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US 9,393,453 B2Granted
Exercise device with vibration capabilities
AssigneeICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
InventorScott R. Watterson
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Abstract
An exercise device includes a frame having a cable and pulley system connected thereto. The cable and pulley system includes at least one pulley and at least one cable strand. The at least one cable strand has a handle connected thereto for use in performing exercises. One or more vibration assemblies are connected to the at least one pulley in order to vibrate the at least one cable strand. The vibrations from the vibration assemblies are transferred to a user during the performance of exercise to provide various physiological benefits to the user.
Claims16
An exercise device, comprising:
- a frame;
- a cable and pulley system linked to the frame, the cable and pulley system comprising:
- at least one pulley, the at least one pulley including:
- a pulley housing;
- and
- a wheel rotatably attached to the pulley housing;
- at least one cable strand where the at least one cable strand is movable around the wheel of at least one pulley in the performance of an exercise;
- and
- one or more vibration assemblies, at least one vibration assembly of the one or more vibrations assemblies being connected directly to the pulley housing of the at least one pulley, wherein the at least one vibration assembly selectively creates vibrations to cause the at least one cable strand to vibrate;
- wherein at least one of the one or more vibration assemblies comprises a motor, a shaft rotatable by the motor about an axis of rotation, and one or more cams mounted on the shaft, each of the one or more cams being selectively rotatable to periodically engage the at least one cable strand.
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An exercise device, comprising:
- a frame;
- a first pulley and a second pulley where each of the first pulley and the second pulley include a pulley housing and a wheel rotatably attached to the pulley housing;
- a first arm pivotally connected to the frame, the first arm having the first pulley mounted thereon and a first cable strand movable around the wheel of the first pulley;
- a second arm pivotally connected to the frame, the second arm having the second pulley mounted thereon and a second cable strand movable around the wheel of the second pulley;
- a resistance assembly connected to the first and second cable strands;
- one or more vibration assemblies directly coupled to the pulley housing of the first and second pulleys respectively, wherein the one or more vibration assemblies selectively create vibrations to cause at least one of the first pulley and the second pulley to vibrate at least one of the one or more vibration assemblies comprising:
- a motor;
- a shaft rotatable by the motor about an axis of rotation;
- and
- one or more eccentric weights fixedly mounted on the shaft such that rotation of the shaft causes the one or more eccentric weights to rotate about the axis of rotation, each of the one or more eccentric weights having a center of mass that is radially offset from the axis of rotation.
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An exercise device, comprising:
- a frame;
- a cable and pulley system linked to the frame, the cable and pulley system comprising:
- at least one pulley, the at least one pulley including:
- a pulley housing;
- and
- a wheel rotatably attached to the pulley housing;
- at least one cable strand, the at least one cable strand being movable around the wheel of the at least one pulley in the performance of an exercise;
- and
- one or more vibration assemblies, wherein the one or more vibration assemblies is directly coupled to the pulley housing of the at least one pulley and selectively creates vibrations to cause the at least one cable strand to vibrate, at least one of the one or more vibration assemblies comprising:
- a motor;
- a shaft rotatable by the motor about an axis of rotation;
- and
- one or more cams fixedly mounted on the shaft such that rotation of the shaft causes the one or more cams to rotate about the axis of rotation, wherein rotation of the one or more cams causes the one or more cams to periodically engage the at least one cable strand to vibrate the at least one cable strand.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.