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US 5,810,698 AGranted
Exercise method and apparatus
AssigneeNordic Track, Inc.
InventorsLaurence J. Hullett, Jeffrey G. Zwiefel, Steven D. Sokol
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus has a body supporting carriage that moves relative to a frame in a direction having a vertical component. Levers are movably mounted on the carriage and connected to the frame in such a manner that movement of the levers relative to the carriage is linked to movement of the carriage relative to the frame.
Claims10
An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a frame designed to rest upon a floor surface;
- a body support movably mounted on said frame and oriented at an acute angle of at least twenty degrees relative to the floor surface, wherein said body support is designed to carry a person's weight;
- a pulley rotatably mounted on said body support;
- a handle connected to said pulley and movable relative to said body support;
- a first flexible member having a first end connected to said pulley, an intermediate portion wound in a first direction about said pulley, and a second end connected to said frame;
- and a second flexible member having a first end connected to said pulley, an intermediate portion wound in a second, opposite direction about said pulley, and a second end connected to said frame, wherein said first end and said second end are displaced in substantially opposite directions from said pulley, and movement of said handle relative to said body support causes rotation of said pulley and movement of said body support relative to said frame.
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