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US 7,678,032 B2Granted
Exercise apparatus, method of using and/or configuring same
OwnerRoman Footnickinventor
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus is disclosed having a base, an longitudinally extending bottom member rail directed generally transverse to the base, and an upright support. The exercise apparatus also has a lever arm, including an exercise bar, that is connected to the upright support and pivotable thereabout. The lever arm of the exercise apparatus is movable to a folded stage adjacent the upright support, and the bottom rail is movable toward the upright support to a folded stage, adjacent the folded lever arm in the folded stage.
Claims15
An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a longitudinally extended bottom member directed generally transverse to the base;
- an upright support;
- an elongated lever arm, including an exercise bar;
- a resistance member including a first end connected with the lever arm and an opposing second end connected with the upright support such that the resistance member impedes movement of the lever arm with respect to the upright support;
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- an extension arm extending generally laterally from the upright support and having a pivot connection about which the lever arm is pivotally connected;
- wherein the lever arm is movable to a folded stage adjacent the upright support, and the bottom member is movable toward the upright support to a folded stage;
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- wherein the lever arm and the upright support are spaced apart by the extension arm such that the lever arm is rotatable through about 180 degrees from between a top position and a bottom position and such that a lateral space is provided beneath the fixed extension arm in which the lever arm is disposed in the folded stage at an orientation generally parallel with the upright support;
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- wherein the first end of the resistance member is connected with the lever arm via a pivot connection on one end of an upper bracket, the upper bracket being connected on an opposite end to the lever arm between the exercise bar and the pivot connection of the extension arm and extending generally transversely away therefrom, and wherein the second end of the resistance member is connected with the upright support via a pivot connection on a lower bracket that is extended generally laterally from the upright support, such that when the lever arm is disposed in the folded stage at an orientation generally parallel with the upright support, the upper bracket and the resistance means are disposed in the lateral space between the lever arm and the upright support and the upper bracket is generally parallel with the lower bracket.
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An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a longitudinally extending bottom member directed generally transverse to the base;
- an upright support;
- an elongated lever arm, including an exercise bar, connected to the upright support and pivotable thereabout, the lever arm and upright support being relatively disposed such that the lever arm is rotatable through about 180 degrees from between a top position and a bottom position;
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- a resistance member including a first end connected with the lever arm and an opposing second end fixed to the upright support such that the resistance member impedes movement of the lever arm with respect to the upright support;
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- wherein the upright support further includes a fixed extension arm fixed to the upright support having a pivot connection about which the lever arm is pivotably connected, the extension arm being laterally extended to provide a lateral space beneath the extension arm that accommodates each of the lever arm and the resistance member in the bottom position;
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- wherein the first end of the resistance member is connected with the lever arm via a pivot connection on one end of an upper bracket, the upper bracket being connected on an opposite end to the lever arm between the exercise bar and the pivot connection of the extension arm and extending generally transversely away therefrom, and wherein the second end of the resistance member is connected with the upright support via a pivot connection on a lower bracket that is extended generally laterally from the upright support, such that when the lever arm is disposed in the folded stage at an orientation generally parallel with the upright support, the upper bracket and the resistance means are disposed in the lateral space between the lever arm and the upright support and the upper bracket is generally parallel with the lower bracket.
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