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US 5,310,393 AGranted
T-bar row exercise device
AssigneeLumex, Inc.
InventorsGregory R. Highsmith, Carl K. Towley, III
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Abstract
An improved T-bar row exercise device (10) includes a pivot bar (20) with an intermediate transverse weight tube (40) located behind the handle (32) and footrests (28) in order to minimize inertial effects for smoother motion, better form and more effective training by the user. If desired, the weight tube (40) can be mounted in a raised position to provide more proportional resistance over the lift angle.
Claims20
An exercise device of the T-bar row type, which comprises:
- a frame having front and rear ends;
- an elongate pivot bar having opposite ends;
- means for pivotally securing one end of said pivot bar to the rear end of said frame for pivotal movement in a vertical plane between lowered and raised positions;
- a handle secured to the other end of said pivot bar;
- a transverse weight tube secured to said pivot bar between said handle and the rear end of said frame, said weight tube being adapted for receiving at least one free weight thereon;
- a pair of laterally spaced apart footrests associated with said frame and disposed on opposite sides of said pivot bar between said handle and said transverse weight tube;
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- means for normally supporting said pivot bar in the lowered position.
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A T-bar row exercise device, which comprises:
- a frame having front and rear ends;
- an elongate pivot bar having opposite ends;
- means for pivotally securing one end of said pivot bar to the rear end of said frame for pivotal movement in a vertical plane between lowered and raised positions;
- a handle;
- means for securing said handle to the other end of said pivot bar;
- a transverse weight tube secured to said pivot bar between said handle and the rear end of said frame;
- a pair of laterally spaced apart footrests associated with said frame and disposed on opposite sides of said pivot bar between said handle and said transverse weight tube;
- stop means for normally supporting said pivot bar in the lowered position;
- and
- at least one primary free weight selectively positioned on said tube for biasing said pivot bar toward said stop means.
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A T-bar row exercise device, which comprises:
- a frame having front and rear ends;
- an elongate pivot bar having opposite ends;
- means for pivotally securing one end of said pivot bar to the rear end of said frame for pivotal movement in a vertical plane between lowered and raised positions;
- a handle;
- means for securing said handle to the other end of said pivot bar;
- a transverse weight tube secured to said pivot bar between said handle and the rear end of said frame;
- a pair of laterally spaced apart footrests associated with said frame and disposed on opposite sides of said pivot bar between said handle and said transverse weight tube;
- stop means for normally supporting said pivot bar in the lowered position;
- at least one primary free weight selectively positioned on said tube for biasing said pivot bar toward said stop means;
- a longitudinal weight peg secured to the other end at said pivot bar;
- and
- at least one secondary free weight selectively positioned on said peg for additionally biasing said pivot bar toward said stop means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.