Adjustment apparatus for exercise machine

An adjustment apparatus for adjusting the position of a member on an exercise machine, comprising:

• an inner tube having a series of spaced, in line, pinning holes;
• an outer tube telescopically engaged over the inner tube and having a locator hole for alignment with a selected pinning hole;
• a lever having first and second ends, a first, pinning section extending from the first end along part of the lever and a second, hand engaging section extending from the pinning section to the second end at an angle to the pinning section;
• the pinning section being pivotally mounted to the outer tube for rotation about a pivot axis, and extending across the locator hole, the pinning section having a pinning button projecting towards the locator hole, and being pivotable between an operative position in which the pinning button projects through the locator hole and an aligned pinning hole in the inner tube to secure the tubes together, and a retracted position in which the pinning button is spaced away from the locator hole;
• a biasing device on the outer tube biasing the lever towards the operative position;
• the hand engaging section projecting at an obtuse angle to the pinning section of the lever and outwardly to one side of the lever, whereby pressing of said hand engaging section in a release direction by a user moves said pinning button from said operative position to said released position;
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• a fixed handle member secured to the outer tube and including a hand grip portion extending alongside and generally parallel with the hand-engaging portion of the lever.

An adjustment apparatus for adjusting the position of a member on an exercise machine, comprising:

• an inner tube having a series of spaced, in line, pinning holes;
• an outer tube telescopically engaged over the inner tube and having a locator hole for alignment with a selected pinning hole;
• a lever having first and second ends, a first, pinning section extending from the first end along part of the lever and a second, hand engaging section extending from the pinning section to the second end at an angle to the pinning section;
• the pinning section being pivotally mounted on the outer tube to extend across the locator hole, the pinning section having a pinning button projecting towards the locator hole, and being pivotable between an operative position in which the pinning button projects through the locator hold and an aligned pinning hole in the inner tube to secure the tubes together, and a retracted position in which the pinning button is spaced away from the locator hole;
• a biasing device on the outer tube biasing the lever towards the operative position;
• the hand engaging section projecting at an obtuse angle to the pinning section of the lever and outwardly to one side of the lever, whereby pressing of said hand engaging section in a release direction by a user moves said pinning button from said operative position to said released position;
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• the outer tube having a bracket extending outwardly from the tube in a direction generally parallel with the pinning section of the lever, and the pinning section is pivotally mounted on the bracket.

An adjustment apparatus for adjusting the position of a member on an exercise machine, comprising:

• an inner tube having a series of spaced, in line, pinning holes;
• an outer tube telescopically engaged over the inner tube and having a locator hole for alignment with a selected pinning hole;
• a lever having first and second ends, a first, pinning section extending from the first end along part of the lever and a second, hand engaging section engaging from the pinning section to the second end at an angle to the pinning section;
• the pinning section being held pivotally mounted on the outer tube to extend across the locator hole, and pinning section having a pinning button projecting towards the locator hole, and being pivotable between an operative position in which the pinning button project through the locator hole and an aligned pinning hole in the inner tube to secure the tubes together, and a retracted position in which the pinning button is spaced away from the locator hole;
• a biasing device on the outer tube biasing the lever towards the operative position;
• the hand engaging section projecting at an obtuse angle to the pinning section of the lever and outwardly to one side of the lever, whereby pressing of said hand engaging section in a release direction by a user moves said pinning button from said operative position to said released position;
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• the pinning section having three relatively angled portions comprising first and second end portions and an intermediate portion connecting the end portions and extending at an angle to each end portion.

An adjustment apparatus for adjusting the position of a member on an exercise machine, comprising:

• an inner tube having a series of spaced, in line, pinning holes;
• an outer tube telescopically engaged over the inner tube and having a locator hole for alignment with a selected pinning hole;
• a lever having first and second ends, a first, pinning section extending from the first end along part of the lever and a second, hand engaging section extending from the pinning section to the second end at an angled to the pinning section;
• the pinning section being pivotally mounted on the outer tube for rotation about a pivot axis and extending across the locator hole, the pinning section having a pinning button projecting towards the locator hole, and being pivotable between an operative position in which the pinning button projects through the locator hole and an aligned pinning hole in the inner tube to secure the tubes together, and a retracted position in which the pinning button is spaced away from the locator hole;
• a biasing device on the outer tube biasing the lever towards the operative position;
• the hand engaging section projecting at an obtuse angle to the pinning section of the lever and outwardly to one side of the lever, whereby pressing of said hand engaging section in a release direction by a user moves said pinning button from said operative position to said released position;
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• the biasing device engaging the first end of the lever and the pinning button being located between the pivot axis and the hand-engaging section.

An adjustment apparatus for adjusting the position of a member on an exercise machine, comprising:

• an inner tube having a series of spaced, in line, pinning holes;
• an outer tube telescopically engaged over the inner tube and having a locator hole for alignment with a selected pinning hole;
• a lever having first and second ends, a first, pinning section extending from the first end along part of the lever and a second, hand engaging section extending from the pinning section to the second end at an angle to the pinning section;
• the pinning section being pivotally mounted on the outer tube for rotation about a pivot axis, and extending across the locator hole, the pinning section having a pinning button projecting towards the locator hole, and being pivotable between an operative position in which the pinning button projects through the locator hole and an aligned pinning hole in the inner tube to secure the tubes together, and a retracted position in which the pinning button is spaced away from the locator hole;
• a biasing device on the outer tube biasing the lever towards the operative position;
• the hand engaging section projecting at an obtuse angle to the pinning section of the lever and outwardly to one side of the lever, whereby pressing of said hand engaging section in a release direction by a user moves said pinning button from said operative position to said released position;
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• the pinning button being located at the first end of the lever and the biasing device engaging the pinning section at a location between the pivot axis and hand-engaging section of the lever.

A lever for releasably securing two telescoping tubes together in any one of a plurality of selected relative positions, comprising:

• an elongate member having opposite first and second ends, the member comprising a first, pinning section extending from the first end and a second, hand-engaging section extending from the pinning section to the second end of the member;
• the pinning section having at least a portion adjacent to the hand-engaging section which lies in a first plane, and the hand-engaging section being bent about a first bend relative to the first plane to extend at an obtuse angle to the first plane, the first bend comprising a junction between the pinning section and hand-engaging section;
• the hand-engaging section being bent about a second bend relative to the first bend such that a substantial portion of the hand-engaging section extends laterally relative to the pinning section;
• the pinning section having opposite ends at the first end of the lever and adjacent the junction, respectively;
• a pinning button extending from a location adjacent one end of the pinning section for extending through a locator hole in an outer tube and an aligned pinning hole in an inner tube in an operative position of the lever;
• a pivot bracket extending from the pinning section at a location spaced from the pinning button for pivotally mounting the lever on the outer tube;
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• the pinning section being flat and lying entirely in said first plane.

A lever for releasably securing two telescoping tubes together in any one of a plurality of selected relative positions, comprising:

• an elongate member having opposite first and second ends, the member comprising a first, pinning section extending from the first end and a second, hand-engaging section extending from the pinning section to the second end of the member;
• the pinning section having at least a portion adjacent the hand-engaging section which lies in a first plane, and the hand-engaging section being bent about a first bend relative to the first plane to extend at an obtuse angle to the first plane, the first bend comprising a junction between the pinning section and hand-engaging section;
• the pinning section having opposite ends at the first end of the lever and adjacent the junction, respectively;
• a pinning button extending from a location adjacent one end of the pinning section for extending through a locator hole in an outer tube and an aligned pinning hole in an inner tube in an operative position of the lever;
• a pivot bracket extending from the pinning section at a location spaced from the pinning button for pivotally mounting the lever on the outer tube;
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• the pinning section having opposite first and second flat end portions and a flat connecting portion extending between the end portions, the opposite end portions each being bent at a predetermined angle to the connecting portion, the pinning button projecting transversely from one of the end portions, and the pivot bracket projecting from the connecting portion.

An adjustment apparatus for adjusting the position of a member on an exercise machine, comprising:

• an inner tube having a series of spaced, in line, pinning holes;
• an outer tube telescopically engaged over the inner tube and having a locator hole for alignment with a selected pinning hole;
• a lever having first and second ends, a first, pinning section extending from the first end along part of the lever and a second, hand engaging section extending from the pinning section to the second end at an angle to the pinning section;
• the pinning section being pivotally mounted on the outer tube to extend across the locator hole, the pinning section having a pinning button projecting towards the locator hole, and being pivotable between an operative position in which the pinning button projects through the locator hole and an aligned pinning hole in the inner tube to secure the tubes together, and a retracted position in which the pinning button is spaced away from the locator hole;
• a biasing device on the outer tube biasing the lever towards the operative position;
• a handle mounted on the outer tube to extend in the same general direction as the hand-engaging section of the lever, alongside and spaced from the hand-engaging section, such that a user gripping the handle with their fingers can engage the hand-engaging section with their thumb, whereby urging the hand-engaging section towards the handle will pivot the pinning section into the retracted position, and the user can continue to grip the handle and hand-engaging section as the outer tube and an attached adjustable part are moved along the inner tube to a new selected position;
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• the hand-engaging section extending at an obtuse angle to the pinning section of the lever and being bent to extend generally transversely to one side of the pinning section.

An adjustment apparatus for adjusting the position of a member on an exercise machine, comprising:

• an inner tube having a series of spaced, in line, pinning holes:
• an outer tube telescopically engaged over the inner tube and having a locator hole for alignment with a selected pinning hole;
• a lever having first and second ends, a first, pinning section extending from the first end along part of the lever and a second, hand engaging section extending from the pinning section to the second end at an angle to the pinning section;
• the pinning section being pivotally mounted on the outer tube to extend across the locator hole, the pinning section having a pinning button projecting towards the locator hole, and being pivotable between an operative position in which the pinning button projects through the locator hole and an aligned pinning hole in the inner tube to secure the tubes together, and a retracted position in which the pinning button is spaced away from the locator hole;
• a biasing device on the outer tube biasing the lever towards the operative position;
• a handle mounted on the outer tube to extend in the same general direction as the hand-engaging section of the lever, alongside and spaced from the hand-engaging section, such that a user gripping the handle with their fingers can engage the hand-engaging section with their thumb, whereby urging the hand-engaging section towards the handle will pivot the pinning section into the retracted position, and the user can continue to grip the handle and hand-engaging section as the outer tube and an attached adjustable part are moved along the inner tube to a new selected position;
• the hand-engaging section having an enlarged, thumb-engagement portion at the second end of the lever, the thumb-engagement portion facing the handle;
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• the handle protruding beyond the thumb-engagement portion such that when a user grips the handle with their fingers, their thumb will be positioned adjacent the thumb-engagement portion.