Universal exercising machine
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1. In an exercising machine:
- a base, resilient rod mounted on the base in cantilevered fashion with one end of the rod being secured in a fixed position and the other end being free, a cable connected to the free end of the rod for flexing the rod when pulled, and means engageable with the cable for guiding the cable and operatively positioned such that a pull exerted upon the cable by a user, causes the rod to flex and resist the pull in a predetermined manner regardless of the direction in which the pull is exerted.
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Abstract
Exercising machine having a plurality of resilient rods which are flexed and resist movement of a person using the machine. Forces are exerted on the resilient rods through cables to which a variety of attachments such as hand grips, foot stirrups and a sliding bench can be connected to exercise different parts of the body. The rods can be used in any combination to suit the requirements and physical abilities of the person using the machine.
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1. In an exercising machine:
- a base, resilient rod mounted on the base in cantilevered fashion with one end of the rod being secured in a fixed position and the other end being free, a cable connected to the free end of the rod for flexing the rod when pulled, and means engageable with the cable for guiding the cable and operatively positioned such that a pull exerted upon the cable by a user, causes the rod to flex and resist the pull in a predetermined manner regardless of the direction in which the pull is exerted.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In an exercising machine:
- a base, a plurality for resilient rods mounted on the base in cantilevered fashion with one end of each of the rods being free, a flexible cable adapted to be pulled upon by a person using the machine , and means for connecting the cable selectively to one or more of the rods so that the rods to which the cable is connected bend in bow-like fashion and thereby produce a force which opposes the pull on the cable, the magnitude of the force depending at least in part upon the number of rods to which the cable is connected.
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19. In an exercising machine:
- a base having a relatively short upright post, a bench extending from the post, a pair of foot supports on opposite sides of the post for receiving the feet of a person sitting or reclining on the bench, a plurality of vertically extending rods of resilient material mounted on the post in cantilevered fashion with the lower ends of the rods being rigidly affixed to the post and the upper ends of the rods being free, and means selectively connected to the rods and operable by a person on the bench for bending the rods in bow-like fashion to produce a force which resists the bending.
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25. In an exercising machine:
- a base having a relatively short upright post, a bench extending from the post, a pair of foot supports on opposite sides of the post for receiving the feet of a person sitting or reclining on the bench, a plurality of vertically extending rods of resilient material mounted on the post in cantilevered fashion with the lower ends of the rods being rigidly affixed to the post and the upper ends of the rods being free, a flexible cable upon which an axial pull can be exerted by a person on the bench, a guide member for the cable near the lower ends of the rods, and hook means carried by the cable and the free ends of the rods for selectively connecting the cable to one or more of the rods so that the rods are bent by the pull on the cable to produce a force which resists the pull.
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