rotational belt assembly means, said user engagement means including force-transmitting means cooperating with said rotatable closed loop belt means and operable through manual operation to move said closed loop belt means in at least one direction;
- whereby
- a user may participate in body exercises while in a seated position.
A rotational belt exercise apparatus comprising:
- a structural frame means having an adjustable seat means mounted thereon;
- a rotational belt assembly means adjustably mounted on said frame means between a substantially horizontal position and a substantially vertical position, said rotational belt assembly means including a rotatable closed loop belt means;
- and
- user engagement means directly connected to said rotational belt means to operate said rotational belt assembly means;
- said user engagement means comprising:
- force-transmitting means cooperating with said rotatable closed loop belt means and operable through manual operation to move said closed loop belt means in at least one direction;
- and
- a cylindrical means, a footrest means and a handle means, one of which is selected and operatively connected to said force-transmitting means;
- whereby
- a user may manually operate said rotational belt assembly means through a selected one of said cylindrical means, said footrest means and said handle means of said user engagement means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.