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US 9,849,326 B2Granted
Magnetic weight selector
AssigneeICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
InventorKent M. Smith
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Abstract
A weight plate for use in a weight stack of an exercise machine includes a locking member moveably attached to the weight plate between an interlocked position and an unlocked position. The weight plate further includes an interlocking magnet attached to the weight plate to retain the locking member in the interlocked position and an unlocking magnet attached to the weight plate to retain the locking member in the unlocked position.
Claims20
A weight plate for use in a weight stack of an exercise machine comprising:
- a locking member moveably attached to the weight plate, wherein the locking member is configured to pivot between an interlocked position and an unlocked position;
- an interlocking magnet incorporated into the weight plate and positioned proximate a location where the locking member is when the locking member is in the interlocking position to retain the locking member in the interlocked position, and
- an unlocking magnet incorporated into the weight plate and positioned proximate a location where the locking member is when the locking member is in the unlocked position to retain the locking member in the unlocked position.
An exercise machine, comprising:
- a weight assembly including multiple plates;
- a lifting member selectively engaged with the weight assembly, the lifting member is connected to an end of a pull cable;
- a locking member associated with at least one plate of the multiple plates, wherein the locking member is configured to pivot between an interlocked position and an unlocked position;
- an interlocking magnet incorporated into the at least one plate and positioned proximate a location where the locking member is when the locking member is in the interlocking position to retain the locking member in the interlocked position, and
- an unlocking magnet incorporated into the at least one plate and positioned proximate a location where the locking member is when the locking member is in the unlocked position to retain the locking member in the unlocked position,
- wherein when the locking member is in the interlocked position, the locking member is interlocked with the lifting member, and
- wherein when the locking member is in the unlocked position, the locking member is disengaged from the lifting member.
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