Fitness equipment cable safety apparatus
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1. A safety cable system for a fitness device including a resistance load and a user interface device, the safety cable system comprising:
- a redundant cable apparatus connecting the resistance load to the user interface device for lifting the resistance load by a force applied to the user interface device, the redundant cable apparatus comprising two cables extending in redundant cable paths between the resistance load and the user interface device, wherein the two cables have a substantially equal length and a cable path distance of a second cable of the two cables from the user interface device to the resistance load is less than a cable path distance of a first of the two cables from the user interface device to the resistance load, and further comprising a tension mechanism for keeping the second cable taut.
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Abstract
A safety cable system for a fitness device including a resistance load and a user interface device. A redundant cable apparatus connects the resistance load to the user interface device for lifting the resistance load by a force applied to the user interface device. The redundant cable apparatus comprises two cables extending in redundant cable paths between the resistance load and the user interface device. The two cables can share the resistance load or one of the cables can be dormant until failure of the other cable.
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1. A safety cable system for a fitness device including a resistance load and a user interface device, the safety cable system comprising:
a redundant cable apparatus connecting the resistance load to the user interface device for lifting the resistance load by a force applied to the user interface device, the redundant cable apparatus comprising two cables extending in redundant cable paths between the resistance load and the user interface device, wherein the two cables have a substantially equal length and a cable path distance of a second cable of the two cables from the user interface device to the resistance load is less than a cable path distance of a first of the two cables from the user interface device to the resistance load, and further comprising a tension mechanism for keeping the second cable taut. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A safety cable system for a fitness device including a resistance load and a user interface device, the safety cable system comprising:
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a redundant cable apparatus connecting the resistance load to the user interface device for lifting the resistance load by a force applied to the user interface device, the redundant cable apparatus comprising two cables extending in redundant cable paths between the resistance load and the user interface device, wherein a second cable of the two cables is dormant until a first cable of the two cables is disengaged, and the second cable is connected to the resistance load or the user interface device in an offset position from the first cable; and a tension mechanism for keeping the second cable taut while the second cable is dormant, wherein the tension mechanism comprises a spring.
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7. A safety cable system for a fitness device including a resistance load and a user interface device, the safety cable system comprising:
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a redundant cable apparatus connecting the resistance load to the user interface device for lifting the resistance load by a force applied to the user interface device, the redundant cable apparatus comprising two cables extending in redundant cable paths between the resistance load and the user interface device, wherein a second cable of the two cables is dormant until a first cable of the two cables is disengaged, and the second cable is connected to the resistance load or the user interface device in an offset position from the first cable; and a load connector for connecting the two cables to the resistance load, the load connector comprising a first arm for connecting to the first cable and a second arm for connecting to the second cable, the second arm offset from the first arm, wherein the load connector provides a distance of a cable path of the second cable from the user interface device to the load connector that is less than a distance of a cable path of the first cable from the user interface device to the load connector. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A fitness device, comprising:
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a resistance load; a user interface device; a first cable extending in a cable path between the resistance load and the user interface device; a second cable extending in a redundant cable path between the resistance load and the user interface device, wherein a distance of the redundant cable path is different than a distance of the cable path and the second cable is dormant until the first cable is disengaged. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A fitness device, comprising:
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a resistance load; a user interface device; a first cable extending in a cable path between the resistance load and the user interface device; a second cable extending in a redundant cable path between the resistance load and the user interface device, wherein a distance of the redundant cable path is less than a distance of the cable path and the second cable is connected to the resistance load or the user interface device in an offset position from the first cable; and a tension mechanism for keeping the second cable taut. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A fitness device, comprising:
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a resistance load; a user interface device; a first cable extending in a cable path between the resistance load and the user interface device; a second cable extending in a redundant cable path between the resistance load and the user interface device, wherein a distance of the redundant cable path is less than a distance of the cable path; and a load connector connected to the resistance load and including a first arm connected to the first cable and a second arm connected to the second cable, the second arm offset from the first arm, wherein a distance of the redundant cable path of the second cable from the user interface device to the load connector is less than a distance of the cable path of the first cable from the user interface device to the load connector.
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14. A fitness device, comprising:
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a resistance load including a load connector; a user interface device; a first cable including a first end connected to the user interface device and a second end connected to the load connector, for lifting the resistance load by a force applied to the user interface device; a second cable independent of the first cable and including a first end connected to the user interface device and a second end connected to the load connector; wherein a distance of a second cable path of the second cable from the user interface device to the load connector is different than a distance of a first cable path of the first cable from the user interface device to the load connector and the second cable is dormant until the first cable is disengaged. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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