CN103648592B - Exercise equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of exercise equipment, it has substantially rectangular framework.Each rail sections of framework has perpendicular outer wall, the downward-sloping inwall of one and the outside open slot that is hidden between outer wall and inwall wherein.The foot lever supporting component supported movably by each outside open slot supports foot lever.Each foot lever supporting component has the elongate slide plate be supported on being moved in slit, is fastened to the hook plate of sliding panel and rotatably and is slidably fastened to the foot lever support arm of hook plate.Arm rope end is guided to the rope retraction assemblies be arranged on bracket by a pair tubular riser, and each lifter has the top roller of the cephalic par being positioned at framework wherein.Retraction assemblies is by discharging rope by any one shoulder retainer towards the pin end pivot of framework.

Description

Exercise equipment

Background technology

Present disclosure relates to exercise device.Particularly, it relates to a kind of exercise equipment with new contemporary structure, and this exercise equipment has the innovation of multiple uniqueness.

Background technology

Exercising machine that originate from JosephPilates, that utilize when performing physical exercises realizes usually on the permanent plant being called fitness equipment.Traditional fitness equipment has the wooden or metal framework of the rectangle of support two closed slides or track.Wheeled bracket support in orbit and flexibly pressed to the foot portion of framework by one or more elastic component (typically, disc spring).User to be sitting in or to lie on bracket and be pushed against on the foot support bar of pin end with movable support bracket away from towards foot portion.Alternatively, user can hold with a firm grip through the cephalic par place of framework pulley and be connected to a pair rope of bracket or the end of belt, thus pull similarly bracket away from or towards the foot portion of framework.

One in Pilates training focuses on Myocardial meat tissue stability.The exercise carried out on the exercise is carried out in earnest by the user paying close attention to the well-balanced property of health and well-balanced body kinematics and the adjustment of suitable trunk at exercise period ideally.Concerning user usually a little difficulty be feel time of his or she correctly centering on the exercise, and apply identical active force with both arms or both legs between required moving period.In addition, when needing different exercises, or user must get off from fitness equipment, or assiatant must change the position of foot support bar.This is at least not convenient concerning user.And user must reorientate his or her health subsequently to recover correct aligning on bracket.

The end of arm rope is stuffed into through the hole in carrying platform usually to make them avoid user or to hang down in the side of bracket.Therefore on the floor that they can draw below bracket.User adjusts arm rope length and also has difficulties while accumbency is on fitness equipment bracket.User is necessary sitting usually, the arm rope length in adjustment stop clamping plate, and then in bracket surface, reorientates herself.

Bracket support guide rail thereon normally builds up the horizontal surface of dust and dirt along with the time, and therefore roller and track are constantly cleaned.And user must be noted that not allow his or her clothes fall on guide rail, with the operation preventing this clothes from disturbing bearing roller.

Therefore, there is, user simple directly to use easily to adjust and do not get off from fitness equipment bracket and overcome the demand of the body-building equipment of above-mentioned shortcoming.

Summary of the invention

Exercise equipment according to an aspect of present disclosure comprises substantially rectangular framework, and it has and pair of parallelly separates side rails portion, cephalic par and foot portion.Be provided with movable bracket, it is supported by side rails portion, for movable support bracket between cephalic par and foot portion.Biasing member, as one or more disc spring, is connected between the bracket of framework and foot portion, for bracket being pressed to the foot portion of framework.Foot-supporting member, as foot lever, is supported by the side rails portion of framework.

Each side rails portion of framework has perpendicular outer wall and is combined in the horizontal top wall of the one in inside and downward-sloping inwall.Each side rails portion have between outer wall and inwall, for supporting the midfeather to downward-extension of foot-supporting member.Midfeather has upper lobes portion extending longitudinally and lower lobes portion extending longitudinally, is formed with the outside open slot towards outer wall between upper lobes portion extending longitudinally and lower lobes portion extending longitudinally.Each side rails portion comprises the horizontal wall between inwall and midfeather.

Midfeather has the bottom formed in order to the horizontal rail of Support bracket.And, this bottom of midfeather also for the deflector roll on bracket provides lateral support, to guide its motion between the cephalic par and foot portion of framework.

One end of each foot-supporting member is movably supported in outside open slot between the upper and lower lug boss of midfeather.And the midfeather length comprised for the side rails component along framework locates multiple parts of foot-supporting member discretely, preferably recess.

Foot support assembly preferably includes foot lever.Foot lever is supported by foot lever supporting component in every one end, and foot lever supporting component is supported movably by each outside open slot in the side rails portion of framework.Each foot lever supporting component comprises the elongate slide plate be movably supported in slit, the hook plate being fastened to sliding panel and foot lever support arm, and this foot lever support arm has an end being fastened to a foot lever end and by rotatably and be fastened to the part of hook plate slidably.

Sliding panel is the slender member with opposite ends, and each overhang bracket roller is advanced on the basal surface of the outside open slot in the midfeather in the side rails portion of fitness equipment framework.Sliding panel preferably has at least one roller in the vertical surface for being supported on the midfeather in slit.

Foot lever support arm has the bottom being fastened to a foot lever end.The upper end of foot lever support arm has engagement member, and this engagement member is used for the discrete parts of the optionally engagement hook hook plate when foot lever upward sliding is used for rotating around hook plate.Hook plate has top edge, and this top edge has the multiple discrete parts of the part for optionally engaging foot lever support arm being positioned at spaced position place, to leave the predetermined angular location foot lever of the top surface plane of fitness equipment framework.

Each discrete parts preferably has the recess of different shapes.Each recess corresponds to the specific angle position of foot lever relative to framework.Each hook plate preferably also has the L shape slit for receiving the engagement member on foot lever support arm.Foot lever is positioned at the At The Height lower than upper frame surface by this L shape recess, and the handlebar stem providing the foot portion prescription being positioned at framework just to transport for user.Preferably, foot lever support arm supporting substantial cylindrical pin, it is for engaging a discrete parts, that is, a recess in hook plate.

In one aspect of the method, this disclosure has described a kind of foot lever assembly be used on exercise equipment, this exercise equipment comprise there is parallel side substantially rectangular framework, cephalic par and foot portion, each side has the outside open slot extended at least partially along this side.This foot lever assembly comprises: roughly U-shaped foot lever, has first end and the second end; Elongate slide plate, is movably supported in each slit; Be fixed to the hook plate of each sliding panel; With foot lever support arm, be rotatably fastened to each hook plate and be fastened to an end in the first end of foot lever and the second end.

Present disclosure another in, disclose a kind of exercise equipment, this exercise equipment has substantially rectangular framework and the foot lever by frame supported, this framework is by the bracket support for movement between the cephalic par and foot portion of this framework in the side rails portion of the parallel spaced apart of framework, and the cephalic par of its middle frame has the upright opening being formed in and separating for wherein a pair and the arm rope supporting elevation device being arranged on each hole.Each rope supporting elevation device comprises: the hollow cylindrical tube supporting the first roller at the bottom end vicinity of described pipe wherein, be rotatably supported on the second roller in the upper end of described pipe and contiguous second roller for the guiding piece around the second roller lead arm rope.

Preferably, in one embodiment, the bottom of described pipe be opening to receive the arm rope extended there through, and described upper end comprises top, and this top comprises dome shape, this dome shape with through opening wherein, for making arm rope from described pipe out.The top of described pipe preferably also has the guiding piece separated for a pair of contiguous described opening and the second roller, and can have the horizontal guide between the guiding piece separated.In certain embodiments, these guiding pieces are rollers.Lifting organ pipe can also be included in the rope guided plate of the inside for lead arm rope on the first roller above the first roller.Lifter top can be separated from lifting organ pipe and can be fastened to lifting organ pipe rotatably.And what described top can comprise contiguous described opening separates guiding piece a pair for what smoothly pass arm rope.In another embodiment, arm rope can be sent through the side immediately below top roller or pulley of described pipe.Contiguous described opening is preferably arranged to by a pair deflector roll, and arm rope leaves described pipe by described opening.Lifter top can be separated with lifting organ pipe as carriage assembly again.

In one aspect of the method, present disclosure relates to a kind of exercise equipment, and it comprises the arm rope retraction assemblies of the bottom side surface being mounted to bracket.Retraction assemblies has a pair rope restoring device, and each device has fixed frame, and this fixed frame supports the rotatable spring biased spool of the free end being connected to an arms rope wherein, and each spool has dentation outer rim.

Retraction assemblies also comprises a pair dentation blocking element, it is rotatably mounted to the bottom side of bracket and is mechanically connected to together, blocking element is rotated depart to engage with the tooth of a dentation outer rim to cause another blocking element to rotate to depart from the tooth of the dentation outer rim of spool spring biased with another to engage.

Retraction assemblies also has the actuator being connected to a blocking element, and this actuator can operate, for blocking element being rotated into the dentation wheel rim engaging and depart from retraction spool.This actuator is preferably resiliently biased and departs from and the engaging of blocking element.

In an embodiment of the exercise equipment according to present disclosure, actuator is combined in separating for a pair shoulder retainer of extending from the upper surface of bracket.Each shoulder retainer is rotatably mounted to bracket, is preferably used for rotating around horizontal axis.This actuator can be elongated pin member, and it is from shoulder retainer to downward-extension, through the hole in bracket, and from wherein giving prominence to, to engage a blocking element.The pivoting action in the foot portion towards framework around its axis that any one shoulder retainer is caused by user, that is, rotate, engaged by actuator with a blocking element, and this causes again two blocking elements to depart from dentation outer rim.Preferably, spring is connected to each blocking element, and each blocking element is biased into the spool that to bounce back with and engages by this.

Present disclosure another in, provide a kind of arm rope for conventional exercise equipment of retrofiting retraction external member.Parts in this external member are designed to be connected to fitness equipment bracket.This external member comprises: a pair rope restoring device, each device has the fixed frame of the bottom side surface for being mounted to fitness equipment bracket, each framework supports the rotatable spring biased spool of the free end that can be connected to arm rope wherein, and each spool has dentation outer rim; A pair dentation blocking element, for being mounted to the bottom side surface of bracket pivotly, wherein blocking element is mechanically connected to together, blocking element is rotated depart to engage with the tooth of dentation outer rim to cause another blocking element to rotate to depart from the tooth of the dentation outer rim of spool spring biased with another to engage; And actuator, for engaging a blocking element when shoulder retainer is mounted to fitness equipment bracket.

The exercise equipment of present disclosure another in, bracket comprises the whole headrest of internal adjustable.The roughly trapezoidal headrest-plate portion that bracket comprises substantially rectangular framework, is fastened to the substantially rectangular board body part of framework, is hinged to body.In shaping, liner is fastened to upper surface and the headrest portion of this body.

The exercise equipment of present disclosure another in, framework preferably includes the replaceable supporting leg at the bight place being positioned at substantially rectangular framework.Each supporting leg has the external surface shape with the shape complementarity in bight.Each supporting leg has upper end shape, and it is configured to be assemblied in the complementary recess in the bottom side surface of framework.Each supporting leg is the protuberance being fixed to framework by single bolt, and this single bolt extends perpendicularly through in the respective protrusions portion that this supporting leg enters in framework.The bottom of each supporting leg comprises the foot pad that the equipment of being convenient to overlaps each other, and this overlap is realized to the joint in the foot pad recess in each foot pad by the exterior angle of the upright platform of the exterior angle of the cephalic par of fitness equipment and the pin end of fitness equipment.

Present disclosure another in, elastic resistance members can be fastened between the cephalic par of foot lever supporting component and fitness equipment framework.When foot lever assembly moves freely along the side rails of framework, it is flexibly pressed to the cephalic par of fitness equipment framework.In this configuration, foot lever assembly can be tight by holding of user while being sitting in or lying on bracket, and foot lever assembly is pulled to bracket along guide rail by resistance, to carry out various upper body exercises individually or together with the leg extension in the foot portion against fitness equipment framework.Alternatively, elastic resistance members can be fastened between the foot portion of foot lever assembly and framework, so that the similar exercise from the foot portion of framework undertaken by foot lever assembly is pulled to bracket.

Accompanying drawing explanation

When considering ensuing detailed description, present disclosure will be better understood, and the target except target proposed above will become obvious.This description reference accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the exercise equipment of an embodiment according to present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is the independent perspective view of the framework according to the fitness equipment shown in Fig. 1 of present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is the sectional view intercepted along the line 3-3 in Fig. 2 of a side rails component of framework.

Fig. 4 is the fragmentary, perspective view in the foot portion of fitness equipment according to present disclosure.

Fig. 5 is the independent perspective view of the foot lever with exercise equipment shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 6 is the perspective external view of the right rail component foot lever supporting component according to present disclosure.

Fig. 7 is the interior perspective view of the right rail component foot lever supporting component shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is the sectional view intercepted along the line 3-3 shown in Fig. 2 of left rail component, and the layout of the foot lever supporting component be supported in wherein is shown.

Fig. 9 is the sectional view that the exercise equipment shown in Fig. 1 intercepts along the line 9-9 in Fig. 1.

Figure 10 is the fragmentary, perspective view of the cephalic par of the body-building equipment shown in Fig. 1.

Figure 11 is the independent perspective view for the lifter lower sheave assembly in the cephalic par of the equipment shown in Figure 10.

Figure 12 is the decomposition diagram of the separation of bracket according to the exercise equipment shown in Fig. 1 of present disclosure.

Figure 13 is the bottom plan view of the cephalic par according to the bracket shown in Fig. 1 of present disclosure, and the rope cam mechanism blocking element that the spool that to bounce back with rope engages is shown.

Figure 14 is the bottom plan view of the cephalic par of bracket as shown in Figure 13, and wherein blocking element and the rope spool that bounces back engages.

Figure 15 be intercept along the line 15-15 in Figure 14, through the sectional view of bracket.

Figure 16 is the downside view with the bracket of rope retraction system of the alternative embodiment according to present disclosure.

Figure 17 is as underneath side elevation view shown in Figure 17, and the rope retraction system being in off-position is shown.

Figure 18 is the downside view of the cephalic par of replaceable bracket according to present disclosure.

Figure 19 is the side view of the cephalic par of the bracket shown in Figure 18.

Figure 20 is the side view of the cephalic par of the bracket shown in Figure 18, and wherein headrest is in the first raised position.

Figure 21 is the side view of the cephalic par of the bracket shown in Figure 18, and wherein headrest is in the second raised position.

Figure 22 is the cephalic par perspective view of the replaceable fitness equipment according to present disclosure.

Figure 23 is the independent internal breakup view of the cephalic par assembly of the replaceable fitness equipment shown in Figure 22.

The independent internal breakup view of the foot parts of the replaceable fitness equipment shown in Figure 24 Figure 22.

Figure 25 is the sectional view of in two frame side guide rails of the replaceable fitness equipment shown in Figure 22.

Figure 26 is the independent assembling view of the lifter used in the fitness equipment shown in Figure 22.

Figure 27 is the decomposition diagram of the lifter shown in Figure 26.

Figure 28 is the fragmentary sectional view of the lifter in the cephalic par socket of the fitness equipment shown in Figure 22 of the installation shown in Figure 26.

Figure 29 is the independent perspective internal view of the foot lever supporting component used in the fitness equipment shown in Figure 22.

Figure 30 is the external perspective view of the foot lever supporting component shown in Figure 29.

Figure 31 is the independent downside view of the carriage frame assembly of the bracket shown in Figure 22.

Figure 32 is the downside view of the supporting pad removed from the bracket shown in Figure 22.

Figure 33 is the separate perspective view of the shoulder rest used in the fitness equipment shown in Figure 22.

Figure 34 is the top exploded view of the bracket of the fitness equipment shown in Figure 22.

Figure 35 be the bracket removed from the fitness equipment shown in Figure 22 put upside down view, the rope retraction system according to this alternative embodiment is shown.

Figure 36 is the bottom side plan view of the cephalic par of the bracket shown in Figure 35, and wherein rope retraction system is positioned at rope latched position.

Figure 37 is the view as in Figure 36, and wherein rope retraction system is positioned at rope released position.

Figure 38 is the perspective view of the cephalic par of bracket, and wherein headrest is positioned at and dips.

Figure 39 is the perspective view being in a pair fitness equipment for the laminated configuration stored shown in Figure 22.

Figure 40 is the perspective view of the bottom side of the cephalic par of bracket, illustrates and prepares for installing lifter in storage location as shown in figure 39 and shoulder retainer.

Figure 41 according to shown in present disclosure, Figure 22, the perspective view of fitness equipment that comprises optional vertical trapezium pylon and mat repacking thing.

Figure 42 be a side rails of fitness equipment shown in Figure 41 end on align, for being connected to the perspective view of the trapezoidal pylon socket of cephalic par protuberance.

Figure 43 is through the cross sectional view of the trapezoidal pylon socket of the pylon shown in Figure 41.

Figure 44 is through the partial sectional view of in the lifter lug boss at the cephalic par place of the fitness equipment shown in Figure 41, and the interchangeable lower sheave support be arranged on wherein is shown.

Figure 45 be according to present disclosure as in Figure 22, the perspective view of fitness equipment with interchangeable vertical trapezium pylon and mat repacking thing.

Figure 46 is the perspective view of the handle end of arm rope for the fitness equipment according to present disclosure.

Figure 47 is as the perspective view in Figure 46, and wherein handle is connected to the arm rope according to present disclosure.

Figure 48 is the perspective view of the fitness equipment shown in Figure 22, and wherein springboard is arranged on the pin end of fitness equipment framework.

Figure 49 is through to support and is arranged on the amplification of in two pillars of the springboard of the pin end of fitness equipment framework, vertical, fragmentary sectional view.

Detailed description of the invention

In the following description, multiple detail is proposed to provide more thoroughly disclosure.But skilled person will be appreciated that, the technology disclosed in the practice of these details can not be adopted.In some cases, well-known characteristic is not described in detail, thus does not cover disclosed technology.

The perspective view of an embodiment of exercise equipment 100 shown in Figure 1.Equipment 100 comprises the substantially rectangular framework 102 with cephalic par 104 and foot portion 106.End 104 and 106 is separated by pair of guide rails component 108.Bracket 110 is movably supported on guide rail component 108, for movable between the end 104 and 106 of framework 102.

Foot lever 111 is positioned near the foot portion 106 of framework 102.Like that as will be described in further detail below, this foot lever 111 is supported by guide rail component 108.The cephalic par 104 of framework 102 preferably supports the detachable upright arm rope supporting elevation device 112 separated for a pair.Arm rope 114 is guided to from bracket 110 the end ring 116 or handle that the hand for user uses various exercise by these lifters 112.As shown in Figure 1, when not using, end ring 116 can be positioned on shoulder retainer 118 expediently.Bracket 110 is flexibly pressed to the foot portion 116 of framework 102 by one or more elastic components of such as spring 120 and so on.

The independent perspective view of framework 102 shown in Figure 2.Each in cephalic par 104, foot portion 106 and side rails component 108 has the similar external surface shape combined smoothly.This shape comprises the perpendicular outer wall 122 be combined with horizontal top wall 124, and horizontal top wall 124 is combined with downward and the inwall 126 that slopes inwardly.Inwall 126 is attached in vertical skirt 128.Therefore, whole framework 102 comprises perpendicular outer wall 122, downward and slope inwardly inwall 126 and vertical skirt 128.

Cephalic par 104 and foot portion 106 have and bend in side rails component 108 and the bent outer ends 107 be combined smoothly with side rails component 108.Cephalic par 104 also comprises the lug boss for receiving lifter 112.Foot portion 106 has anchorage support plate 121, and it is across between curved end 107, for the end of support biasing member or spring 120 with bias voltage bracket 110 described above.

From each curved end 107 to downward-extension is the vertical leg 129 with complementary shape.These supporting legs 129 can be removed, to place on flat surfaces, the end 104 and 106 of framework 102 as on floor.Supporting leg 129 can exchange with longer or shorter supporting leg, to change the height of equipment 100 above this floor support surface.

The cross sectional view of side rails component 108 shown in Figure 3.Each guide rail component 108 preferably has the aluminium protuberance of identical shape of cross section.As mentioned above, guide rail component 108 has perpendicular outer wall 122, and perpendicular outer wall 122 is attached in horizontal top wall 124, is attached to downward-sloping inwall 126 subsequently, and is attached to subsequently in vertical skirt 128.End component 104 and 106 has identical outer shape, but is different from side rails component 108 in inside.

As Fig. 3, each side rails component 108 has the vertical intermediate wall 130 between tilt internal wall 126 and perpendicular outer wall 122.Midfeather 130 have outwards towards upper lobes portion 132 extending longitudinally and be parallel to upper lobes portion 132 outside towards lower lobes portion 134 extending longitudinally.Together with midfeather 130, upper lobes portion 132 and lower lobes portion 134 form outside open slot 136 betwixt.As hereafter by being described in more detail, this slit 136 receives and supports a foot lever supporting component wherein.Is upper level supporting walls 138 between midfeather 130 and tilt internal wall 126.Supporting walls 138 extends along the length of guide rail component 108 and provides torsional rigidity to the structure of guide rail component 108.The horizontal bottom 140 of midfeather 130 is used as the support member of one group of wheel of Support bracket 110.Upper wall 138 is also used as the upper guides of the bracket support wheel on guide rail component 108.And the midfeather 130 between upper wall 138 and lower wall 140 and skirt section 128 is used as the side direction guiding piece of bracket 110.

Upper lobes portion 132 preferably has and is parallel to the vertical component effect 142 of midfeather 130 to downward-extension.This vertical component effect 142 provides lateral support for the foot support assembly for being hereafter more fully described.And lower lobes portion 134 can comprise the transposition guide rail 144 to downward-extension.Alternatively, along the length of guide rail component 108, transposition guide rail 144 can be installed by independent, the removable metal transposition guide rail be supported in lug boss 134.

Fig. 4 is the perspective view in the foot portion 106 of framework 102.The anchor plate 121 of the free end for receiving one or more spring 120 is supported in foot portion 106.Each in multiple hourglass cylindrical pin 148 separated is positioned to receive the ring on spring 120, spring 120 to be fastened to the foot portion 106 of framework 102.In these pins 148 each preferably with the first angle of the central axis from this pin from its base portion to waist upwards and inwardly and outwards tapered with the second angle being greater than the first angle subsequently, make the free end of the spring be placed on pin 148 be securely held in the waist place of pin 148 when tensioning.

The each bight formed by end 104 and 106 of framework 102 comprises bending perpendicular outer wall 122, roof 124 and intilted inwall 126.Preferably, inwall 126 terminates in lower vertical skirt section 128.Foot portion 106 also comprises and is formed in wherein two the tubulose foot support lug bosses 146 separated.These foot support lug bosses 146 are used for support and are commonly called straight, the substantially rectangular foot platforms (not shown) of " springboard ".This springboard is rectangular slab, and it has the supporting strut of two parallel spaced apart being assemblied in foot support lug boss 146.

Now with reference to Fig. 5,6,7,8 and 9 describe the foot lever shown in Figure 11 particularly.Foot lever 111 is parts can not seen in FIG of foot support assembly.This foot lever 111 is illustrated in Figure 5 individually.Foot lever 111 has the central horizontal foot support portion 150 being positioned at two parallel leg portions 152.Each leg section 152 is being fastened to termination in the connecting portion 154 of in two foot lever supporting components 170.

Referring now to Fig. 6 and 7, connecting portion 154 is connected by bolt or is otherwise fastened to the bottom 156 of elongated foot lever support arm 158.Are elongated flattened plates components by the arm 158 illustrated best in figure 6, it has upper end 160 double pointed nail 161 outwardly from arm 158.Arm 158 also has closed pivot slot 162, and its leg section 152 being parallel to foot lever 111 radially and separate with the position that the connecting portion 154 of foot lever 111 is connected to arm 158.

The foot support assembly of the fitness equipment 100 shown in Fig. 1 comprises left foot bar supporting component 170, foot lever 111 and right crus of diaphragm bar supporting component 170.Fig. 6 and 7 be the right crus of diaphragm bar supporting component 170 of an embodiment according to present disclosure put upside down perspective view.Each supporting leg 152 of foot lever 111 is supported by a foot lever supporting component 170.As illustrated best in figure 6, assembly 170 comprise foot lever 111 connect foot lever support arm 158 thereon, be supported in side rails component 108 slit 136 in sliding part 172 and be fastened to the hook plate 174 of sliding part 172 rigidly.This hook plate 174 has a series of parts that the top edge along hook plate 174 separates, preferably, and slit or recess 176,178,180,182 and 184.Be assemblied in these recesses 176-184 from upper end 160 pin 161 outwardly of foot lever support arm 158, so that foot lever 111 is positioned at objectives Angle Position place relative to the framework 102 of fitness equipment 100.

Foot lever support arm 158 is connected to hook plate 174 slidably and pivotly by bolt 186 and square casing 188.Sleeve pipe 188 is supported in arm 158 around between the parallel side of the recess 190 of pivot slot 162 and along this side.Because foot lever 111 is fastened to arm 158, therefore when user's lifting foot lever 111, support arm 158 is advanced along slit about 162.Successively, be lifted to outside a slit of the top edge of hook plate 174 from upper end 160 pin 161 outwardly of support arm 158.When carrying out lifting by this way, user can make subsequently foot lever 111 around pivoting bolt 186 rotate different to slit 176,178,180,182 or 184 one to reorientate foot lever 111.When foot lever 111 reduces, pin 161 slides to be fixed in place by foot lever 111 in a slit.

End section slot or recess 176 and 184 have special importance in embodiment 100.When two pins 161 of foot lever 111 are all positioned in slit 176, below the upper surface that foot lever 111 is rotatably positioned at framework 102, exceed the foot portion of framework 102.In this position, foot lever 111 can be used as the handle in the foot portion of lifting fitness equipment 100.Do not depart from from slit 176 in order to ensure foot lever 111, the end of slit 176 upwards hooks, and as can be seen in figure 6, engages securely with the pin 161 at the closing end place with slit 176.In order to be separated from this slit 176 by foot lever 111, foot lever 111 must be pushed down and (away from foot portion) pulls backward, to be alignd with the slit entrance widened by pin 161.Foot lever 111 can be rotated up subsequently and is lifted to outside slit 176, and is repositioned onto in one different in slit 178,180,182 and 184.

In hook plate 174, the slit 184 of foremost is used for locating together the foot support assembly of each comprised in assembly 170 and foot lever 111, for along guide rail component 108 translation.When foot lever 111 raises and turns clockwise, as seen in Figure 6, arm 158 turns clockwise around bolt 186, until the protuberate 192 at the front end place of (towards the cephalic par 104) of pin 161 engagement hook hook plate 174.In this position, the shoulder 194 on support arm 158 engages with the lock pin 196 through the slit 198 in hook plate 174.Lock pin 196 is given prominence to from the lockup arm 200 seen in the figure 7 best through hook plate 174.When foot lever 111 reduces subsequently, the shoulder 194 of arm 158 promotes lock pin 196 downwards.

Lockup arm 200 is elongate rod, and it has the one end of the medial surface being rotatably fastened to hook plate 174.Lockup arm 200 can rotate in the plane of inner surface being parallel to hook plate 174.The other end of lockup arm 200 has lock part 202, the position rotaring part of the shape complementarity in its engagement with rail component 108, assembly 170 to be locked in the select location place along guide rail component 108.Lockup arm 200 via spring member 201 by upwards spring-biased, to maintain the position rotaring part of the transposition guide rail 144 in the lock part 202 engagement with rail component 108 of lockup arm 200.

When foot lever 111 pin 161 is positioned in slit 184, and when foot lever 111 is pushed down with bottom place pin 161 being positioned at slit 184, lock pin 196 is also pushed down, and rotary locking arm 200 mobile lock part 202 depart from the joint with the position rotaring part of the transposition guide rail 144 in guide rail component 108.When lock part 202 departs from guide rail component 108, foot lever 111 can move foot portion 106 towards or away from framework 102 via roller 206.In fact, foot lever 111 can move to the end opposite of guide rail component 108 as required completely.

In the view of Fig. 7, see that slide assemblies 172, Fig. 7 is the perspective internal view being supported in the foot lever supporting component 170 in right rail component 108 shown in Fig. 6 best.Slide assemblies 172 comprises elongate slide plate 204, its preferably bolt connect or be otherwise fixed to hook plate 174.This sliding panel 204 is supported in the slit 136 in guide rail component 108, and wherein hook plate 174 and adjacent foot lever support arm 158 are arranged in the freedom/open spaces between the outer wall 122 of guide rail component 108 and midfeather 130.Will be understood that, another mirror image foot support assembly 170 is arranged in another (left side) guide rail component 108.

The cross sectional view of the left rail component 108 as in figure 3 shown in Figure 8, wherein left foot bar supporting component 170 is supported in slit 136.All building blocks of assembly 170 are arranged between the outer wall 122 of guide rail 108 and midfeather 130.Therefore complete foot lever supporting component 170 is hidden the user be sitting in bracket 110 in sight line.Will be understood that, the right crus of diaphragm bar supporting component 170 in right rail component 108 is similarly constructed.Therefore, the building block of assembly 170 is interchangeable or radial.Such as, foot lever support arm 158 and hook plate 174 are mirrored.Remainder in the building block of assembly 170 is interchangeable.

Rotate back into Fig. 7 now, the front and back backing roll 206 that sliding panel 204 is rolled by the basal surface along slit 136 is supported in slit 136.The deflector roll 208 rotated around the vertical axis through sliding panel 204 is preferably installed into contiguous each backing roll 206.Deflector roll 208 rolls along the inner surface of the slit 136 in guide rail component 108, thus also therefore guides foot lever 111 at it along guide support assembly 170 time guide rail component 108 anterior-posterior translation (that is, rolling).

Backing roll 206 is preferably rotatably supported on horizontal wheel shaft upper bearing (metal) supporting type polymer wheel.The size shape of polymer wheel is for be assemblied in slit 136 and to roll smoothly in slit 136.Deflector roll 208 can be supported on nylon in sliding panel 204 or other polymer roller by vertical wheel shaft.

Line 9-9 along Fig. 1 shown in Figure 9 intercept through as another cross sectional view of the left rail component 108 of the equipment 100 in Fig. 1.This view illustrates and is supported in the foot support assembly 170 in guide rail component 108 and the wheeled supported configurations for bracket 110.Particularly, substantially rectangular bracket 110 has four support wheels 210, the contiguous bight of support wheel, and at least two bracket guide wheels 212 of preferably locating along the side of bracket 110 are supported in the midfeather 130 of guide rail component 108, tilt internal wall 126, space between skirt section 128 and the bottom 140 of midfeather 130 equally.Support wheel 210 rolls on bottom 140.

Guide wheel 212 rolls between midfeather 130 and the skirt section 128 of inwall 126, to maintain the track of bracket 110 when it moves between the foot portion 106 and cephalic par 104 of framework 102.Due to the boot configuration of guide rail component 108, only needs moving all only along two guide wheel 212 guide bracket 110 of side.Guide wheel 212 is only arranged in a guide rail component 108.But three or four guide wheels 212 can be arranged in bracket 110 with alternately configuration.

Therefore, in fitness equipment 100 shown in Figure 1, the support for bracket 110 and the support for foot lever 111 all by side rails component 108 below and the structure be supported in side rails component 108 provide, and therefore to hide from external view.This body-building equipment 100 of assigning presents clean, clean and tidy outward appearance, and minimizes the surface area of meeting along with time collection dust.And in order to provide direct foot lever position to feed back to the user of exercise device 100, " J " shape indicating element 214 is fastened to one or two sliding panel 172.The far-end 216 of indicator 214 extends around the feather edge of side rails component 108 and upper outside with the instruction providing foot support module position to the user of fitness equipment 100.Corresponding mark (not shown) can be arranged along outer wall 122, uses when foot lever 111 being positioned at the pre-selected locations place along framework 102 for user.

Recess 178 in hook plate 174 is used for its lowest position be positioned at by foot lever 111 on framework 102.Foot lever 111 is placed on the medium height position place above framework 102 by recess 180.Recess 182 corresponds to the foot lever 111 of perpendicular, and therefore its extreme higher position above framework 102 corresponding.Alternatively, additional recess can be set so that additional foot lever is located.But it is enough that low level, interposition and a high position it is believed that the most of users concerning equipment 100.

The low friction layer 218 (shown in Fig. 6) of polymer sheet adheres to the outer surface of hook plate 174 between hook plate 174 and support arm 158.This layer reduces any friction during foot lever 111 rotates between recess 176,178,180,182 and 184 between arm and plate.Alternatively, low friction layer 218 can be coated to the inner surface of arm 158.Further, alternatively, low friction layer 218 can be coated to the two in these adhesive surfaces.

The structure of foot support assembly can be different from can by the structure illustrating particularly and describe.Such as, roller 206 and 208 can sheet of low-friction material replace to allow sliding panel 204 easily to slide along slit 136.The configuration of support arm 158, hook plate 174 and sliding panel 172 can be different from the configuration of shown exemplary embodiment.Further, other structure can be used for engaging and the assembly 170 being separated the parts with the guide rail component 108 being arranged in framework 102.

Referring back to Fig. 1, at cephalic par 104 place of body-building equipment 100, there are two lifters separated 112, it is for guiding to cephalic par 104 by arm rope 114 from bracket 110 and guiding to arm end ring 116 subsequently.Referring now to the nearside perspective view of a lifter 112 at cephalic par 104 place shown in Figure 10, each in these lifters 112 comprises lower sheave assembly 220, and it is fastened in the tubular riser lug boss 222 that each curved end 107 near cephalic par 104 formed.Each lifter 112 also comprises hollow tubular body 224, and its bottom is assemblied in tubular riser lug boss 222.The upper end 228 support cylinder shape cylinder head 230 of lifter tubular body 224.This cylinder head 230 comprises in the tubular body 232 be assemblied in body 224 or form with body 224.Tubular body 232 has the elongated hole 234 through its side.The deflector roll 236 of a pair vertical alignment is mounted to 230 in the both sides in hole 234.What to be arranged on below tubular body 232 in also lateral cross tubular body 232 in hole 234 is horizontal lanyard pulley or roller 238.

Illustrated separately in lower sheave assembly 220 perspective view in fig. 11.Lower sheave assembly 220 has the flanged type cylinder 240 of the bottom being fastened to lug boss 222.Be supported in cylinder 240 is horizontal pivot shaft type pulley 242 and inclination rope boot disk 244.Boot disk 244 is positioned in body 240 above wheel 242 with the angle of about 45 degree.Hole 246 is arranged in dish 244 along the lower limb of dish 244.This hole 246 is positioned at directly over the periphery of pulley 242, being reduced in lifter 112 of arm rope 114 is made to be directed on roller 238 through the free end in the hole 234 in head assembly 230 and to be passed down through tubular body 224 and through hole 246, and through pulley 242.As hereafter described in detail, user can firmly grasp the free end of rope 114 and rope is fastened to bracket 110.

Head assembly 230 can be fixed to tubular body 224, or alternatively, can be supported thereon by bearing-type, and it can be rotated freely around the vertical axis through lifter 112.Each deflector roll of adjacent bores 234 can be arranged on fixed vertical pin, or is otherwise supported by bearing-type, makes it possible to pull rope 114 through hole 234 with minimum resistance or frictional force.Because the motion of bracket 110 is always towards or away from the cephalic par 104 of framework 102, therefore bottom or lower sheave 242 are oriented so that its axis vertical take-off is in guide rail component 108.

The decomposition diagram of bracket 110 is shown in fig. 12 individually.Bracket 110 comprises substantially rectangular framework 250, rectangular support platform 252, liner type upper brace 254 and a pair shoulder retainer 118.Framework 250 has vertical upper backup pad 258, perpendicular head end panel 260 and uprighting spring gripper shoe 262, and they are all fastened to collateral fagging 258.All these plates 258,260 and 262 also can be fastened to the bottom side of support platform 252 to provide rigid bearing structure.Spring-support plate 262 supports one end of each biasing spring 120.The other end of each spring 120 can be removably fixed to steady pin 148, with the fexible bias pressure between the foot portion 106 changing bracket 110 and framework 102, that is, and spring tension.Each collateral fagging 258 support platform 252 and 254 is also provided for the mounting flange of support wheel 210 and guide wheel 212.Cephalic par plate 260 has and separates opening 264 through a pair wherein, and it is used as the guiding piece of arm rope (not shown in Figure 12).

Support platform 252 has a pair shoulder retainer bracing or strutting arrangement 266 being fastened to its upper surface.Each in these bracing or strutting arrangements 266 has through upright opening 268 wherein, and each upright opening supports the crosshead pin 270 (shown in Figure 15) bar 272 of shoulder retainer 118 being fastened to bracket 110 wherein.Hole 268 extends through bracing or strutting arrangement 266 and passes support platform 252.

Figure 15 is through the partial vertical sectional view of bracket 110, and wherein liner type upper brace 254 is not illustrated.As can be seen in this view like that, crosshead pin 270 is used as the fulcrum of shoulder arresting lever 272.The biasing device 274 of locating such as flexible rubber and so on against bar 272 provides spring force on bar 272, vertically directed and concordant with the left side in hole 268 to maintain bar 272.But, when the top of shoulder retainer 118 to be pulled to the foot portion of framework 102 by user, (as shown in the figure), this retainer rotates around crosshead pin 270, compression biasing device 274, and the bottom 276 of bar 272 is pressed to the cephalic par (right side in Figure 15) of framework 102.

The bottom plan view of the cephalic par of bracket 110 shown in Figure 13 and 14.These two views illustrate the configuration of the rope cam mechanism 280 of an embodiment according to present disclosure.For clarity sake, not shown arm rope 114 in this view.For every root rope 114, rope cam mechanism 280 comprises being supported on spring biased cable reel 284 and being rotatably fastened to the notched plate lockup arm 286 of the bottom side surface of gripper shoe 252 near spool enclosure 282 in spring biased spool enclosure 282, the rotatably housing 282 being fastened to gripper shoe 252.

As shown in Figs. 13 and 14, two housings 282 of rope cam mechanism 280 are arranged on the bottom side surface of platform 252 side by side.Two lockup arms 286 preferably fastened board member for rotating around the trunnion 288 of contiguous spool enclosure 282, makes them can rotate in the plane of the bottom side surface of support platform 252.Each lockup arm 286 is preferably elongated board body, and it has dentation end 290 and contrary union end 292.Lockup arm 286 preferably mirror images of each other, make the contrary union end 292 of each lockup arm plate 286 be engaged with each other to be linked together by lockup arm 286 in support platform 252 movably below.

The dentation end 290 of each lockup arm 286 engages the recess of the parts in the edge of the adjacent cable reel 284 in adjacent spool enclosure 282.The dentation end 290 of each lockup arm 286 also has the hook 294 engaged with the bottom 276 of the bar 272 of shoulder retainer 118.Figure 13 illustrates the shoulder retainer 118 be in normal position, and therefore the bottom 276 of bar 272 does not engage with the hook 294 of any one lockup arm 286.One or more spring (not shown) is used for two lockup arms 286 to be biased into engage with spool 284.Be arranged in the situation of this position at arm 286, arm rope 114 can not stretch from spool 284.They are locked.

Figure 14 illustrates the configuration when the bottom, left side 276 of the bar 272 of right shoulder retainer 118 engages with the hook 294 of left side lockup arm 286.This causes lockup arm 286 to turn clockwise around pin 288, pulls dentation end 290 to depart from the joint with the spool 284 in Figure 14.Meanwhile, left side lockup arm 286 turn clockwise by coordinated type linkage section 292 cause right side lockup arm 286 be rotated counterclockwise.This rotation causes the dentation end 290 of right side lockup arm 286 to rotate the joint departing from the spool 284 be adjacent similarly.Therefore, the foot portion 106 that any one shoulder retainer 118 is pulled to framework 102 by user will cause two lockup arms 286 to be all separated with spool 284, allow user to adjust the length of any one or two arm ropes as required.Once shoulder retainer 118 discharges, then lockup arm 286 is re-engaged spool 284 so that therefore arm rope 114 is locked to bracket 110 by spool.

Also the arm rope cam mechanism external member of the remodeling for conventional fitness equipment is it is expected to according to present disclosure.This external member will comprise suitable instruction for mounting, two spool enclosure 282 with closure arm rope reel 284, a pair lockup arm 286, replace shoulder retainer 118, two shoulder retainer bracing or strutting arrangements 266 and be used for lockup arm 286 to be fastened to a pair trunnion 288 of bracket.

Figure 16 and 17 diagram is according to the interchangeable rope cam mechanism 300 be arranged on below bracket 110 of present disclosure.For clarity sake, also not shown arm rope 114 in this view.For every root rope 114, rope cam mechanism 300 comprises spring biased cable reel 302, it is arranged on below gripper shoe 252, in this embodiment, for around from gripper shoe 252, the horizontal wheel shaft 304 be supported between support 306 and the collateral fagging of bearing frame 258 rotates.Cable reel 302 has strap brake portion 308 and cable support portion 310.One end (not shown) of rope 114 is fastened to the cable support portion 310 of spool 302 and is wound around around cable support portion 310.As shown in FIG. 16 and 17, two spools 302 of rope cam mechanism 300 are selectively arranged on below the bottom side surface of platform 252 side by side.

What the strap brake portion 308 around each spool 302 was wound around is cable 312, and one end of this cable 312 is fastened to gripper shoe 252, and the other end is fastened to one end 318 of pair of cross lever arm 314.The same in embodiment as previously described, the other end 320 of each lever arm 314 is positioned to engage the bottom 276 of the bar 272 of a shoulder retainer 118.

Be similar to the embodiment described before of cam mechanism 280, the component that two lever arms 314 are preferably separated, each lever arm is fastened for rotating around independent trunnion 322, and sentence scissor manner at public pin 324 intersect and be rotatably fixed together, they can be rotated around pin 322 and 324 in the plane of bottom side surface being parallel to support platform 252.

During normal body-building operation, under the end 318 of each lever arm 314 is in the tension force of spring 326.Lever arm 314 is pulled to the cephalic par of bracket 110 by this spring 326, and therefore pulls cable 312 to strain cable 312 with the strap brake portion 308 around its spool 302, thus prevents spool 302 from rotating.When the user on fitness equipment 100 pulls (inclination) shoulder retainer 118 towards the foot portion 106 of fitness equipment framework 102, as shown in figure 17, two lever arms 314 rotate around trunnion 322 and 324 along contrary direction, to discharge the tension force on brake cable 312.When therefore described lock is released, user can bounce back more rope 114 or allow the contained spring spinning reel 302 in spool 302 and lax in rope 114.When user discharges shoulder retainer 118, spring 326 draws cable 312 to stop the rotation of spool 302 again, therefore rope 114 is fixed to bracket 110.

Again, for this interchangeable retraction system 300, also it is expected to the arm rope cam mechanism external member of the remodeling for conventional fitness equipment according to present disclosure.This external member will comprise two retractions spool 302, wheel shaft 304 and supports 306, band brake cable 312, pair of cross lever arm 314, spring 326, replace shoulder retainer 118, two shoulder retainer bracing or strutting arrangements 266, be used for lever arm 314 being fastened to a pair trunnion 322 of bracket 110 and suitable instruction for mounting.

At the fitness equipment bracket 110 according to present disclosure can in arrangement, adjustable headrest can be in the structure shown here integrated.At Figure 18, the partial bottom view of the cephalic par of this alternative embodiment of bracket 110 shown in 19,20 and 21.In this embodiment, on the top of bearing frame 250, gripper shoe 252 has the trapezoidal extension 350 that the cephalic par towards framework 102 extends.Liner type upper board 254 has the global shape identical with the first embodiment shown in Figure 12, but is separated into rectangular portion 352 and headrest portion 354 by the horizontal hinge 356 below the padding near shoulder retainer 118.

Adjustable headrest gripper shoe 358 is fastened to gripper shoe 252 below headrest portion 354.Extension 350 has through elongated vertical slit 357 wherein, and it is centering between the side of extension 350 preferably.Gripper shoe 358 has the lateral trench 360 be positioned at wherein, the L shape headrest adjusting lever 362 of its holding clamp between structure 360 and extension 350.What be connected to bar 362 is the cam bit 364 extending through slit 357.The rotation forces cam bit 364 of the handle portion of bar 362 rotates in articulated headrest portion 354.When cam bit 364 is rotated by the rotation of bar 362, move between the position that headrest portion 354 illustrates in figs. 19-21.Especially, Figure 19 illustrates the headrest portion 354 be arranged in upper/lower positions.Figure 20 illustrates the headrest portion 354 being arranged in the first raised position, and its king-rod 362 is rotated counterclockwise about 90 degree.Figure 21 illustrates the headrest portion being arranged in the second raised position, and its king-rod 362 is rotated counterclockwise 90 degree further.In this embodiment, cam bit 364 provides three settling positions.In addition, notice in Figure 16 and 17, headrest adjusting lever (not being numbered) is shown as has two handles ends, instead of as in Figure 18-21, only have a handles end.Other configuration is also in the scope of present disclosure.Such as, cam bit 364 can bend smoothly, and not used for the par of specific height of headrest, and bar 362 can be configured to provide friction to keep, and makes headrest portion 354 can be maintained at the At The Height of any expectation.Alternatively, cam bit can be configured to have a four or more flat site, and each flat site corresponds to different wicking height.

The perspective view of another embodiment of the exercise equipment 400 according to present disclosure shown in Figure 22.Equipment 400 comprises the substantially rectangular framework 402 with cephalic par 404 and foot portion 406.End 404 and 406 is separated by pair of guide rails component 408.Bracket 410 is movably supported on guide rail component 408, for movable between the end 404 and 406 of framework 402.

Foot lever 411 is positioned near the foot portion 406 of framework 402.This foot lever 411 is supported by guide rail component 408, as will be described in further detail below.The cephalic par 404 of framework 402 preferably supports and detachablely separates upright arm rope supporting elevation device 412 for a pair.Arm rope 414 is guided to from bracket 110 the end ring 416 or handle that the hand for user uses various exercise by these lifters 412.When not using, end ring 416 can be positioned on shoulder retainer 418 expediently, as shown in figure 22.Bracket 410 is flexibly pressed to the foot portion 416 of framework 402 by one or more elastic components of such as spring 420 and so on.

The outside of framework 402 has the shape identical with the framework 102 shown in Fig. 2.Each in cephalic par 404, foot portion 406 and side rails component 408 has the similar external surface shape combined smoothly.

The independent perspective internal view of cephalic par assembly 404 shown in Figure 23.Cephalic par assembly comprises the end protuberance 500 with leg section 502 and horizontal bench shape gripper shoe 421.With the same in a first embodiment, the outer shape of protuberance 500 comprises the perpendicular outer wall 422 be combined with horizontal top wall 424, and horizontal top wall 424 is combined with downward and intilted inwall 426.Inwall 426 is attached in vertical skirt 428.Vertical skirt 428 and horizontal bench shape gripper shoe 421 link together.

Cephalic par 404 and foot portion 406 all have outer end plate 407, and it coordinates with side rails component 408 and is connected to side rails component 408 via alignment pin 409 and threaded connector (not shown).Cephalic par 404 protuberance 500 also comprises the vertical tubular lug boss 506 for receiving lifter 412 in contiguous bending bight.Lifter 412 is fixed in lug boss 506 by a pair that inserts from below threaded manual bolts 413.Upright platform 415 to be fixed on step gripper shoe 421 and above.

From each curved end of protuberance 500 to downward-extension is the vertical leg 429 with complementary shape.These supporting legs 429 are used for the end 404 and 406 of framework 402 to place on flat surfaces, as on floor.Supporting leg 429 can exchange with longer or shorter supporting leg, to change the height of equipment 400 above this floor support surface.Band 417 of holding with a firm grip is fastened to the outer lower edge of the outer wall 407 of protuberance 500, to hold with a firm grip edge with the circular hand of the cephalic par providing easily carrying fitness equipment 400.

Figure 24 is the perspective view of the foot parts 406 of framework 402.Foot parts 406 is another protuberances 500, and it has leg section 502, lug boss 506 and horizontal bench shape gripper shoe 421.Two row tubular steady pins 448 are fastened to plate 421.Each in these pins 448 can receive and retaining ring in one end of spring 420, and spring 420 to be fastened to the foot portion 406 of framework 402, the other end of spring 420 is fastened to bracket 410 simultaneously.In these pins 448 each preferably with the first angle of the central axis from this pin from its base portion to waist upwards and inwardly and outwards tapered with the second angle being greater than the first angle subsequently, make the free end of the spring be placed on pin 448 be securely held in the waist place of pin 448 when tensioning.This second angle is preferably at least twice of the first angle

Foot support lug boss 506 is formed in the vertical tube in protuberance 500.Each lug boss 506 receives the yoke 508 be contained on the top of lug boss 506.The upright landing slab 423 of rectangle is pinned on yoke 508.Finally, tubular receiver 510 is mounted across the hole in plate 423 and is arranged in lug boss 506, so that plate 423 is fixed to protuberance 500.Each in receiver 510, plate 423 and yoke 508 is fixed to lug boss 506 by one group of bolt 512.Receiver 510 receives the supporting leg of detachable smooth springboard platform (not shown).

The cross sectional view of side rails component 408 shown in Figure 25.Each guide rail component 408 preferably has the aluminium protuberance of identical shape of cross section.In this specific fitness equipment embodiment 400, guide rail component 408 is the compound protuberances formed by two protuberances be separated: these two protuberances be separated are the inside 417 and outside 419 linked together by rivet 514.This structure of side rails component 408 is particularly advantageous due at least two reasons.First, this structure is more easily extruded as slightly latter linked two protuberances be separated.The second, it is polished that outside 419 can be different from inside 417.Therefore, a kind of form of outside 419 can be coated with for durability powder and/or be coated with selectable color, and inner 417 are coated with for the powder of durability or by otherwise polishing, because it is not in sight line.And, because inner 417 also comprise rolling surface for foot lever 411 and transposition rail feature, therefore inner 417 may be separated and change as required due to wearing and tearing.As mentioned above, guide rail component 408 has perpendicular outer wall 422, and perpendicular outer wall 422 is attached in horizontal top wall 424, is attached to subsequently in downward-sloping inwall 426, and is attached to subsequently in vertical skirt 428.End component 404 and 406 has identical outer shape, but is different from side rails component 408 in inside.

As Figure 25, each side rails component 408 has the vertical intermediate wall 430 between tilt internal wall 426 and perpendicular outer wall 422.Midfeather 430 have outwards towards upper lobes portion 432 extending longitudinally and be parallel to upper lobes portion 432 outside towards lower lobes portion 434 extending longitudinally.Together with midfeather 430, upper lobes portion 432 and lower lobes portion 434 form outside open slot 436 betwixt.As hereafter by being described in more detail, this slit 436 receives and supports a foot lever supporting component wherein.Is upper level supporting walls 438 between midfeather 430 and tilt internal wall 426.Supporting walls 438 extends along the length of guide rail component 408 and provides torsional rigidity to the structure of guide rail component 408.And this supporting walls 438 is convenient to the connection between interior protuberance 417 and outer protuberance 419.The horizontal bottom 440 of midfeather 430 is used as the support member of one group of wheel of Support bracket 410.Upper wall 438 is also used as the upper guides of the bracket support wheel on guide rail component 408.And the midfeather 430 between upper wall 438 and lower wall 440 and skirt section 428 is used as the side direction guiding piece of bracket 410.

Upper lobes portion 432 preferably has and is parallel to the vertical component effect 442 of midfeather 430 to downward-extension.This vertical component effect 442 provides lateral support for the foot support assembly for being hereafter more fully described.And lower lobes portion 434 can comprise the transposition guide rail 444 to downward-extension.Alternatively, along the length of guide rail component 408, transposition guide rail 444 can be installed by independent, the removable metal transposition guide rail be supported in lug boss 434.

Finally, the inside of the outside 419 of guide rail 408 comprises three positioning cams 516,518 and 520.The alignment pin 409 that these three positioning cams are given prominence to the from the beginning End assemblies 406 shown in Figure 23 and 24 and foot parts 408 aligns and receives alignment pin 409.These lug bosses assist in ensuring that to be aimed at, accurately to present level and smooth frame outer surface to the user of equipment 400 between guide rail 408 with end 406 and 406.

Foot lever 411 shown in Figure 22 is identical with the foot lever shown in Fig. 5.Foot lever supporting component 470 is similar to but somewhat different than concrete with reference to Fig. 6 above, 7, the 8 and 9 foot lever supporting components illustrating and describe.Foot lever 411 is parts that can not see in fig. 22 of foot support assembly 470.Referring now to internal view and the external view of the foot support assembly 470 shown in Figure 29 and 30, the connecting portion 154 of foot lever 411 is connected by bolt or is otherwise fastened to the bottom 456 of elongated foot lever support arm 458.Are elongated flattened plates components by the arm 458 illustrated best in Figure 29, it has the double pointed nail 461 projected upwards from the upper end 460 of arm 458.Arm 458 also has closed pivot slot 462, and its leg section 152 being parallel to foot lever 411 radially and separate with the position that the connecting portion 154 of foot lever 411 is connected to arm 458.

The foot support assembly of the fitness equipment 400 shown in Figure 22 comprises left foot bar supporting component 470, foot lever 411 and right crus of diaphragm bar supporting component 470.Figure 29 and 30 be the right crus of diaphragm bar supporting component 470 of an embodiment according to present disclosure put upside down perspective view.Each supporting leg 452 of foot lever 411 is supported by a foot lever supporting component 470.As illustrated best in Figure 29, assembly 470 comprise foot lever 411 (Figure 29 is not illustrated with in 30) be connected foot lever support arm 458 thereon, be supported in side rails component 408 slit 436 in sliding part 472 and be fastened to the hook plate 474 of sliding part 472 rigidly.This hook plate 474 has a series of parts that the top edge along hook plate 474 separates, preferably, and slit or recess 476,478,480,482 and 484.Be assemblied in these recesses 476-484 from upper end 460 pin 461 outwardly of foot lever support arm 458, foot lever 411 to be positioned at the objectives Angle Position place of the framework 402 relative to fitness equipment 400.

Foot lever support arm 458 is connected to hook plate 474 slidably and pivotly by bolt 486 and square casing 488.Support arm 458 remains on sleeve pipe 488 by the flat gaskets 489 on bolt 486.Sleeve pipe 188 is supported in pivot slot 462.Because foot lever 411 is fastened to arm 458, therefore when user's lifting foot lever 411, support arm 458 is advanced along slit about 462.Successively, be lifted to outside a slit of the top edge of hook plate 474 from upper end 460 pin 461 outwardly of support arm 458.When carrying out lifting by this way, user can make subsequently foot lever 411 around pivoting bolt 486 rotate different to slit 476,478,480,482 or 484 one to reorientate foot lever 411.When foot lever 411 is reduced in slit, pin 461 slides to be fixed in place by foot lever 411 at a slit.

The same with in the first embodiment 100, end section slot or recess 476 and 484 have special importance in this embodiment 400.When two pins 461 of foot lever 411 are all positioned in slit 476, as shown in Figure 39, the upper surface that foot lever 411 is rotatably positioned at framework 402 is slightly gone up and exceedes the foot portion of framework 402.In this position, foot lever 411 can be used as the handle in the foot portion of lifting fitness equipment 400.Do not depart from from slit 476 in order to ensure foot lever 411, the end of slit 476 is upwards hooked, and as can be seen in Figure 29, engages securely with the pin 461 at the closing end place with slit 476.In order to be separated from this slit 476 by foot lever 411, foot lever 411 must be pushed upwardly and (away from foot portion) pulls backward, to be alignd with the slit entrance widened by pin 461.Foot lever 411 can be rotated up subsequently and is lifted to outside slit 476, and is repositioned onto in one different in slit 478,480,482 and 484.

In hook plate 474, the slit 484 of foremost is used for locating together the foot support assembly of each comprised in assembly 470 and foot lever 411, for along guide rail component 408 translation.When foot lever 411 raises and turns clockwise, as seen in Figure 29, arm 458 turns clockwise around bolt 486, until the protuberate 492 at the front end place of (towards the cephalic par 404) of pin 461 engagement hook hook plate 474.In this position, the shoulder 494 on support arm 458 engages with the lock pin 496 through the slit 498 in hook plate 474.Lock pin 496 is given prominence to from the lockup arm 530 seen in fig. 30 best through hook plate 474.When foot lever 411 reduces subsequently, the shoulder 494 of arm 458 promotes lock pin 496 downwards.

Lockup arm 530 is elongate rod, and it has the one end of the medial surface being rotatably fastened to hook plate 474.Lockup arm 530 can rotate in the plane of inner surface being parallel to hook plate 474.The other end of lockup arm 530 has lock part 532, the position rotaring part of the shape complementarity in its engagement with rail component 408, assembly 470 to be locked in the select location place along guide rail component 408.Lockup arm 530 via flat springs component 534 by upwards spring-biased, to maintain the position rotaring part of the transposition guide rail 444 in the lock part 532 engagement with rail component 408 of lockup arm 530.

When foot lever 411 pin 461 is positioned in slit 484, and when foot lever 411 is pushed down with bottom place pin 461 being positioned at slit 484, lock pin 496 is also pushed down, and rotary locking arm 530 mobile lock part 532 depart from the joint with the position rotaring part of the transposition guide rail 444 in guide rail component 408.When lock part 532 departs from guide rail component 408, foot lever 411 can move foot portion 406 towards or away from framework 402 via roller 536.In fact, foot lever 411 can move to the end opposite of guide rail component 408 as required completely.

In the view of Figure 30, see that slide assemblies 472, Figure 30 is the contrary perspective view being supported in the foot lever supporting component 470 in right rail component 408 shown in Figure 29 best.Slide assemblies 472 comprises elongate slide plate 538, its preferably bolt connect or be otherwise fixed to hook plate 474.This sliding panel 538 is supported in the slit 436 in guide rail component 408, and wherein hook plate 474 and adjacent foot lever support arm 458 are arranged in the freedom/open spaces between the outer wall 422 of guide rail component 408 and midfeather 430.Will be understood that, another mirror image foot support assembly 470 is arranged in another (left side) guide rail component 408.

Rotate back into Figure 30 now, the front and back backing roll 536 that sliding panel 538 is rolled by the basal surface along slit 436 is supported in slit 436.The deflector roll 540 rotated along the vertical axis through sliding panel 538 is preferably installed into contiguous each backing roll 536.Deflector roll 540 rolls along the inner surface of the slit 436 in guide rail component 408, thus also therefore guides foot lever 411 at it along guide support assembly 470 time guide rail component 408 anterior-posterior translation (that is, rolling).

Backing roll 536 is preferably rotatably supported on horizontal wheel shaft upper bearing (metal) supporting type polymer wheel.The size shape of polymer wheel is for be assemblied in slit 436 and to roll smoothly in slit 436.Deflector roll 540 can be supported on nylon in sliding panel 538 or other polymer roller by vertical wheel shaft.In this embodiment 400, deflector roll 540 can be mounted in along the roller roller bearing in the recess of the upper surface of sliding panel 538.

Sliding panel 538 also has spring-loaded place kick 542, and it is arranged on as described by above with reference to the first embodiment by the recess after the j shape transposition component 544 that uses.Spring-loaded place kick 542 can be arranged by advancing by leaps and bounds in the corresponding recess of guide rail 408 setting alternatively when moving forward and backward foot lever 411 along guide rail 408 between different precalculated positions for user provides tactile feedback.

The low friction layer 546 (shown in Figure 29) of polymer sheet adheres to the outer surface of hook plate 474 between hook plate 474 and support arm 458.As in the first embodiment 100, this layer reduces any friction during foot lever 411 rotates between recess 476,478,480,482 and 484 between arm and plate.Alternatively, low friction layer 546 can be coated to the inner surface of arm 458.In order to reduce friction further, alternatively, low friction layer 546 can be coated to the two in these adhesive surfaces.

Alternatively, the detachable pin 548 that draws when foot lever 411 is in a high position, when being namely in slit 480, can disclose the hole through the alignment in arm 458 and plate 474.Draw the insertion of pin 548 to be locked by foot lever 411 in place and prevent it to be relocated.Its objective is and make foot lever 411 can be used as supporting strut when fitness equipment 400 is positioned vertically within its foot portion 406.This is convenient to the vertical storage of multiple fitness equipments 400 in relative restricted clearance.

When foot lever 411 is located securely by the pin 461 being arranged in slit 484, whole foot lever assembly 411 can along side rails 408 slide anteroposterior/rolling.Plate 474 preferably also arranges porose 549.This hole 549 can be used for being stored when not using drawing pin 548.In addition, this hole 549 can be used for elasticity or spring resistance component (not shown) to be connected between bracket 410 and foot lever 411 gripper shoe 474 or between foot portion 404 and gripper shoe 474.This resistance component can provide resistance by user to the translational motion of the supporting component 470 of foot lever 411 when foot support arm 458 is bonded in slit 484.In this configuration, foot lever 411 can be used to provide and while being supported on bracket 410, carry out by user experience between various moving period additional drag.This spring or other resistance component, as elastic rope, between the suitable components that can be connected to the diverse location on bracket 410 and assembly 470 for this purpose, or be connected to foot lever 411 itself.Such as, this resistance component can be connected to the connecting portion 154 of foot lever leg section 152.

Referring back to Figure 22, at cephalic par 404 place of body-building equipment 400, there are two lifters separated 412, it is for guiding to cephalic par 404 by arm rope 414 from bracket 410 and guiding to arm end ring 416 subsequently.The independent perspective view of lifter 412 shown in Figure 26, schematic diagram illustrating view shown in Figure 27.In this embodiment 400, lifter 412 does not have the bottom pulley structure as being used in lifter 112.Instead, preferably, pulley and roll assembly 550 insert in the upper end of lifting organ pipe 552.This pulley and roll assembly comprise support housing 554, and it supports the laterally spaced vertical rolls 556 rotated around the parallel vertical wheel shaft that is fastened in housing 554, and between roller 556 and below be arranged on pulley 558 on horizontal wheel shaft 560.In described roller and pulley 558 each be arranged on the ball bearing in support housing 554 between be supported on the wheel shaft of its correspondence.

These each lifting in organ pipes 552 preferably include the elongated open 562 and 564 of two vertical alignments of its upper end contiguous, and arm rope 414 is by these two elongated open 562 and 564.Pulley and roll assembly 550 slip into lifting organ pipe 552 upper end in and by screw 566 fastening in place in.When being correctly positioned in pipe 552, vertical rolls 556 is near upper shed 562.Centering between these two openings of pulley 558.Arm rope 414 passes upper shed and, passes outwards through under shed 564 to bracket 410, as shown in figure 26 around pulley 558 downwards.

Circumferential collar 568 is fastened on around the bottom of pipe 552 via screw 570.The size of this collar 568 is formed as being slidably fitted in cephalic par and extrudes in the open upper end of lug boss 506 in portion 500, as shown in the sectional view in Figure 28.Threaded expander plug 572 is press fit in the bottom of lifting organ pipe 552.This threaded expander plug 572 engages with threaded manual bolts 413 (Figure 23,28).When manual bolts 413 and when tightening, lifter 412 pulled down to lug boss 506 with by fixing for lifter 412 in place in.Alternatively, be elevated organ pipe 552 and can be formed that there is different length, the lifter 412 of different length can be selected for different users.Finally, the under shed 564 of lifting organ pipe 552 is also used for the part of receiving tray 700 (its example is shown in Figure 31) except extending there through for rope 414, below cephalic par lifter 412 removably being remained on bracket 410 between the storage life, as shown in figure 39.

In Figure 31 and 32, bracket 410 is shown individually.The independent downside view of a part for bracket 410 is shown individually in Figure 31.The underneath side elevation view of the upper brace 574 of dress cushion is shown individually in Figure 32.Bracket 410 comprises substantially rectangular framework 576, rectangular support platform 578, the upper brace 574 filling cushion and a pair shoulder retainer 418.Framework 576 has vertical upper backup pad 580, perpendicular head end panel 582 and uprighting spring gripper shoe 584, and they are all fastened to collateral fagging 580.All these plates 580,582 and 584 also can be fastened to the bottom side of support platform 578 to provide rigid bearing structure.As in the first embodiment of bracket 110 shown in Figure 12, the upside of platform 578 comprises shoulder retainer bracing or strutting arrangement 594 (see Figure 34).

Spring-support plate 584 supports one end of each biasing spring 420.The other end of each spring 420 can be removably fixed to steady pin 448, with the fexible bias pressure between the foot portion 406 changing bracket 410 and framework 402, that is, and spring tension.Collateral fagging 580 support platform 574 and 578 is also provided for the mounting flange of support wheel 586 and guide wheel 588.Cephalic par plate 582 has and separates opening 590 through a pair wherein, and it is used as the guiding piece of arm rope (not shown in Figure 31).A pair elongated slot 592 is also formed in cephalic par plate 582.These slit 592 shapes are formed as the bar receiving shoulder retainer 418 when shoulder retainer 418 is removed and is connected to bracket 410 for storing, as shown in figure 39.

Support platform 578 has a pair shoulder retainer bracing or strutting arrangement 594 being fastened to its upper surface (as Figure 34).Each in these bracing or strutting arrangements 594 has through a pair upright opening 596 and 598 wherein.Upright opening 596 has the oval cross section be supported on by crosshead pin 600 on the bar 602 of shoulder retainer 418.The operation of shoulder retainer 418 is identical with the operation as shoulder retainer 118 in fig .15 of the first embodiment 100.

Figure 33 is the perspective view of shoulder retainer 418.Notice, bar 600 departs from the longitudinal center line through shoulder retainer 418.Referring now to Figure 34, show the upper smooth local upper view of bracket 410.Each in shoulder retainer bracing or strutting arrangement projects through the top of upper brace 574 and concordant with the top of upper brace 574.The cross section of inboard aperture 598 is circular.Therefore, when the bar 600 of shoulder retainer 418 is placed in this some holes 598, shoulder retainer 418 can not rotate, as described hereinbefore and with reference to the situation in the first embodiment 100 shown in Figure 15.But when one or two shoulder retainer 418 is arranged in apertura lateralis hole 596, they can tilt towards foot portion 406, as describing with reference to Figure 15 in the first embodiment 100.

In this embodiment of fitness equipment 400, not only user have by shoulder retainer 418 patchhole 596 time rotating shoulder retainer 418 to adapt to the selection of different shoulder width, and one or two shoulder retainer 418 can insert in endoporus 598 to provide further width adjustment.If shoulder retainer 418 is all positioned in endoporus 598, then can not carry out the adjustment of arm rope 414.This is called latched position.But, if any one or two shoulder retainers 418 are placed in exit orifice 596, the adjustment of arm rope 414 can be carried out with the shoulder retainer in exit orifice 596.

Figure 35 illustrates the fragmentary, perspective view of the bottom of the bracket 410 removed from fitness equipment 400.In this view, spring 420 is shown as and is connected to spring-support plate 584.Exemplary arm rope 414 is shown as through bullport 590 and enters rope cam mechanism 610.

The bottom plan view of the cephalic par of the bracket 410 of bracket 410 has been shown in Figure 36 and 37.These two views illustrate configuration and the operation of the rope cam mechanism 610 of this embodiment according to present disclosure.For clarity sake, not shown arm rope 414.For every root rope 414, rope cam mechanism 6100 comprises spring biased cable reel 612, and it is arranged on below gripper shoe 578, for rotating around horizontal axis, and is supported by from the collateral fagging 258 of bearing frame.Cable reel 302 has disc spring portion 614 and cable support portion 616.One end (not shown) of rope 414 is fastened to the cable support portion 616 of spool 612 and is wound around around cable support portion 616.As Figure 35, shown in 36 and 37, two spools 612 of rope cam mechanism 610 are selectively arranged on below the bottom side surface of platform 578 side by side.

Disc spring portion 614 is threaded io cable support portion 616 or integral with cable support portion 616, and preferably support disc spring (not shown) wherein, the preload tension of tension is provided this disc spring is fastened to the cable support portion 616 of spool 612 during in its end on rope 414.Retraction assemblies 610 also comprises the unique spring-loaded rope clamp assemblies 618 being fastened to support platform 578, it may be operably coupled to actuator linkage 620, and actuator linkage 620 is activated by a shoulder retainer 418 when being arranged in suitable hole 596 again.

Actuator linkage 620 is supported on elongated flattened plates 622, elongated flattened plates 622 be fastened to gripper shoe 578 via securing member 624 and across shoulder retainer 418 just below and between collateral fagging 580 on hole 596 and 598.Every one end of dull and stereotyped 622 has the elongated open 626 of aliging with hole 596 and the circular open 628 alignd with hole 598.Being bearing in side by side pivotly, gusset piece 622 is a pair T-shaped connecting rod 630.Each T-shaped connecting rod 630 in the plane of gripper shoe 578 around connecting rod 630 connecting rod 630 is fastened to plate 622 pin 634 632 center pivotable.Each connecting rod 630 632 one end 636 be positioned to engage the bar 600 of the shoulder retainer 418 of patchhole 596.An other end 638 of 632 for T-shaped connecting rod 630 is connected with the corresponding end 638 of another connecting rod 630.The end 638 of two connecting rods 630 is preferably also linked together by disc spring 640.Each T-shaped connecting rod 630 comprises slender leg 642.The contiguous clamp assemblies 618 of end of this slender leg 642 is located.

Clamp assemblies 618 comprises pair of clamping members 650, and this is fixed to gripper shoe 578 to the outer clamping components in clamping components 650 by two securing members 652 and 654.Interior clamping components 650 is rotatably fixed to gripper shoe 578 with the relation laterally separated with fixed component 650 by securing member 652.Each clamping components has rope and to hold with a firm grip portion 656 and relative elongate arm 658.The supporting leg 642 of the contiguous connecting rod 630 of arm 658 of interior clamping components 650 is located.The portion of holding with a firm grip 656 of interior clamping components 650 is fastened to fixing outer clamping components 650 by disc spring 660, makes the portion of holding with a firm grip of interior clamping components 650 be pressed towards the portion of holding with a firm grip of fixing outer clamping components 650.Dull and stereotyped 662 are fastened on clamping components 650, alternatively between securing member 652 and clamping components 650 in each assembly 618.Finally, a pair cable guides 664 is preferably fastened to fagging 578 and is positioned between link assembly 620 and spool 612, rope 414 is made to have to pass through hole 590 in cephalic par plate 582, through cable guides 664, through clamping components 650, through another cable guides 664, arrive rope retraction spool 612 as shown in figure 35.

Retraction assemblies 610 is illustrated and is in rope lock-out state in Figure 36.In Figure 37, assembly 610 is illustrated and is in releasing orientation, and one of them shoulder retainer 418 (the shoulder retainer on the left of in Figure 37) is towards the pin sloped-end of fitness equipment framework 402.In this view of Figure 37, the bar 600 of left side shoulder retainer 418 presses against on the end 636 of connecting rod 630.This motion causes the opposite ends 638 of connecting rod 630 to turn clockwise downwards.Meanwhile, supporting leg 642 must also turn clockwise, and the arm 658 of interior clamping components 650 is rotated counterclockwise.Arm rope 414 discharges from clamping components 650 and allows the tensioning in sinistral rope spool felt by rope 414 by this action.

Meanwhile, the pin 632 that another connecting rod 630 is drawn towards around it is rotated counterclockwise, and this causes again its supporting leg 642 to be pushed against on the arm 658 of the interior clamping components 650 of another clamp assemblies 618, therefore makes interior clamping components 650 turn clockwise.Interior clamping components 650 this turns clockwise and to be separated from another arms rope 414 by clamping components 650, makes another arms rope 414 tension-stretched in sinistral rope spool 612.Therefore, can easily see, any one the shoulder retainer 418 in inclination exit orifice 596 will cause identical result, and the release of two clamp assemblies 618 on two arm ropes 414 allows user to adjust the length of every root rope independently.

Again, for this interchangeable retraction system 610, also it is expected to the arm rope cam mechanism external member of the remodeling for conventional fitness equipment according to present disclosure.This external member will comprise with two retraction spools 612 and install hardware, two clamp assemblies 618, link assembly 630, replacement shoulder retainer 418, two shoulder retainer bracing or strutting arrangements 594 and suitable instructions for mounting.

According in the fitness equipment bracket 410 of present disclosure, adjustable headrest can in conjunction with in the structure shown here.The bottom view of the upper support platform 574 of dress cushion shown in Figure 32.The rigid base of upper support board has and is separated and connect two sections 672 and 674 be separated by hinge 676.Each section 672 and 674 is made up of plastics, composite or timber.Section 672 also has hole 678, for receiving the shoulder retainer bracing or strutting arrangement 594 extended there through as mentioned above.Section 672 and 674 separates about 1/4 inch, with the gap that the cephalic par providing the platform 574 for making dress cushion is bending, as illustrated with reference to the first embodiment in Figure 19-21.But, in this fitness equipment 400, there is not cam bit 364.Instead as shown in figure 32, elongated adjustment lever 680 is fastened to the bottom side of cephalic par section 674.This lever 680 rotates around the securing member 682 of the bottom side being fixed to cephalic par section 674.One end 684 of lever 680 is with 90 degree of plain bendings from platform 574.This curved end 684 projects through the slit 686 in gripper shoe 578, as shown in figure 38.Curved end 684 has a series of recesses 688 of the height for adjusting cephalic par section 674.The end opposite of lever 680 can have knob 690, and knob 690 is fastened in this end opposite, for utilizing the response flange of cephalic par support panel 582, lever 680 is rotated into disengaging and engagement recesses 688.

The fitness equipment 400 of present disclosure can be configured to easily stacked, for stacked storage.Each leg 429 comprises the recess in the outer corner edge being designed to the fitness equipment 400 be assemblied in below.The bottom of each leg 429 that the equipment of being convenient to is laminated to each other has recess.By the joint in the recess in each leg in the exterior angle of the upright platform of the exterior angle of the cephalic par of fitness equipment and the pin end of fitness equipment to such as Figure 39, be convenient to stacked.When two or more fitness equipments 400 like this stacked time, they are firmly held in suitable position from the side by these legs 429.

And, lifter 412 from cephalic par 404 remove and be fastened to a support 700 (see Figure 31 and below Figure 40).Each shoulder retainer 418 is removed, and bar 600 is through shoulder retainer slotted opening 592, turns to 90 degree, makes pin 602 engagement head end support panel 582.

The downside view of the cephalic par of bracket 410 shown in Figure 40, Figure 40 shows the lifter 412 and shoulder retainer 418 that separate with these holding members.These holding members are the slits 592 in cephalic par plate 582 and spring support 700.Spring support 700 is flexibly stung to be maintained and retained in suitable position by lifter 412 in opening 564, and does not damage or otherwise damage the exterior finish of lifter 412.

When lifter 412 and shoulder retainer 418 are arranged on below bracket 410 as shown in figures 39 and 40, bracket 410 can be positioned at the cephalic par place of framework 402 completely, and optional coarse repacking pad 702 can be placed between bracket 410 and upright platform 423, to provide completely smooth matsurface.Bracket 410 is placed on the static position at cephalic par 404 place by this coarse repacking thing, and presents completely smooth surface to user.

Alternatively, fitness equipment 400 also can be constructed to the trapezoidal pylon assembly 800 that has as shown in figure 41.Pylon assembly 800 consists essentially of U-shaped pylon 802, trapezoidal swing 804 and a pair pylon socket 806.The cephalic par that pylon socket 806 is fastened to guide rail component 408 and cephalic par 404 to be extruded between portion 500 and is become the integral part of framework 402.The bottom of pylon 802 to be assemblied in socket 806 and to be drawn in socket 806, as illustrated in greater detail in Figure 43.

Pylon 802 is preferably tubular metal body, as aluminium or steel, and the shape that can bend to as shown in figure 41 or can be formed by the straight section by conventional 90 degree bend pipes connections.Pylon 802 has multiple eyebolt 808 separated, for connecting spring, band or the pulley 810 as practical training may need.Alternatively, the vertical leg of pylon 802 can have vertical slot and the adjustable be arranged on wherein is clamped, for by fixed thereon to spring, pulley 810 or eyebolt 808.

In addition, lifter 412 can be utilized or be replaced by U-shaped connector assembly 818, so that pulley 810 can be fastened on it.This U-shaped connector assembly 818 is assemblied in the lug boss 506 that cephalic par extrudes in portion 500, and connected in place by bolt as shown in figure 44, or alternatively, can be configured to by being such as used for as shown in figure 28 the identical manual bolts 413 that lifter 412 is fixed in place being fixed.When connector assembly 818 is used for replacing lifter 412, then the second pulley 810 (not shown) can be secured to assembly 818, and be used as lower arm rope guiding piece, arm rope is guided to lower pulley from bracket 410 and arrives bracelet, as the same in the embodiment 100 and 400 shown in Fig. 1 and 22 through upper sheave 810 by it.

Pylon socket 806 be illustrated in Figure 42 be arranged on a side rails component 408 cephalic par on.Pylon socket 806 is metal extrusions, preferred aluminum extrusions, and it has tube 820 and axially extended radial flange portions 822.Flange part 822 has margo 824 and plate portion 826, and the shape in this plate portion 826 is similarly formed as being assemblied on end plate 407 that cephalic par extrudes portion 500 and against on the end of side rails component 408.Alignment pin 409 is relative to guide rail component 408 and plate 407 directed flange portion 822, and nut (not shown) is used on bolt 828 so that cephalic par 404 and socket 806 are firmly-fixed to side rails component 408.

Figure 43 is the sectional view of the pylon 802 after being fastened on the assembling in socket 806.In the mode similar with the mode described above with reference to the lifter 412 be fastened in lug boss 506, the bottom of pylon 802 is equipped with threaded expander plug 830.The manual bolts 832 extended in the bottom of tube 820 is screwed in plug 830.When tightened, the lower end, bottom of pylon 802 is drawn in downwards in socket 806 by expansion plug 830 tightly, to complete the assembling of pylon 800 to framework 402.

Alternatively, the bottom 850 of pylon 820 can narrow, and shape is formed as telescopically is assemblied in cephalic par and extrudes in the lug boss 506 in portion 500, as shown in the perspective view of this alternative in Figure 45.This structure can get rid of the demand to pylon socket 806.In this replacement shown in Figure 45, manual bolts 832 can be used for the bottom 850 of pylon 820 to draw in lug boss 506 tightly again, and as previously mentioned, lifter 412 will be fastened in lug boss 506 the same.Certainly, in this replacement configuration, lifter 412 is not used.Instead, every arms rope 414 will be connected to pulley 810.

Turn to Figure 46 now, the exemplary handle end 880 of arm rope 114,414 is shown as and is connected to hand strap 900.End 880 at self upper rotary to form elasticity cringle 882.The free end 884 of end 880 is sewn or is otherwise for good and all fixed to end 880 to form cringle 882.This cringle 882 replaces the demand to the common metal for being connected to Conventional hand grips or plastic hasp folder.

Hand strap 900 has endless-belt portion 902, and its end being stitched to the arm rope material of short length is to form the flexible grommet 904 being connected to belt portion 902.Cross cringle 882 by making ring 904 and subsequently ring 904 passed in belt portion 902, flexible grommet 904 being connected to rope limit 882.This cause hand strap 900 substantially with the non-square fastening configured as shown in figure 46 to arm rope 114,414.The exercise device of any conventional fitness equipment or other utilization arm/pin rope and the fitness equipment 100,400 of present disclosure is may be used for by the arm rope 114,414 of hand strap 900 connected by this way.

The handle 910 with tubular handle 912 shown in Figure 47.This handle 910 can be used for replacing hand strap 900.Again, handle 910 preferably has flexible grommet 904 as above so that handle 910 is fastened to end 880.Alternatively, can adopt standard handle, it comprises the metal D shape ring being fastened to handle 910 replacing grommet 904.

Fitness equipment 100 or 400 can be constructed to have springboard 950 as shown in figure 48.This springboard 950 has substantially rectangular plate structure, and it has the foot portion 106 of loading downwards, two parallel struts 952 in the insert 510 in the lug boss 506 in 406.Each in these pillars 952 has rectangle or square cross sectional shape, as shown in the partial section of Figure 49.

Each pillar 952 comprises the leaf spring 954 separated for a pair, the pillar 952 in its biased counter-clockwise insert 510, makes effectively exist away from bracket 110 at springboard 950,410 preload.This squish and the rotary motion preloading the active force preventing springboard from applying on springboard at exercise period in response to user.When installing and using this springboard, this user being configured to springboard provides solid sensation.

In Figure 48, notice that the cephalic par 404 that foot lever 411 is shown as contiguous framework 402 is located.And the supporting component 470 of foot lever 411 is illustrated to be in and rotates freely position, wherein pin 461 is bonded in slit 484, as described with reference to Figure 29 and 30.When therefore foot lever 411 locates can move between the cephalic par 404 of framework 402 and foot portion 406, elastic resistance component 956 can be fastened to the connecting portion 154 of the leg section 156 of foot lever 411, and stretch around the cephalic par 404 of framework 402, as shown in figure 48.When constructing foot lever 411 by this way, user can be sitting in or lie on bracket 410, promptly foot lever 411 leg section 156 or the resistance provided by resistance component 956 is provided foot lever 411 is pulled to bracket 410.

Alternatively, foot lever 411 can rotate to upright position by user, and be down to foot lever 411 with the pin 461 in engagement recesses 482, each supporting component 470 is locked in the correct position on guide rail component 408 by pin 461.Bracket 410 can be pulled to cephalic par 404 with he or he arm by user subsequently.Will be understood that, resistance component 956 can be two components be separated, and each component is connected to cephalic par 404 individually, or can be single resistance component as shown in figure 48.And foregoing description is equally applicable to the first embodiment, above with reference to the body-building equipment 100 that Fig. 1-2 1 describes.

These are only exemplary embodiment and modification.Can one or more in conjunction with feature described herein according to the exercise equipment of present disclosure.Other amendment is easily understood being for a person skilled in the art.For simple example, any disc spring illustrated in the accompanying drawings can be replaced by stretchable elastic component, and vice versa.For another example, the holding member for holding lifter 412 and shoulder retainer in the storage location below the upper surface of fitness equipment bracket 41 can be different from clip 700 and slit 592.Lifter 412 can be assemblied in plate 582 or from the corresponding opening (not shown) the pin that plate 582 is given prominence to.Fitness equipment 100,400 can be constructed to the short supporting leg had as shown in figure 48, or have the long leg at least as shown in Fig. 1 and 22.Thus, all this replacements, change and amendment expection be included in ensuing claim and as in the scope that limited by ensuing claim.

Claims (15)

1. an exercise equipment, comprising:

Substantially rectangular framework, has and pair of parallelly separates side rails portion, cephalic par and foot portion;

Movable bracket, by side rails, portion supports, for movable support bracket between cephalic par and foot portion;

Biasing member, is connected between the bracket of framework and foot portion, for bracket being pressed to the foot portion of framework; With

The foot-supporting member supported by the side rails portion of framework, wherein each side rails portion has the outer surface of the inverted in cross-section roughly U-shape formed by perpendicular outer wall, described perpendicular outer wall starts at outside bottom margin place, the substantially vertical horizontal top wall extending to one, to be combined in inside and downward-sloping inwall and to terminate in the interior bottom portion edge separated with exterior base edge.

2. exercise equipment according to claim 1, wherein each side rails portion have between outer wall and inwall, for supporting the midfeather to downward-extension of foot-supporting member.

3. exercise equipment according to claim 2, wherein midfeather has upper lobes portion extending longitudinally and lower lobes portion extending longitudinally, is formed with the outside open slot towards outer wall between upper lobes portion extending longitudinally and lower lobes portion extending longitudinally.

4. exercise equipment according to claim 2, wherein each side rails portion comprises the horizontal wall between inwall and midfeather.

5. exercise equipment according to claim 2, wherein midfeather has the bottom formed in order to the horizontal rail of Support bracket.

6. exercise equipment according to claim 3, wherein one end of foot-supporting member is movably supported in outside open slot between upper lobes portion and lower lobes portion.

7. exercise equipment according to claim 2, wherein midfeather comprises multiple parts of locating foot-supporting member for the length along side rails component discretely.

8. exercise equipment according to claim 1, wherein each frame part has perpendicular outer wall and is combined in the horizontal top wall of the one in inside and downward-sloping inwall.

9. exercise equipment according to claim 8, wherein each side rails portion have between outer wall and inwall, for supporting the midfeather to downward-extension of foot-supporting member.

10. exercise equipment according to claim 9, wherein midfeather has upper lobes portion extending longitudinally and lower lobes portion extending longitudinally, is formed with the outside open slot towards outer wall between upper lobes portion extending longitudinally and lower lobes portion extending longitudinally.

11. exercise equipment according to claim 9, wherein each side rails portion comprises the horizontal wall between inwall and midfeather.

12. exercise equipment according to claim 9, wherein midfeather has the bottom formed in order to the horizontal rail of Support bracket.

13. exercise equipment according to claim 1, also comprise one or more hourglass cylindrical pin, and described one or more hourglass cylindrical pin is fixed to the foot portion of framework, for receiving the free end of a biasing member.

14. exercise equipment according to claim 13, wherein each pin has central axis, and with the first angle of the central axis leaving this pin from its base portion to waist upwards and to taper inwardly and outwards tapered with the second angle being greater than the first angle subsequently, make the free end of the spring be placed on this pin be securely held in the waist place of this pin.

15. exercise equipment according to claim 14, wherein said second angle is at least twice of described first angle.