SHOULDER PRESS EXERCISE MACHINE
First Claim
1. A shoulder press exercise machine, comprising:
- a main frame having a user support mount, a forward end and a rear end;
a user support frame movably mounted on the user support mount for supporting a user in an exercise ready position and movable between a start position and an end position which is rearwardly displaced relative to the start position, the user support frame including a first user support portion and a second user support portion;
at least one exercise arm movably mounted on one of the frames at a mounting rearward of at least one of the user support portions, the exercise arm having at least one user engagement device for gripping by a user in performing a shoulder press exercise, the exercise arm being movable in an exercise movement in which the user engagement device is located higher at the end of the exercise movement than at the start of the exercise movement;
a connecting linkage which connects movement of the exercise arm to movement of the user support frame, whereby exercise movement of the exercise arm simultaneously moves the user support frame in the same general direction as the exercise arm is moved; and
a load separate from the user for resisting movement of at least one of the user support frame, exercise arm, and connecting linkage;
whereby the combined motion of the user, user support frame and user engagement device substantially replicates the natural movement of the upper part of a human body when performing a free weight shoulder press exercise.
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Abstract
A shoulder press exercise machine has a main frame, a user support frame movably mounted on the frame for supporting a user in an exercise ready position, at least one exercise arm movably mounted on one of the frames and movable between a start position in which handles are located in front of the shoulders of a user on the user support frame and an end position in which the handles are located above the head of the user. A connecting linkage connects movement of the exercise arm to movement of the user support frame, so that movement of the exercise arm from the start to the end position simultaneously moves the user support frame. A load resists movement of at least one of the moving parts of the machine. The combined motion of the user, user support frame and exercise arm between the start and end position substantially replicates the natural movement of the upper part of a human body when performing a free weight shoulder press exercise.
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25 Claims
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1. A shoulder press exercise machine, comprising:
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a main frame having a user support mount, a forward end and a rear end; a user support frame movably mounted on the user support mount for supporting a user in an exercise ready position and movable between a start position and an end position which is rearwardly displaced relative to the start position, the user support frame including a first user support portion and a second user support portion; at least one exercise arm movably mounted on one of the frames at a mounting rearward of at least one of the user support portions, the exercise arm having at least one user engagement device for gripping by a user in performing a shoulder press exercise, the exercise arm being movable in an exercise movement in which the user engagement device is located higher at the end of the exercise movement than at the start of the exercise movement; a connecting linkage which connects movement of the exercise arm to movement of the user support frame, whereby exercise movement of the exercise arm simultaneously moves the user support frame in the same general direction as the exercise arm is moved; and a load separate from the user for resisting movement of at least one of the user support frame, exercise arm, and connecting linkage; whereby the combined motion of the user, user support frame and user engagement device substantially replicates the natural movement of the upper part of a human body when performing a free weight shoulder press exercise. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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2. A shoulder press exercise machine, comprising:
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a main frame having a user support mount, a forward end and a rear end; a user support frame movably mounted on the user support mount for supporting a user in an exercise ready position and movable between a start position and an end position in which at least part of the user support frame is rearwardly displaced relative to the start position, the user support frame having first user support portion and a second user support portion which support spaced regions of a user'"'"'s body, the user support portions traveling in a fixed relationship relative to one another throughout an exercise movement; at least one exercise arm movably mounted on one of the frames at a mounting rearward of the user support portions, the exercise arm having at least one user engagement device for gripping by a user in performing a shoulder press exercise, and being located higher at the end of a shoulder press exercise than at the beginning of the exercise; a connecting linkage which connects movement of the exercise arm to movement of the user support frame, whereby movement of the exercise arm simultaneously moves the user support frame in the same general direction as the exercise arm is moved; and a load for resisting movement of at least one of the user support frame, exercise arm, and connecting linkage; whereby the combined motion of the user, user support frame and user engagement device substantially replicates the natural movement of the upper part of a human body when performing a free weight shoulder press exercise. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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22. A shoulder press exercise machine, comprising:
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a main frame having a user support mount, a forward end and a rear end; a user support frame movably mounted on the user support mount for supporting a user in an exercise ready position and movable between a start position and an end position; at least one exercise arm movably mounted on one of the frames, the exercise arm having a user engagement device which is gripped by a user in performing a shoulder press exercise, and which is located higher at the end of a shoulder press exercise than at the beginning of the exercise; a connecting linkage which connects movement of the exercise arm to movement of the user support frame, whereby movement of the exercise arm simultaneously moves the user support frame; and a load comprising a selectorized weight stack for resisting movement of at least one of the user support frame, exercise arm, and connecting linkage; whereby the combined motion of the user, user support frame and user engagement device between the start and end position substantially replicates the natural movement of the upper part of a human body when performing a free weight shoulder press exercise.
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23. A shoulder press exercise machine, comprising:
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a main frame having a user support mount, a forward end and a rear end portion, the main frame having a base and an upright at the rear end portion of the base; a user support frame movably mounted on the user support mount for supporting a user in an exercise ready position and movable between a start position and an end position that is rearwardly displaced relative to the start position; an exercise arm movably mounted on said rear upright and having arm portions projecting forward on opposite sides of said user support frame, the exercise arm having at least one user engagement device for gripping by a user in performing a shoulder press exercise, the user engagement device comprising the only part of the machine actuated by a user during the exercise movement, the exercise arm having a start position corresponding to the start position of the user support frame and an end position higher than the start position, the end position of the exercise arm corresponding to the end position of the user support frame; a connecting linkage which connects movement of the exercise arm to movement of the user support frame, whereby movement of the exercise arm from the start to the end position simultaneously moves the user support frame from the start to the end position in the same general direction as the exercise arm is moved; and a load for resisting movement of at least one of the user support frame, exercise arm, and connecting linkage; whereby the combined motion of the user, user support frame and user engagement device between the start and end position substantially replicates the natural movement of the upper part of a human body when performing a free weight shoulder press exercise.
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24. A shoulder press exercise machine for performing exercises equivalent to a free weight shoulder press exercise, comprising:
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a main frame having a forward end and a rear end; a user support mount on the main frame; a user support frame movably mounted on the user support mount for supporting a user in an exercise ready position and movable between a start position and an end position which is rearwardly displaced relative to the start position, the user support frame comprising one moving part of the machine, and having a first support portion and a second support portion which support spaced locations on a user'"'"'s body and travel in a fixed relationship throughout an exercise movement; at least one exercise arm movably mounted on one of the frames at a mounting rearward of the exercise ready position for engagement by the user in performing exercises, the exercise arm having a user engaging handle, and comprising a second moving part of the machine; a connecting link movably engaged with at least two of the main frame, user support frame and exercise arm for linking movement of the exercise arm to movement of the user support frame in the same general direction as the exercise arm is moved, the connecting link comprising a third moving part of the machine; and a load for resisting movement of at least one of the moving parts of the machine; whereby the combined motion of the user, user support frame and exercise arm between an exercise start and end position substantially replicates the natural movement of the upper part of a human body when performing a free weight shoulder press exercise. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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