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US 5,702,329 AGranted
Exercise apparatus
AssigneeJam'n Fitness Corp.
InventorLarry Koenig
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Abstract
Exercise apparatus for strengthening the legs and hips of a user. A weight carrying pivot arm rides up and down a pivotable mast when the user squats and rises, causing the resistance of the apparatus to increase as the user approaches a standing position. An optional toe plate may be added to allow exercise of ankle and foot structures.
Claims20
Exercise apparatus comprising
- a base having a first end and a second end,
- an upstanding bar mounted upon the second end of said base,
- an upwardly extending mast pivotably mounted to the base between said first and second ends thereof,
- the upstanding bar having an elongate pivot arm pivotably mounted thereto,
- the pivot arm pivotable in a vertical plane,
- said pivot arm having a free end opposing its attachment to said upstanding bar,
- said free end of said pivot arm provided with a head member engaged with said mast and movable therealong,
- user engagement means mounted to said head member,
- said pivot arm having an elongate arm mounted thereto and depending therebeneath,
- means for suspending weights from said elongate arm,
- seat means associated with said base.
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Exercise apparatus comprising
- a base frame having a first end and a second end,
- an upright bar mounted at the second end of said frame,
- an upwardly extending mast pivotably mounted to the frame between said first and second ends thereof,
- the upright bar having an elongate pivot arm pivotably mounted thereto,
- the pivot arm pivotable in a vertical plane,
- said pivot arm having a free end opposing its attachment to said upright bar,
- said free end of said pivot arm provided with a head member engaged with said mast and movable therealong,
- means for a user to raise said head member,
- said pivot arm having an elongate arm depending therefrom,
- said elongate arm depending below said pivot arm.
- means for suspending weights from said elongate arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.