# US 9,750,971 B1 · Pedal activated lift advantage weight lifting bench apparatus

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- Number: US 9,750,971 B1
- Document ID: US9750971B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 15/254,864
- Filed: 2016-09-01
- Granted: 2017-09-05
- Earliest claimed: 2016-09-01
- Assignees: Damon J. Humphrey
- Applicants: Damon Joseph Humphrey
- Inventors: Damon Joseph Humphrey
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9750971B1

## CPC

- A63B 21/00181: {comprising additional means assisting the user to overcome part of the resisting force, i.e. assisted-active exercising}
- A63B 21/0083: {of the piston-cylinder type (using pneumatic piston-cylinder type force resistors A63B21/0087)}
- A63B 21/0783: {Safety features for bar-bells, e.g. drop limiting means}
- A63B 21/158: {Hydraulic transmissions (hydraulic force resistors A63B21/008)}
- A63B 2071/0683: {Input by handheld remote control}
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

A pedal activated lift advantage weight lifting bench apparatus that includes a pair of arm assists disposed connected to a pair of strut members disposed laterally adjacent to a weight lifting bench in position appropriate for each arm assist to supportively underlie and contact the dorsal side of each of a user's upper arms, whereby a pedal member, disposed in operational communication with each of a pair of uplift members, effects movement of each of said pair of uplift members between a retracted position and an extended position, to forcibly uplift each arm assist against the dorsal side of each of a user's upper arms and thereby assist a bench press without the need of overhead pulleys or another person standing as spotter.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A pedal activated lift advantage weight lifting bench apparatus comprising:
a weight lifting bench;
a pair of strut members disposed laterally adjacent either side of the weight lifting bench, each of said pair of strut members disposed in a position configured to underlie upper arms of a supine user laying atop the weight lifting bench;
each of a pair of arm assists disposed atop each of the pair of strut members in a position configured to underlie a dorsal side of each of an upper arm of a supine user laying upon the weight lifting bench;
a base plate disposed underlying the weight lifting bench;
each of a pair of uplift members disposed between the base plate and one of the pair of strut members, each of said pair of uplift members moveable between an extended position and a retracted position; and
at least one pedal member disposed upon the base plate in a position configured for engagement by at least one foot of a user laying supine upon the weight lifting bench, said pedal member compressible to effect extension of each of the pair of uplift members between the retracted position and the extended position
wherein compression of the at least one pedal member effects extension of each of the pair of uplift members to the extended position whereby each of the pair of arm assists is forcibly configured to forcibly uplift supportively underneath the arms of a user.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The pedal activated lift advantage weight lifting bench apparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least one pedal member operates hydraulically to effect extension of each of the pair of uplift members.

### Claim 3

A pedal activated lift advantage weight lifting bench apparatus comprising:
a weight lifting bench;
a pair of strut members disposed adjacent said weight lifting bench, each of said pair of strut members disposed in a position configured to underlie a dorsal side of an upper arm of a supine user laying atop the weight lifting bench;
each of a padded pair of arm assists attached overlying each of the pair of strut members, each of said padded pair of arm assists disposed in a position configured to underlie each of an upper arm of a supine user laying upon the weight lifting bench;
a base plate disposed underlying the weight lifting bench;
at least one channel disposed within the base plate;
each of a pair of uplift members disposed underneath each of the pair of strut members, each of said pair of uplift members movable between an extended position and a retracted position; and
at least one pedal member disposed upon the base plate in a position configured to be engaged by at least one foot of a user laying supine upon the weight lifting bench; and
at least one hydraulic line disposed interior to the at least one channel, said at least one hydraulic line disposed in fluid communication between the at least one pedal member and each of the pair of uplift members;
wherein the at least one pedal member is depressible to effect movement of each of the pair of uplift members between the retracted and the extended position by hydraulic action.