ADJUSTABLE ASSEMBLY FOR EXERCISE APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a frame having one or more upright supports having a vertical length;
a handle assembly being mounted on at least one of the upright supports, the handle assembly and the upright support being adapted for selective movement of the assembly to any one of a multiplicity of fixed positions along the vertical length of the support;
the handle assembly having a grip member mounted at a distal end of the handle assembly and interconnected to a weight resistance mechanism for pulling engagement by a user;
the handle assembly being adapted for rotation on the support around a horizontal axis relative to vertical wherein the handle assembly is fixedly positionable at any one of a multiplicity of selected positions around the horizontal axis.
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Abstract
Exercise apparatus and method with selectively variable stabilization enabling a user to progressively increase his/her core body muscular strength. In various embodiments, the exercise apparatus includes a resistance cabling system providing a user defined line of motion, and a partial stabilizer pad being adjustably positionable offset from the line of motion, wherein the user'"'"'s core body is positionable against the pad and required to resist the torque created by the offset. The user can progressively increase the distance between the line of motion and partial stabilizer pad, in order to progressively increase the force which the user'"'"'s core body must resist to maintain an upright stature. In this way, the user can progressively, over time, increase his or her core body strength. A vertically and rotatably adjustable handle/arm assembly, resistance cabling and pulley assembly, and an overall exercise apparatus having a relatively small footprint but allowing multiple variable exercise routines, are also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. An exercise apparatus comprising:
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a frame having one or more upright supports having a vertical length; a handle assembly being mounted on at least one of the upright supports, the handle assembly and the upright support being adapted for selective movement of the assembly to any one of a multiplicity of fixed positions along the vertical length of the support; the handle assembly having a grip member mounted at a distal end of the handle assembly and interconnected to a weight resistance mechanism for pulling engagement by a user; the handle assembly being adapted for rotation on the support around a horizontal axis relative to vertical wherein the handle assembly is fixedly positionable at any one of a multiplicity of selected positions around the horizontal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An exercise apparatus comprising:
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a frame having a pair of upright supports each having a vertical length; a pair of handle assemblies, each being mounted on a separate one of the upright supports, the handle assemblies and the upright supports being adapted for selective movement of the assembly to any one of a multiplicity of fixed positions along the vertical lengths of the supports; the handle assemblies each having a grip member mounted at a distal end of the handle assemblies; each grip member being interconnected to a separate weight resistance mechanism for pulling engagement by a user; each weight resistance mechanism being separately adjustable to select a degree of weight resistance separate or different from the other weight resistance mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An exercise apparatus comprising:
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a frame having one or more upright supports having a vertical length; a handle assembly being mounted on at least one of the upright supports, the handle assembly and the upright support being adapted for selective movement of the assembly to any one of a multiplicity of fixed positions along the vertical length of the support; the handle assembly having a grip member mounted at a distal end of the handle assembly and interconnected to a weight resistance mechanism for pulling engagement by a user; a counterweight mechanism interconnected to the handle assembly, to offset the weight of the handle assembly. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An exercise apparatus comprising:
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a frame having one or more upright supports having a vertical length; a handle assembly being mounted on at least one of the upright supports, the handle assembly and the upright support being adapted for selective movement of the assembly to any one of a multiplicity of fixed positions along the vertical length of the support; the handle assembly having a grip member mounted at a distal end of the handle assembly and interconnected to a weight resistance mechanism for pulling engagement by a user; a pad that is vertically adjustable to one of a plurality of selectable fixed vertical positions, the fixed vertical positions of the pad being arranged to enable the user to access the grip with a first selected portion of the user'"'"'s body and to simultaneously engage and partially stabilize a second selected portion of the user'"'"'s body against the pad in opposition to a pulling force exerted by the user on the grip member with the first selected portion of the user'"'"'s body, wherein the second selected portion is a portion of the user'"'"'s trunk. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An exercise apparatus comprising:
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a frame having a pair of upright supports each having a vertical length; a pair of handle assemblies each mounted on a respective one of the upright supports, each handle assembly and each respective upright support being adapted for selective movement of the handle assembly to any one of a multiplicity of fixed positions along the vertical length of the respective support; the handle assemblies each comprising an arm having a length, a proximal end mounted on the support at a respective horizontal axis of rotation and having a distal end on which a grip member is mounted for pulling engagement by a user, each grip member being interconnected to a separate weight resistance mechanism; the handle assemblies being adapted for rotation on their respective vertical supports around their respective horizontal axes relative to vertical; and each handle assembly being separately fixedly positionable at any one of a multiplicity of selected positions around their horizontal axes such that the distal ends of the pair of handle assemblies are fixedly positionable at selected minimum and maximum distances away from each other.
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