Rear deltoid and rowing exercise machine and method of exercising
DCFirst Claim
1. In an exercise machine having an input arm and a frame, a hinge mechanism for mounting the input arm to the frame comprising:
- a primary hinge rotatably mounted to the frame for rotation about a primary hinge axis;
a secondary hinge rotatably mounted proximate to the primary hinge for rotation about a secondary hinge axis wherein the arm is mounted to the secondary hinge;
wherein the primary hinge axis and the secondary hinge axis are skew.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for performing a rear deltoid and rowing exercise are disclosed. A user support and a primary hinge are mounted to a frame. A secondary hinge is mounted to the primary hinge. An arm mounted to the secondary hinge has a handle adapted to be grasped by the user. The two hinges permit the user to displace the handle in either or both the longitudinal and lateral directions. A means for resisting the displacement of the handle, preferably in both the lateral and longitudinal directions, is provided. The resistance means may include an incremental weight stack operably engaged to handle by belts directed by self-aligning pulleys. A second handle, arm and secondary hinge may be provided for the other hand so that the user may exercise both halves of his body. The arms may be connected such that both handles move the same longitudinal and/or lateral distance. To use the exercise machine, a user selects a weight for exercise, sits on the user support, grasps the handle and pulls toward his chest, moving the handle longitudinally and laterally as he so chooses, overcoming the resistance.
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1. In an exercise machine having an input arm and a frame, a hinge mechanism for mounting the input arm to the frame comprising:
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a primary hinge rotatably mounted to the frame for rotation about a primary hinge axis; a secondary hinge rotatably mounted proximate to the primary hinge for rotation about a secondary hinge axis wherein the arm is mounted to the secondary hinge; wherein the primary hinge axis and the secondary hinge axis are skew. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for exercising muscles of a user comprising:
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a frame; a primary hinge mounted to the frame; a secondary hinge mounted proximate to the primary hinge in a skew orientation; an arm mounted to the secondary hinge; a handle mounted to the arm distal to the secondary hinge; a main weight operably engaged to the arm; and an incremental weight stack mounted to the frame and selectively engaged to the arm. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. An apparatus for exercising the muscles of the torso of a user by resisting displacement of the user'"'"'s limb comprising:
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a frame; means for engaging the user'"'"'s limb such that displacement of the user'"'"'s limb causes displacement of the engagement means; means for mounting the engagement means to the frame for rotation about at least two axes, said at least two axes being skew in relation to one another so as to provide a lateral resistance component to the displacement of the engagement means; a weight stack displacably mounted to the frame; means for connecting the engagement means to the weight stack such that displacement of the engagement means causes displacement of the weight stack.
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7. An apparatus for exercising the muscles of the upper torso of a user comprising:
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a frame; a primary hinge mounted to the frame; a left secondary hinge mounted proximate to the primary hinge at a first selected orientation; a left arm mounted to the left secondary hinge; a right secondary hinge mounted proximate to the primary hinge at a second selected orientation, said second selected orientation being differently oriented from said first selected orientation; and a right arm mounted to the right secondary hinge.
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8. An apparatus for exercising muscles of a user comprising:
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a frame; a primary hinge mounted to the frame; a secondary hinge mounted proximate to the primary hinge in a skew orientation; an arm mounted to the secondary hinge; a handle mounted to the arm distal to the secondary hinge; and means for resisting the displacement of the handle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for exercising the muscles of the upper torso of a user comprising:
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a frame; a primary hinge mounted proximate to the frame; a left secondary hinge mounted proximate to the primary hinge in a skew orientation; a left arm mounted proximate to the left secondary hinge; a right secondary hinge mounted to the primary hinge in a skew orientation; and a right arm mounted to the right secondary hinge. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for exercising the muscles of the upper torso of a user comprising:
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a frame having a front end and a rear end; a seat mounted to the frame at the rear end; a chest pad mounted to the rear end of the frame and disposed above and in front of the seat; a primary hinge mounted to the frame and disposed above the seat which primary hinge is rotatable about a primary axis; a secondary hinge mounted to the primary hinge which secondary hinge is rotatable about a secondary axis, said secondary axis of rotation being skew to said primary axis of rotation; an arm mounted to the secondary hinge wherein the arm can be displaced from an initial position; a handle mounted to the arm distal to the secondary hinge such that the handle is disposed in front of the chest pad when the arm is in the initial position; and means for resisting the displacement of the arm. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 49)
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34. An apparatus for exercising comprising:
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a frame having a front end and a rear end; a seat mounted to the rear end of the frame; a chest pad mounted to the frame and disposed in front of and above the seat; a primary bearing tube rotatably mounted to the frame which primary bearing tube is rotatable about a primary axis and disposed above the chest pad; a bracket rigidly mounted to the primary bearing tube; a secondary bearing tube rotatably mounted to the bracket which secondary bearing tube is rotatable about a secondary axis wherein the primary axis and the secondary axis are skew; an arm rigidly mounted to the secondary bearing tube;
a handle mounted to the arm distal to the secondary bearing tube;a weight slidingly mounted to the frame at the front of the frame; a lever mounted to the primary bearing tube; and a tether having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is attached to the lever and the second end is attached to the weight. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A method for exercising muscles of the upper torso of a user with an apparatus having a primary hinge mounted to a frame, a secondary hinge mounted to the primary hinge in a skew orientation, an arm mounted to the secondary hinge, a handle mounted to the arm distal to the secondary hinge, and a resistance mechanism operably engaged to the primary hinge, the method comprising:
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grasping the handle; pulling the handle back toward the user; selecting a path of handle motion having a lateral motion component and a longitudinal motion component; rotating the primary hinge; and overcoming the resistance provided by the resistance mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of exercising a user'"'"'s muscles with a machine in which resistance is provided to the lateral movement and the longitudinal movement of an input mechanism, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a resistance to the movement of the input mechanism; engaging a body part of the user to the input mechanism; displacing the input mechanism including selecting the lateral movement and the longitudinal movement of the input mechanism so as to rotate said input mechanism about at least two axes, wherein said at least two axes are skew in relation to one another, and overcoming the resistance; and displacing the input mechanism while succumbing to the resistance. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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