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EP1923102A2
EP1923102A2 EP08002917A EP08002917A EP1923102A2 EP 1923102 A2 EP1923102 A2 EP 1923102A2 EP 08002917 A EP08002917 A EP 08002917A EP 08002917 A EP08002917 A EP 08002917A EP 1923102 A2 EP1923102 A2 EP 1923102A2
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  • U.S. Patent No. 4,603,855 discloses exercise equipment in which the handle, grasped by the individual using the equipment, can undergo three degrees of movement as it is positioned for a selected exercise. Although such equipment provides added adjustability, whereby many more exercises are possible, the particular arrangement disclosed in this patent, which includes mounting the handle on a telescoping arm, lacks sufficient strength and stability when constructed from conventional components or becomes very expensive to manufacture when special components are used to provide greater strength and stability.
  • the handle grasped by the user is movable to the desired position by a trolley, which moves along a curved rod track.
  • This equipment also provides added facility for a variety of different exercises.
  • the framework support structure of this exercise equipment particularly the single arced bar used to relocate the egress point, also provides only limited strength and stability when constructed from conventional components or becomes very expensive to manufacture when special components are used to provide greater strength and stability.
  • Cable-cross units of equipment now currently available provide a single step movable trolley that repositions an egress point along a straight bar, typically vertical in position, and typically have two such trolleys oriented side by side and spaced so a user can train in between them.
  • Such designs do not optimize the interaction with basic human movement, do not provide a full 360-degree training environment in which to train, particularly limited in delivering resistance from training vectors overhead as well as from below.
  • cable slack and changes in length relative to the egress point and the cable end that connects to the attachment create a serious problem.
  • a counterweight system as shown in patent U.S. Patent No. 5,102,122 can be used (but which calls for added steps to reposition the trolley due to the need to manually release the cable take-up means, unlock the trolley, move the trolley, relock the trolley and then relock the cable take-up means.)
  • the human body moves primarily in circular or rotating paths of motion as evidenced by Davinci's Study of Human Proportions.
  • resistance exercise units of equipment designed with resistance delivery systems oriented along an arced pathway are inherently more biomechanically optimized than those that are not, thus offering tremendous advantages to the user.
  • the invention provides units of equipment that allow for the minimum number of adjustments, ease of use and orientation of the user to change the desired exercise parameters and shorten the work out time, the ability to preset or easily reset the attachments.
  • exercise equipment including a housing having a curved path extending along the slot defining a curved path, multiple pairs of pulleys positioned along the curved path, each pair of pulleys having passed between them a cable, far from the proximal end of which is the distal end of the cable being attached to a source of resistance and the proximal ends being located outside the curved track and attached to a means that enables the user to exert force against the resistance.
  • the resistance may be variable.
  • the resistance may be a set of weights. A set of counterweights may be used to act as a cable-take-up means when different egress points along the curved track are utilized.
  • An economy model of the exercise equipment includes a framed housing having a curved track defining a prescribed curved path, a pair of pulleys on a movable trolley repositionable along the curved path, and having passed between them a cable, the proximal end of which is located outside the curved track and attached to a means that enables the user to exert force against the resistance, to which the distal end of the cable is attached.
  • the resistance may be variable.
  • the resistance may be a set of weights.
  • a set of counterweights may be used to act as a cable-take-up means when different egress points along the curved track are utilized.
  • Means for allowing the user to exercise force against a resistance may be a handle, strap, belt, rope, bar or any other means that are useful in exercising.
  • the exercise equipment is arranged for engagement by one arm or one leg or one body part at a time. If both arms or both legs or one of each or more than one body part are to engage the equipment simultaneously, two points of force application (i.e., universal connectors), suitably located, are provided and the overall exercise equipment has two parts.
  • the two parts can be separate units, placed side-by-side, parallel or at selected relative angles, or they can be integrated into a unitary construction.
  • multiple fixed egress points of the present invention provide a multitude of egress points for handles. It is merely necessary to grasp a handle at the desired egress point - no repositioning is necessary.
  • the movable trolley equipment of the present invention allows for one step to reposition a movable trolley along an arced track and provides a sturdy, less expensive frame and a single track for the trolley to move along to relocate the egress point from which to train with both light and heavy resistances.
  • the invention can comprise a mechanically or electronically actuated brake using levers, cables, pins, pads, or other braking means that is activated when the release mechanism for repositioning the trolley is used. When the mechanism to reposition the trolley is activated, the brake is released on the cable take-up means. When the trolley is repositioned and locked in place the brake is simultaneously locked.
  • the brake cable and cable take-up mechanism are oriented in such a way that when the trolley is moved along the arced path, the cable length remains constant with regards to the egress point and the cable end that connects to the attachment.
  • This brake and cable take-up system can be applied in both a fixed end and closed loop cable system. It can also be used when the take-up means is between the point of egress and the resistance means, or past the end of the resistance means as shown in patent U.S. Patent No.5,102,122 .
  • Two units of equipment are capable of being used simultaneously by a single user exercising two limbs or other parts of his or her body simultaneously or by two users simultaneously.
  • the two units of equipment may be placed side-by-side parallel or at selected relative angles. They may be integrated into a unitary construction and may utilize a multifunctional chair or bench, which can be positioned to cooperatively function with the exercise equipment.
  • the curved tracts may also be affixed to frames, which allow each to rotate vertically around to create a 360-degree totally repositionable workout environment about the user while he/she is positioned between the curved tracts as shown in patent 5,102,122.
  • exercise equipment including in one aspect a cable means attached at its distal end to a weight system, which cable means cooperates with pulley means for switching between a 2:1 mechanical advantage and a 1:1 ratio, the proximal end of the cable means being used to exert effort against the weight system.
  • the weight system is variable. There may be a set of counterweights.
  • the cable means that enables the user to exert force against the weight system may be a handle, strap, belt, rope, bar or leg curl.
  • Multiple cables may be used and when the equipment is set to operate as a 2:1 mechanical advantage system, the proximal end of a cable may be pulled around a pulley and simultaneously a counterweight at the distal end of the cable will rest against a stop, thereby creating an anchor at the distal end and completing the 2:1 mechanical advantage system.
  • An economy model of the exercise equipment includes a framed housing having a curved track defining a prescribed curved path, a pair of pulleys on a movable trolley repositionable along the curved path, and having passed between them a cable, the proximal end of which is located outside the curved track and attached to a means that enables the user to exert force against the resistance, to which the distal end of the cable is attached.
  • the resistance may be variable.
  • the resistance may be a set of weights.
  • a set of counterweights may be used to act as a cable-take-up means when different egress points along the curved track are utilized.
  • a bilateral lifting system comprises multiple cables, the ends of which are directed by pulleys to a position where their ends where attachments are connected at both ends of each cable with a single weight stack at the mid area of each cable.
  • the cables pass through a set of multiple pulleys running parallel atop the weight stack and are directed by another series of pulleys to the respective egress points of the cables.
  • Means for allowing the user to exercise force against a resistance may be a handle, strap, belt, rope, bar or any other means that are useful in exercising.
  • FIGS. 1-19 illustrate a first preferred deluxe embodiment of the invention.
  • FIGS. 20-25 illustrate an optional chair or bench that may be used with the units of equipment of the invention.
  • FIGS. 26-31 illustrate a simpler, economy embodiment of the invention.
  • FIGS. 32-34D illustrate a first aspect of the invention, i.e., the 2:1 mechanical advantage system.
  • FIGS. 35 and 36 illustrate a second aspect of the invention i.e., the bilateral lifting system.
  • FIGS. 1 to 31 the same or similar parts are identified by the same reference number.
  • FIG. 1 is an x-ray side top isometric view of one embodiment of exercise equipment 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention.
  • a greater or smaller number of pairs of pulleys could be used.
  • the resistance, a weight stack 13 is comprised of a number of small weights that can be used in combination. In order to further simplify and thereby clarify the description in FIGS.
  • cables 9 have generally been omitted as well as their paths through the series of rollers 15, pairs of pulleys 11 and multiple pulleys 14.1 and 14.2.
  • the proximal end of each of the cables 9, outside rollers 15, is attached to a means that enables a user to exert force against the resistance.
  • the distal ends of the cables 9 are threaded between rollers 15 and pulleys 11 and then through a series of pulleys, one of which is identified as 14.1 and 14.2.
  • FIG. 2 is a simplified x-ray side view of the exercise equipment 10 in FIG. 1 .
  • the parts illustrated have been identified in the description of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 2 shows markings on the side frame 12 of the equipment that indicate the position of the pulleys on the arc of the equipment.
  • FIG. 3 is a more detailed x-ray side view of the exercise equipment 10 in FIG. 2 .
  • the proximal end of each of the cables 9, outside rollers 15, is attached to a means that enables a user to exert force against the resistance.
  • Examples of those means are a bar 100, a loop handle 102 and a cuff 103, all of which have a fastener 101.1 that enables them to be attached to fastening point 101 at the proximal ends of cables 9.
  • the bar 100, loop handle 102 and cuff 103 may be mixed or matched at the proximal ends of cables 9.
  • Seven cables 9 are strung from the proximal end external to the equipment 10 through pairs of pulleys 11 from which they exit in generally horizontal position to the right where they pass over redirection pulleys 14 to change direction to vertically upward.
  • the pulleys 14 serve to redirect the cables 9 from a generally horizontal incoming direction to vertical upward direction.
  • the remainder of the parts depicted in FIG. 3 with the exception of Pulleys 14.1, are described in the description of FIGS. 1 , 4 , 8 , 10 and 11 .
  • Pulleys 14.1 serve to redirect the distal ends of the cables 9 from a generally vertical upward direction to a substantially horizontal direction to seven aligned pulleys 14.2 (only two of which are shown) and serve to redirect cables 9 to a substantially vertical downward direction.
  • the distal ends of the cables 9 after pulleys 14 are shown in FIG. 4 .
  • FIG. 4 is an x-ray front view of a portion of the exercise equipment in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4 illustrates in more detail how one cable 9.1 is strung through the equipment 10.
  • the cables 9 are horizontally redirected when they pass over pulleys 14.1 and then vertically downward as they pass over pulleys 14.2 where the distal ends of cables 9 are attached to counterweights 16. When the proximal end of a cable 9 is pulled, it raises the counterweights 16.
  • a horizontal plate 18 with holes, slots or other openings cut so the cables 9 pass through the plate 18 is positioned above the counterweights 16 and extended over and attached or welded to a vertically positioned guiding means, e.g., a linear bearing 18.1 (or other guiding mechanism such as a roller system, or a bushing housed in a tube traveling on a rod, bar or other vertical support) traveling along a vertical shaft 20 positioned between the weight stack 13 and the counterweights 16.
  • a linear bearing 18.1 or other guiding mechanism such as a roller system, or a bushing housed in a tube traveling on a rod, bar or other vertical support
  • Single cable 9.1 which is attached to the underside of horizontal plate 18 and to a pulley 14.3 below, then routed upward to two pulleys 14.4 above the weight stack and down to a plate 13.1 to guide the weights 13 vertically along two upright guide rods 22 extending downward through the weight stack 13 and a rod 23 extending downward through the center of the weight stack with holes 24 cut in it to allow a selector pin 25 to slide into the weight stack 13 so the user can select the desired weight to lift.
  • the counterweight 16 is lifted, thereby lifting the horizontal plate assembly 18 and the selected weight 13.
  • Other cables 9 in the system that are not engaged by the user at that time are held in the ready position by their respective counterweights 16.
  • each slot and counterweight 16 positioned side by side at the end of each respective cable 9, (one counterweight 16 for each cable 9 threaded through the system) positioned next to the resistance, which in this case is a set of weights 13, and housed within a vertical set of guide tracks 17 (see FIGS. 5 , 6 and 10 ). They are positioned within the housing on the far side of the weights, but could be positioned in other arrangements relative to the resistance. Optimal positioning is next to or adjacent to the resistance.
  • the counterweights 16 are optimally also positioned at or slightly beneath the top plane of the weight stack 13, but could be positioned above the top plate.
  • FIG. 5 is a partial isometric view of the top of the equipment 10.
  • FIG. 6 is a partial isometric backside view of the bottom of the equipment 10.
  • FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of part of FIG. 6 .
  • FIG. 8 shows a variation of FIG. 4 .
  • Another method of lifting the weight stack is to have the horizontal plate 19 (see FIG 9 ) attached to the linear bearing 18.1 extended to reach out over the weight stack 13 and fastened or welded to a set of guide tubes 21 to guide the weights 13 vertically along two upright guide rods 22 extending downward through the weight stack 13 and a rod 23 extending downward through the center of the weight stack with holes 24 cut in it to allow a selector pin 25 to slide into the weight stack 13 so the user can select the desired weight to lift.
  • the counterweight 16 is lifted, thereby lifting the horizontal plate assembly 19 and the selected weight 13.
  • Other cables 9 in the system that are not engaged by the user at that time are held in the ready position by their respective counterweights 16.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a variation of the bottom of the equipment 10 shown in FIG. 6 .
  • FIG. 10 is an x-ray top isometric view of the exercise equipment 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention. The parts illustrated in this FIG. have been described in connection with the previous FIGS.
  • FIG. 11 is an x-ray top view of the exercise equipment 10. The parts depicted have been described in connection with the previous FIGS.
  • FIG. 12 is an x-ray side view of one pair of pulleys 11 and roller 15 that is rotatably set in bracket 116, which in turn is set in the curved track 12.
  • the other parts depicted have been described in connection with the previous FIGS.
  • FIG. 13 is an x-ray top view of FIG. 12 showing the rollers 15 over the pulleys 11. The parts depicted have been described in connection with the previous FIGS.
  • FIG. 14 is an x-ray isometric view of one of the rollers 15 that is shown in FIG. 13 .
  • the parts depicted have been described in connection with the previous FIGS.
  • FIGS. 12-14 arrangement A system of rollers 15 over the pulleys 11 is shown in FIGS. 12-14 arrangement allows the cable 9 to be pulled from the equipment 10 and routed in any direction (limited only by the equipment body itself) for infinitely positionable resistance training with ease and fluidity while optimizing the intended design of the pulleys 11 themselves which is to have the cable travel along their center axis.
  • FIGS. 15-18 show a swiveling (vertically approximately 150°) pulley or pulleys 30 in mounting bracket 31.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates an x-ray top view of FIG. 12 showing a swiveling pulley 30 with a rub block 30.1 set in swiveling bracket 31 instead of the rollers 15 over the pulleys 11 shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 .
  • FIG. 16 illustrates an x-ray top view of FIG. 12 showing a swiveling pair of pulleys 30 instead of the rollers 15 over the pulleys 11 shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 .
  • FIG. 17 shows a modification of the embodiment of FIG. 16 with a dial 31.1 to indicate the angle left or right that the cable 9 is pulled from the equipment 10.
  • FIG. 16-18 show a swiveling pair of pulleys 30 with a dial 31.2 to indicate the angle up or down that the cable is pulled from the equipment and indicator 31.3 to indicate the egress point along the arced track the cable 9 is being pulled from.
  • This pair of pulleys which is intended to replace the rollers 15, are mounted on, and can swivel about, pivot point 31.4, and can thus follow the cable as it exits the machine.
  • the other parts depicted have been described in connection with the previous FIGS.
  • This arrangement allows for the use of a unique vector marking/ reading and monitoring system (VMRMS) which is inherent in this invention.
  • VRMS vector marking/ reading and monitoring system
  • This marking system and recording method can be applied to many of the three-dimensional pulley/cable training systems now on the market which use an extended arm method that rotates a swiveling pulley mounted at the egress end and pivots the other end on a point attached midway up the housing of the resistance.
  • the unique vector marking/reading and analysis system of the invention can also be applied to these devices as well by placing them at the three points of axis. Yet, the design of the invention further optimizes the use of the vecor monitoring reading measuring system (VMRMS) and makes its use more practical and easier so that the curved track itself, whether on the multiple fixed point systems or the movable trolley systems, acts as a compass itself. Therefore when the desired egress point is selected all three markings from which to obtain the reading are immediately disposed next to each other. This is advantageous in that the user can see all three readings simultaneously during the movement of the exercise, making tracking, recording and monitoring easier. This system lends itself to even further advancements by the addition of sensors to the pair of pulleys 11 and cable 9 that record and display the speed and directional readings.
  • VRMS vecor monitoring reading measuring system
  • FIG. 19 is another x-ray top isometric view of the exercise equipment 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention, wherein the parts have previously been described.
  • FIGS. 20 to 24 illustrate one example of optional ancillary equipment that may be used with the exercise equipment 10 of the invention.
  • FIG. 20 is an x-ray side view of a chair or bench 40 that is an optional feature of the equipment 10 shown attached to the exercise equipment 10 of the invention.
  • Chair or bench 40 is shown with cushion 41 in the upright or chair position. When cushion 41 is positioned horizontally over cushion 42, it forms a bench with seat cushion 43.
  • the cushion 41 may be adjusted horizontally by moving cushion 41 back and forth and securing it in the desired position by inserting a pin 45.1 in an adjusting hole in member 45 and horizontal adjustment bar 48 (as shown in FIG. 22 ).
  • the angle of cushion 41 may be changed by pulling pin 44.1 from adjustment means 49 and moving side support members 44 (pivoting about bolts passing through 44 and extensions 50 and pillow blocks 51 attached to member 45) relative to adjustment means 49 and then inserting a pin 44.1 in the appropriate holes in parts 44 and 49 (as shown in FIG. 22 ). All of parts 41 to 46 and 48 to 51 are directly or remotely attached to its frame members 47. As is best illustrated in Fig. 23 , the leg extension pads are pivoted centrally in front of the seat cushion 43.
  • FIG. 21 is an x-ray top view of the chair or bench 40 shown in FIG. 20 .
  • FIG. 22 is an x-ray front view of the chair or bench 40 shown in FIG. 20 showing how cushion 41 and support members 44 pivot about a set of posts 50 attached to a set of pillow blocks 51 attached to cover plates 45 riding on horizontal adjustment bars 48 mounted on both sides of frame 47, not shown in other FIGS. It also shows how cushion 41 can be adjusted along a horizontal path forward and backward along adjustment bars 48.
  • FIG. 23 is a top isometric view of the chair or bench 40 shown in FIG. 20 .
  • FIG. 24 is a bottom isometric view of the chair or bench 40 shown in FIG. 20 .
  • FIG. 25 illustrates two units of the equipment 10 of the invention joined together through intermediate connectors 110 with bench 40 positioned between the units, and posts or hooks 111 which are used as a rack for holding handles, grips, bars and other attachments. These units. which are placed side bside, can be arranged at any selected relative angle.
  • Movable trolley equipment 60 is shown in FIGS. 26 to 31 .
  • FIGS. 26 and 27 show only selected parts of equipment 60
  • FIG. 26 is a front view of an economy model 60 of the invention, which has a single cable 68.
  • the movable trolley equipment 60 has a curved track 64.
  • Single cable 68 is connected to a resistance means 69 (depicted here as a weight stack, but could be another form of resistance) and then routed by a series of pulleys, collectively indicated as 70.
  • the movable trolley system 63 of the invention preferably has a one-step system for repositioning the housing 61 and taking up the cable slack by simultaneously activating cable take up means 72.
  • the proximal end of cable 68 is connected to the attachment 76 (shown as a handle, but could be any number of different attachments as shown in FIG. 3 ).
  • FIG. 27 is a top view of the economy model 60 depicted in FIG. 26 .
  • lever 74 is pulled inward (to the left) causing it to rotate on pivot connection 74.3 acting as a fulcrum.
  • the end of 74 is attached to pin 74.1 and to the end of a flexible sheathed cable 75.
  • lever 74 When lever 74 is pulled inward it pulls the pin 74.1 out of positioning hole 74.2 on housing 61 and out of positioning hole 64.2 located on curved flat bar 64.1 within the housing 61 traveling along curved flat bar 64.1 and curved round bar 64, thus freeing it up for repositioning movable trolley system 63 and egress point 67 along the curved track.
  • brake cable 75 is pulled outward from housing 61 (shown in FIG.
  • cable take-up mechanism 72 acting as a counterweight (instead of a counterweight, a spring, elastic cord, electronic take-up means or a winch may be used) comprised of a pulley 72.1 (shown in FIG. 28 ) wherein cable 68 is routed through pulley system 70 to the under side of pulley 72.1 then to the resistance means 69 shown here as a weight stack, moves vertically up or down to take out the slack in the cable 68.
  • Pulley 72.1 is mounted on a hollow housing 72.2 with bushings or rollers within (bushings or rollers not shown) (or can be a pulley mounted on a movable housing that can travel in a substantially vertical direction on any number of various track, rods, tubes, shafts or bars) and set to travel along vertical bar 73.1 set within the housing 72.2.
  • the cable take-up mechanism 72 travels in a substantially vertical direction up or down in direct proportion to the distance the movable trolley system 63 is moved along the arced curve.
  • the brake 73 and cable take-up means 72 as well as the moveable trolley system 63 can be applied in both a fixed end and a closed loop cable system. Brake 73 can also be used when the cable take-up means 72 is between the egress point 67 and the resistance means 69, or past the end of the resistance means 69 as shown in U.S. Patent No. 5,102,122 .
  • FIG. 28 is a left isometric view of the model 60 of FIG. 26 .
  • the movable trolley equipment 60 allows for one step to reposition a movable trolley system 63 comprised of a housing 61 shown here to contain a pair of bushings 61.3 fixed within it (yet could be made of a housing with rollers, bearings or other gliding means) and a one-step release/lever 74 and a brake mechanism comprised of parts 74.1 - 74.3 (shown in FIG. 27 ) to reposition the movable trolley system 63.
  • the housing 61 can be positioned along a curved track shown here as curved rod 64 and curved flat bar 64.1 running parallel to each other and having an equally spaced slot between them (yet could be made of other combinations of rods, bars, tubes or tracks having housing with rollers, bearings or other gliding means traveling upon them or a solid track with a movable trolley affixed).
  • the movable trolley equipment 60 of the invention preferably has a one-step system for repositioning the movable trolley system 63 and taking up the slack in cable 68 by simultaneously activating cable take up means 72.
  • a one-step system has a mechanically or electronically actuated brake 73 (shown in FIG. 30 ) using levers, cables, pins, pads, or other braking means that is activated when the one-step release mechanism 74 shown as a lever but could be a knob, handle, push- button or other actuating means for repositioning the movable trolley system 63 is used.
  • the brake 73 at the distal end of brake cable 75 is simultaneously released on the cable take-up means 72 which acts as a counterweight.
  • a counterweight a spring, elastic cord, electronic take-up means or a winch may be used.
  • the brake cable 75 and one-step cable take-up mechanism 72 are oriented in such a way that when the housing 61 is moved along the curved track, the length of the cable 68 remains constant with regards to the egress point 67 and the proximal end of cable 68 that connects to the attachment 76 (shown as a handle).
  • the brake73 (as seen in FIG. 30 ) is simultaneously unlocked, allowing the cable slack to be taken up by cable take-up mechanism 72.
  • FIG. 29 is an enlarged view of an alternative design of the movable trolley system 63 shown in FIG. 28 . It illustrates a non-pivoting housing 77 containing pulleys 62 attached by extensions 78 to movable housing 61 and one-step release mechanism/lever 74. Cable 68 passes through slots in the narrow ends of housing 77 and through pulleys 62 as the housing 61 is repositioned along track 64.
  • This non- pivoting housing enables the attachment of pulleys (or pulley) 30 in mounting bracket 31 as depicted in FIG. 16 or pulley 30 and rub block 30.1 in mounting bracket 31 as depicted in FIG. 15 or rollers 15 as depicted in FIG. 13 to be mounted over pulleys 62.
  • FIG. 30 is a right side view of the model 60 of FIG. 26 . It shows a connecting metal brace 65.1 attached to vertical bar 65 and curved flat bar 64.1.
  • the metal brace 65.1 serves to keep the curved track in line when resistance is applied during use of the exercise equipment 10.
  • FIG. 30 . 1 is an enlarged view of part of the model 60 of FIG. 30 . It shows pulleys 62 mounted to a bar 62.1 attached to a pivoting point 62.2 attached to the end of support bracket 61.2 which, in turn, is attached to housing 61. Cable 68 can pass between pulleys 62 thus allowing the user to be able to pull on attachment 76 in any direction as the pulleys pivot about point 62.2, limited only by the body of the frame 60.
  • FIG. 31 is a right isometric view of the model 60 of FIG. 26 .
  • the movable trolley system of the invention is more conventional in its fabrication, preferably using welded square tubing as its frame and exposing more of the inner workings of the equipment as do many cable-cross units of equipment currently on the market which are made with sturdy enough materials and careful design as to minimize the risk of snapping cables and pinching extremities.
  • its overall design is unique due to the use of the curved track (made up in this version of a curved round bar 64 and a curved flat bar 64.1 but could be made of other combinations and forms of curved rods, bars cylinders or tubes) and the one-step cable take up system 72 and the movable trolley system 63. Its safety is increased.
  • the movable trolley system of the invention provides most, if not all of the benefits of the fixed egress system of the first preferred embodiment of this invention.
  • pulleys located within swiveling housings wherein the housing swivels around a vertical bar or at the end of an extended moveable arm.
  • Such swiveling systems can be used fairly well on a curved system a shown in FIGS.26-28 and 30-31 .
  • a better method is to use a single pulley or a set of fixed double pulleys which can be fixed in a side wall as shown in the multiple egress system of the invention or a set of fixed double pulleys which can be fixed in a housing which runs parallel to the curve and is mounted on a trolley (as seen in FIG. 29 ).
  • Such fixed systems can then use the pulley (or pulleys) 30 in mounting bracket 31 swiveling left or right approximately 150° as depicted in FIG. 16 or rollers 15 in FIG. 13 over the pulleys 11.
  • This arrangement allows the cable to be pulled from the equipment and routed in any direction (limited only by the equipment body itself) for infinitely positionable resistance training with ease and fluidity while optimizing the intended design of the pulleys themselves, which is to have the cable travel along their center axis.
  • This arrangement also allows for the use of a unique vector marking, reading and monitoring system (VMRMS), which is inherent in what is claimed in this invention.
  • VRMS vector marking, reading and monitoring system
  • the new moveable trolley system 63 with its one step repositioning system comprised of release mechanism/lever 74 and cable take-up mechanism 72 and brake system 73 takes what otherwise would be a six step process when using the moveable trolley system as is the case with ELGIN and the equipment described in U.S. Patent No. 5,102,111 (up to twelve in the dual equipment configuration) and breaks it down to one or two steps. The only thing necessary to change often is the means for changing the amount of resistance the user wants. Everything else is made simple.
  • the Total Body equipment of the invention optimizes both form and function and provides the ability to create diverse product lines utilizing the core concept and virtually identical parts, whereby manufacture of entire new lines of products is made possible by simple combinations of egress points. They also can work in conjunction with specially designed benches, a multi-positionable/multi-functional chair with interchangeable parts and various grips, bars and attachments to create an easily expanded use of the new line of products. This line can be further diversified to meet the needs of specific user groups by reconfiguring and customizing the resistance means with differing iterations of progressive weight resistance.
  • the units of equipment in the line can be made from standard metal tubing, cables or straps, pulleys and one or more resistance means. They can also be fabricated from parts made out of sheet metal or sheet plastic in conjunction with standard cables or straps, pulleys and resistance means available to create a line of similar characteristics yet having a totally new look and product styling. Such fabrication using almost 100% laser cut sheet material in the frame and housings is unique in that it requires few welded parts, unlike any device currently available, which provide both light and heavy loads of resistance. Standard sets of parts are preprogrammed into the laser, cut as needed, then easily mixed and matched to create an easy to assemble and wide variety of different units of equipment that comprise an easily expandable line.
  • This unique core design in this field allows for greater ease of manufacture and use of fewer parts yielding the ability to fabricate two or more product series with four or more different product lines in each, with a dozen or more products in each line.
  • Units of equipment made with the movable trolley system or the multiple fixed point system offer many unique advantages over units of equipment currently available. Particularly providing the user the ability to train for muscular development in three dimensional space in such ways that more closely relate to real human movement patters found in real life functions such as playing sports, carrying groceries, getting up and down out of chairs, performing lifting tasks at work, etc. It also allows for those in physical rehabilitation to more easily reach muscle groups that need work, can provide both light and heavier resistance loads which are now measurable and consistent throughout the movement and able to be repeated in three dimensional space. Up until now therapists relied on fixed point, low weight pulley systems or ones that travel along a straight line vertically positioned along side the user; and rubber band and rubber straps fixed to door knobs and wall rods and the like.
  • Units of equipment with multiple fixed egress points offer another type of improvement over units of equipment currently available.
  • This design eliminates the need for a cable take-up locking mechanism and the added steps of having to unlock then relock the connecting means users have to perform each time when moving to a different point of egress.
  • the fixed egress point design is unique in that it eliminates the step of having to constantly reposition the egress point and lock it in place, thereby eliminating another step for the user. It further eliminates steps for the user by allowing a multiple combination of grips, handles and bars to be attached ahead of time, so changing exercises is faster, more efficient and easier.
  • This third pulley 30 or dual pulleys mounted in front of the two fixed pulleys 11 or 62 allows for compass recorders to be easily affixed at the point of all three ranges of egress thereby allowing the user a simple and effective means to record training data and progress. It also makes it easy to return to the unit and repeat the exact training movement and measure the movement in three-dimensional space.
  • FIG. 32 is a front view of the 2:1 mechanical advantage system.
  • FIG. 33 is a top view of the 2:1 mechanical advantage system.
  • FIG. 34A is a side view of the adjustment module of the 2:1 mechanical advantage system.
  • FIG. 34B is a front view of part of the adjustment module of the 2:1 mechanical advantage system.
  • FIG. 34C is a side view of part of the adjustment module of the 2:1 mechanical advantage system.
  • FIG. 34D is a front view of the pulley part of the 2:1 mechanical advantage system.
  • frame 241 of exercise equipment 240 provides means for other components of the equipment to be attached.
  • the 2:1 mechanical advantage connector means is shown in FIGS. 32 and 34A as a rod-type pin could instead be a rod, bar, latch, switch or other type of connector means 201.
  • Connector means 201 is inserted through a rod, bar, latch, switch or other type of cable linking means, which links cable 209.1 with cable 215.1 by two swaged balls 203 (or rod, bar, latch, switch or other type of other connector means) attached to the ends of cables 209.1 and 215.1, and then inserted into a rod, bar, latch, switch or other type of connector means 204.
  • the weight stack When the pin 201 is inserted through a rod, bar, latch, switch or other of type of connectors 202 and 204 and the user pulls on the attachment at the egress point of the cable, the weight stack is lifted with a 1:1 ratio of resistance.
  • the cable slack created by cable 215.1 is taken up by a counter weight 216.1 connected at the distal end of cable 215.1 as it travels over redirectional pulleys 218.1 above, allowing it to drop into guide shaft 216.2.
  • the cables 209 are horizontally redirected when they pass over pulleys 214.1 and then vertically downward as they pass over pulleys 214.2 where the distal ends of cables 209 are attached to counterweights 216. When the proximal end of a cable 209 is pulled, it raises the counterweights 216.
  • a horizontal plate 218 with holes, slots or other openings cut so the cables 209 pass through the plate 218 is positioned above the counterweights 216 and extended over and attached or welded to a vertically positioned guiding means, e.g., a linear bearing 218.8 (or other guiding mechanism such as a roller system, or a bushing housed in a tube traveling on a rod, bar or other vertical support) traveling along a vertical shaft 220 positioned between the weight stack 213 and the counterweights 216.
  • a linear bearing 218.8 or other guiding mechanism such as a roller system, or a bushing housed in a tube traveling on a rod, bar or other vertical support traveling along a vertical shaft 220 positioned between the weight stack 213 and the counterweights 216.
  • Single cable 209.1 which is attached to the underside of horizontal plate 218 and to a pulley 214.3 below, then routed upward to two pulleys 214.4 above the weight stack and down to a plate 213.1 to guide the weights 213 vertically along two upright guide rods 222 extending downward through the weight stack 213 and a rod 223 extending downward through the center of the weight stack with holes 224 cut in it to allow a selector pin 225 to slide into the weight stack 213 so the user can select the desired weight to lift.
  • the counterweight 216 When the user pulls on the cable 209 end at the point of egress, the counterweight 216 is lifted, thereby lifting the horizontal plate assembly 218 and the selected weight 213.
  • Other cables 209 in the system that are not engaged by the user at that time are held in the ready position by their respective counterweights 216.
  • the distal ends of the cables 209 are attached to a counterweight 216, which travels vertically through a slot mounted in a housing with each slot and counterweight 216 positioned side by side at the end of each respective cable 209, (one counterweight 216 for each cable 209 threaded through the system) positioned next to the resistance, which in this case is a set of weights 213, and housed within a vertical set of guide tracks 217. They are positioned within the housing on the far side of the weights, but could be positioned in other arrangements relative to the resistance. Optimal positioning is next to or adjacent to the resistance.
  • the counterweights 216 are optimally also positioned at or slightly beneath the top plane of the weight stack 216, but could be positioned above the top plate.
  • FIG. 35 is a front view of the bilateral lifting system.
  • FIG. 36 is a top view of the bilateral lifting system.
  • Frame 261 of a bilateral lifting system 260 uses multiple cables 262 and 263, having two ends directed by pulleys 264 to where attachments can be connected at both ends of each cable 262 and 263.
  • Using both ends of cables 262 and 263 allows users more choices of positions to choose from when training on a single machine and can be accomplished by inserting a single weight stack 265 or other resistance means at the mid area of each cable 262 and 263.
  • the cables 262 and 263 may pass through a set of multiple pulleys 266 running parallel atop the weight stack 265 and directed by a series of pulleys 264 to the respective egress points of cables 262 and 263.
  • Such a system can be used in connection with the first aspect of the current invention and can also be used in connection with other exercise equipment currently on the market such as the CYBEX FT 360 or the similar unit by Ground Zero.

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