Multi-station exercise machine frame structure of a honeycomb-like arrangement
OwnerChang-Sung Huinventor
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Abstract
A multi-station exercise machine frame structure comprising a base support assembly which supports a number of columns for accommodating individual exercise units or stations. The base support assembly is constructed of cross beams connected between bottom parts of associated columns. Expansion of the machine to include one or more additional exercise units or stations is accomplished by adding corresponding columns and connecting additional cross beams of similar construction. In another aspect, a module for a butterfly unit is provided which comprises tilted inlet and outlet pulleys to facilitate a smooth operation of pivoting rods in performing a butterfly exercise.
Claims5
An exercising machine frame comprising:
- a) a base support assembly of a generally polygonal shape having a plurality of corners;
- b) a first column disposed at a centroid of the base support assembly;
- c) at least three second columns, each second column being disposed at a respective corner of the base support assembly;
- d) a plurality of first cross beams each first cross beam connecting one of said second columns to said first column;
- e) a plurality of second cross beams each second cross beam extending between two of said second columns, whereby one of said first and second columns constitute a support frame of a weight stack unit and the remaining other columns each constitute a support frame for an exercise station;
- and,
- f) a butterfly module disposed between said first column and one of said second columns which constitutes a support frame for a butterfly exercise station, said butterfly module comprising:
- a box;
- a cable and pulley sub-system within said box, and a pair of pivoting rods pivotally connected to said box and coupled to said cable and pulley sub-system whereby a pivotal movement resisting a force is applied to said pivoting rods via said cable and pulley sub-system in response to a load from a weight stack unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.