Antigravity full range of motion four limb dry swim exercise machine
First Claim
1. An exercise machine, comprising:
- a bench having a length and width mounted on a frame for a user to lie on their back, said bench and frame being formed in two sections adjustable longitudinally;
a pair of adjustable arm exercise mechanisms mounted on a first end of said frame, each of said arm mechanisms including a rotatable arm to be rotated around an axis of rotation by the user'"'"'s arms;
at least one adjustable leg exercise mechanism mounted on a second end of said frame, said leg mechanism including a pair of rotatable pedals to be rotated by the user'"'"'s feet so that the user'"'"'s feet and pedals move in a circular motion around an axis of rotation transverse to a direction along the bench'"'"'s length, said leg mechanism longitudinally adjustable from said frame to accommodate the length of a user'"'"'s legs; and
a shock absorbing crosspiece mounted to the frame between said two sections and defining a fulcrum to allow said sections to be tilted relative to one another, and a shock absorber-like device mounted to the frame to provide spring support for the crosspiece at its fulcrum, the tilting of the sections by pivoting of the crosspiece as the shock absorber device moves allowing the user to bend abdominally.
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Abstract
An antigravity full range of motion four limb dry swim overall body exercise machine that allows virtually every muscle in the body to work anaerobically or aerobically, at the user'"'"'s choosing, while the user is lying down on their back to take pressure off the user'"'"'s spine, and working most muscles through a nominal or up to a full range of motion at the user'"'"'s choosing, which motions can be in one of several directions or arcs at the user'"'"'s choosing. The machine includes a base frame with parallel frame adjustable lengths and supporting cross segments horizontally and vertically to a second parallel frame length above the first, the entire base frame having a first end and a second end, the first end having frame adjustments to accept length and tension adjustable arm apparatuses with handles, the second end having frame adjustments to accept length and tension adjustable leg apparatuses with pedals. Mounted on top of the base frame top parallel lengths are padded bench apparatuses, one for the torso which can include a headrest and one for the hips. The middle of the length of the base frame has a spring or shock absorber type structure to allow the middle top level of the base frame, supporting the seat and torso apparatuses, to have an up and down motion to allow for abdominal flexion of the user permitted by a pivoting action of the seat and torso apparatus sections of the upper level of the base frame. The seat and torso apparatus sections are permitted to pivot in a seesaw type action by a fulcrum cross piece under and supporting the center of each bench section.
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19 Claims
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1. An exercise machine, comprising:
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a bench having a length and width mounted on a frame for a user to lie on their back, said bench and frame being formed in two sections adjustable longitudinally;
a pair of adjustable arm exercise mechanisms mounted on a first end of said frame, each of said arm mechanisms including a rotatable arm to be rotated around an axis of rotation by the user'"'"'s arms;
at least one adjustable leg exercise mechanism mounted on a second end of said frame, said leg mechanism including a pair of rotatable pedals to be rotated by the user'"'"'s feet so that the user'"'"'s feet and pedals move in a circular motion around an axis of rotation transverse to a direction along the bench'"'"'s length, said leg mechanism longitudinally adjustable from said frame to accommodate the length of a user'"'"'s legs; and
a shock absorbing crosspiece mounted to the frame between said two sections and defining a fulcrum to allow said sections to be tilted relative to one another, and a shock absorber-like device mounted to the frame to provide spring support for the crosspiece at its fulcrum, the tilting of the sections by pivoting of the crosspiece as the shock absorber device moves allowing the user to bend abdominally. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An exercise machine, comprising:
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a bench having a length and width mounted on a frame for a user to lie on their back, including a headrest mounted to said bench at a first end of said frame by at least one spring mechanism to allow a range of motion for the user'"'"'s head and neck, said bench and frame being formed in two sections adjustable longitudinally;
a pair of adjustable arm exercise mechanisms mounted on said frame, each of said arm mechanisms including a rotatable arm to be rotated around an axis of rotation by the user'"'"'s arms, each said arm mechanism being laterally adjustable from said frame width to accommodate the length of the user'"'"'s arms and including at least one of said arm mechanisms rotatable about an adjustable tension device;
at least one adjustable leg exercise mechanism mounted on a second end of said frame, said leg mechanism including a pair of rotatable pedals to be rotated by the user'"'"'s feet so that the user'"'"'s feet and pedals move in a circular motion around an axis of rotation transverse to a direction along the bench'"'"'s length, said leg mechanism longitudinally adjustable from said frame to accommodate the length of the user'"'"'s legs and vertically adjustable from said frame to adjust the circle of rotation of said pedals and said leg mechanism rotatable about an adjustable tension device; and
a shock absorbing crosspiece mounted to the frame between said two sections and defining a fulcrum to allow said sections to he tilted relative to one another, and a shock absorber-like device mounted to the frame to provide spring support for the crosspiece at its fulcrum, the tilting of the sections by pivoting of the crosspiece as the shock absorber device moves allowing the user to bend abdominally. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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