Exercise machine
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1. An exercise machine comprising:
- a support structure;
a resistance assembly connected to the support structure;
a drive member having an output point from which force is applied to the resistance assembly and an input point which is spaced from the output point by a distance L; and
at least one handle acting on the drive member at the input point and which a user can engage and move, in a continuous, load-exerting manner, against a resistance force generated by the resistance assembly.
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Abstract
An exercise machine which includes a base upon which a user stands alongside an upwardly extending support. A handle, mounted to a lever rotatably fixed to the support, extends over the base so that the user can grip the handle with both hands and rotate the handle along a circular loop, alternately bending at the knees and then moving to an upright position, with arms extended, against a variable resistance force which is generated by a flywheel connected via a drive mechanism to the lever.
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46 Claims
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1. An exercise machine comprising:
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a support structure;
a resistance assembly connected to the support structure;
a drive member having an output point from which force is applied to the resistance assembly and an input point which is spaced from the output point by a distance L; and
at least one handle acting on the drive member at the input point and which a user can engage and move, in a continuous, load-exerting manner, against a resistance force generated by the resistance assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An exercise machine comprising:
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a base for providing a platform for a user during use;
a support structure extending upwardly from the base;
a drive member having an input point and an output point and being connected to the support structure;
a resistance assembly connected to the output point; and
a handle connected to the input point, wherein a user on the platform can grip the handle with two hands and rotate the handle about the output point against a resistance force which is generated by the resistance assembly. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An exercise machine comprising:
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a support structure;
a resistance assembly connected to the support structure;
a drive member having an output point from which force is applied to the resistance assembly and an input point spaced from the output point; and
at least one user engaged handle for acting on the drive member at the input point against a resistance force generated by the resistance assembly, the input point being movable along a path which forms a closed loop having a highest point which is a distance X above a ground reference level on which the user stands and a lowest point which is a distance Y above the ground reference level and wherein X≧
2Y.
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42. An exercise machine comprising:
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a support structure;
a resistance assembly connected to the support structure for generating a resistance force;
a drive member having an output point from which force is applied to the resistance assembly and an input point spaced from the output point; and
a user engaged movable handle acting on the drive member at the input point, wherein the user'"'"'s arms act in unison against the resistance force which is generated by the resistance assembly.
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43. An exercise machine comprising:
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a support structure;
a resistance assembly connected to the support structure for generating a resistance force;
a drive member having an output point from which force is applied to the resistance assembly and an input point spaced from the output point;
at least one user engaged movable handle acting on the drive member at the input point and against the resistance force; and
a base attached to a lower end of the support structure and which provides a platform upon which the user stands so that the user'"'"'s mass stabilises the support structure during movement of the handle.
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44. An exercise machine comprising:
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a support structure;
a resistance assembly connected to the support structure for generating a resistance force;
a drive member having an output point from which force is applied to the resistance assembly and an input point spaced from the output point; and
at least one handle which acting on the drive member at the input point and which a user can engage and move against the resistance force generated by the resistance assembly, the input point being movable along a path which lies in a substantially vertical plane, the handle being positioned so that it can be engaged by a user in at least one of the following positions;
a position in which the user is adjacent the path and generally faces the vertical plane, and a position in which the user is adjacent the path and generally faces in a direction which is substantially parallel to the plane.
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45. A handle arrangement for inputting force to an exercise machine comprising;
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a cross piece;
a pivotally movable joint located on a centre line through the cross piece; and
first and second hand grips on or connected to the cross bar on opposed sides of the centre line. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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