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US 5,683,334 AGranted
Exercise apparatus with multi-exercise press station
OwnerRandall T. Webberinventor
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus has a support frame and a bench press assembly rotatably mounted on the support frame. The bench press assembly includes a yoke having a central portion pivotally linked to the frame for swinging movement about a first pivot axis, and opposite side portions, a biassing load linked to the yoke for resisting movement about the first axis, and a pair of handle arms each pivotally connected to a respective one of the yoke side portions for independent articulation. Each handle arm has a handle at each end and is connected to the yoke at a location intermediate the ends of the handle arm.
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An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a support frame;
- a yoke having a central portion and opposite side portions;
- pivot means for pivotally connecting the central portion of the yoke to the support frame for swinging movement in a first path about a first axis;
- biassing means linked to said yoke for resisting movement of said yoke about said first axis;
- a pair of separate swing arms, each swing arm comprising an elongate member having opposite ends and a handle at each end for selective gripping by a user to perform selected press exercises, each swing arm being pivotally secured to a respective side portion of said yoke at an intermediate position between said opposite ends for free rotation of said swing arm around at least part of a circular path about a second pivot axis;
- whereby a user can perform selected press exercises by gripping a selected handle of each swing arm, moving said handle to a selected position in said circular path, and pressing said handles in a press direction to swing said yoke about said first axis against the resistance of said biassing means;
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- said pivot means comprising a lever arm having a first end pivotally secured to said support frame and defining said first pivot axis, a second end linked to said biassing means, said lever arm being connected to the central portion of said yoke at a location between said first and second ends.
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An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a support frame having an upper end, a lower end, a front end and a rear end;
- a yoke having a central portion and opposite side portions;
- pivot means for pivotally connecting the central portion of the yoke to the support frame for swinging movement in a first path about a first axis;
- biassing means linked to the yoke for resisting movement of said yoke about said first axis;
- a pair of swing arms, each swing arm comprising an elongate member having opposite ends and a handle at each end for selective gripping by a user to perform selected press exercises, each swing arm being pivotally secured to a respective side portion of said yoke for free rotation around at least part of a circular path about a second pivot axis, each swing arm being pivotally secured to said respective side portion at a location closer to one end of said arm than the opposite end to separate each arm into a long handle portion and a short handle portion;
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- each handle comprising an in-turned bent portion at the respective end of each swing arm;
- whereby a user can perform selected pull exercises by gripping the handle at the end of each short handle portion and rotating said swing arms into a first working position with said short handle portions uppermost, and can perform selected press exercises by gripping the handle at the end of the long handle portion of each arm and rotating the swing arms into any one of a series of second working positions in which said long handle portions extend horizontally or are upwardly or downwardly inclined towards the front end of the frame;
- the handle at the end of the long handle portion of each swing arm comprising means for bearing against the central portion of said yoke when said arms are in the first working position.
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An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a support frame;
- a yoke having a central portion and opposite side portions;
- pivot means for pivotally connecting the central portion of the yoke to the support frame for swinging movement in a first path about a first axis;
- biassing means linked to the yoke for resisting movement of said yoke about said first axis;
- a pair of swing arms, each swing arm comprising an elongate member having opposite ends and a handle at each end for selective gripping by a user to perform selected press exercises, each swing arm being pivotally secured to a respective side portion of said yoke for free rotation around at least part of a circular path about a second pivot axis,
- whereby a user can perform selected press exercises by gripping a selected handle of each swing arm, moving said handle to a selected position in said circular path, and pressing said handles in a press direction to swing said yoke about said first axis against the resistance of said biassing means;
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- said yoke defining a first plane and said pivot means comprising a lever arm secured to the central portion of said yoke to extend at an angle to said first plane, said lever arm having a first end pivotally secured to said support frame to define said first pivot axis and a second end linked to said biassing means.
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An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a support frame;
- a yoke having a central portion and opposite side portions;
- pivot means for pivotally connecting the central portion of the yoke to the support frame for swinging movement in a first path about a first axis;
- biassing means linked to said yoke for resisting movement of said yoke about said first axis;
- a pair of separate swing arms, each swing arm comprising an elongate member having opposite ends and a handle at each end for selective gripping by a user to perform selected press exercises, each swing arm being pivotally secured to a respective side portion of said yoke at an intermediate position between said opposite ends for free rotation of said swing arm around at least part of a circular path about a second pivot axis;
- whereby a user can perform selected press exercises by gripping a selected handle of each swing arm, moving said handle to a selected position in said circular path, and pressing said handles in a press direction to swing said yoke about said first axis against the resistance of said biassing means;
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- each of the swing arms being pivotable about an additional pivot axis perpendicular to said second pivot axis.
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An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a support frame;
- a yoke having a central portion and opposite side portions;
- pivot means for pivotally connecting the central portion of the yoke to the support frame for swinging movement in a first path about a first axis;
- biassing means linked to said yoke for resisting movement of said yoke about said first axis;
- a pair of separate swing arms, each swing arm comprising an elongate member having opposite ends and a handle at each end for selective gripping by a user to perform selected press exercises, each swing arm being pivotally secured to a respective side portion of said yoke at an intermediate position between said opposite ends for free rotation of said swing arm around at least part of a circular path about a second pivot axis;
- whereby a user can perform selected press exercises by gripping a selected handle of each swing arm, moving said handle to a selected position in said circular path, and pressing said handles in a press direction to swing said yoke about said first axis against the resistance of said biassing means;
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- each swing arm comprising separate first and second end portions, the first end portion of each swing arm being pivotally connected to the respective yoke side portion, and each swing arm having a pivot joint between said first and second end portions for allowing said second end portion to rotate about a third pivot axis perpendicular to said first pivot axis.
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An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a support frame;
- a yoke having a central portion and opposite side portions;
- pivot means for pivotally connecting the central portion of the yoke to the support frame for swinging movement in a first path about a first axis;
- biassing means linked to said yoke for resisting movement of said yoke about said first axis;
- a pair of separate swing arms, each swing arm comprising an elongate member having opposite ends and a handle at each end for selective gripping by a user to perform selected press exercises, each swing arm being pivotally secured to a respective side portion of said yoke at an intermediate position between said opposite ends for free rotation of said swing arm around at least part of a circular path about a second pivot axis;
- whereby a user can perform selected press exercises by gripping a selected handle of each swing arm, moving said handle to a selected position in said circular path, and pressing said handles in a press direction to swing said yoke about said first axis against the resistance of said biassing means;
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- said support frame having an upper end, a lower end, a front end and a rear end, and including a seat portion for supporting a user in a first seated position facing the front end of the frame for performing press-type exercises and in a second seated position facing the rear end of the frame for performing pull-type exercises, the yoke being pivotally connected to the frame at a location spaced rearwardly from the seat portion and having a width greater than that of the seat portion whereby said swing arms can project forwardly on opposite sides of said seat portion for gripping by a user in said first seated position to perform press-type exercises.
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An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a support frame;
- a yoke having a central portion and opposite side portions;
- pivot means for pivotally connecting the central portion of the yoke to the support frame for swinging movement in a first path about a first axis;
- biassing means linked to said yoke for resisting movement of said yoke about said first axis;
- a pair of separate swing arms, each swing arm comprising an elongate member having opposite ends and a handle at each end for selective gripping by a user to perform selected press exercises, each swing arm being pivotally secured to a respective side portion of said yoke at an intermediate position between said opposite ends for free rotation of said swing arm around at least part of a circular path about a second pivot axis;
- whereby a user can perform selected press exercises by gripping a selected handle of each swing arm, moving said handle to a selected position in said circular path, and pressing said handles in a press direction to swing said yoke about said first axis against the resistance of said biassing means;
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- each swing arm having a length greater than the length of the respective side portion of the yoke.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.