Rope climbing apparatus
OwnerLynn Reynolds, Fred Maestasinventors
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Abstract
A portable, stable rope-climbing exercise machine. The machine has a stable support frame, a number of rope pulleys and rope guides mounted on the frame, an endless rope extending around the pulleys and guides to form a path which includes a vertically extending rope climbing portion, and hydraulic braking assembly coupled to the pulley system for controlling the rate of movement of the rope based upon the weight of the user when said user is climbing the rope. The machine allows a user to “climb” a rope continuously. The short frame allows the device to be installed anywhere. A seat with a footrest allows a user to gain leverage when exercising with the rope.
Claims7
An endless rope exercise machine comprising:
- a) a frame having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, said vertical portion having a top and a bottom, said horizontal portion having a front and a back, said bottom of said vertical portion having an opening therein, said horizontal portion also having an opening formed therein, said frame being assembled such that the bottom of said vertical portion is aligned with the front of said horizontal portion, said horizontal portion also having a height and further wherein said height of said horizontal portion is sufficient to allow a user to sit on said horizontal portion with the user's legs at an angle of approximately 90 degrees when said user's feet are positioned on a floor;
- b) a braking mechanism, having an inlet end and an outlet end, attached to said vertical portion of said frame;
- c) a means for attaching said braking mechanism to said frame;
- d) an endless rope, said endless rope being positioned about said frame as follows;
- said endless rope being in operative engagement with said braking mechanism, extending out from said outlet end of said braking mechanism and extending outward from said braking mechanism, passing through said opening in said horizontal portion of said frame, passing through said opening in said vertical portion, and extending to said inlet of said braking mechanism;
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- e) a footrest attached to said horizontal portion and extending upwardly therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.