US1905092A - Exercise machine - Google Patents

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April 25, 1933. P. s. HARDY 1,905,092

EXERCISE MACHINE Filed Aug. 11, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l .i if

- $4 IN ENTOR 3 /L4 BY AT April 25, 1933. P. s. HARDY EXERCISE MACHINE Filed Aug. 11, 1931 2 Shets-Sheet 2 BY law-0W4 fi Patented Apr. 25, 1933 UNITED PETER s. HARDY, or sirne'rronn, .colv ino'rronr, nssisnon To n m 'eemeemf APPARATUS COMPANY, Inca, on NEW- YORK, N; Y; A eon ronerronor DELAWARE nxnRoIsE MACHINE,

Application 'fi1ed- Au"g\ 1st 11, 1931. Serial nc. 556,380. 1

The object of this invention is to provide an exercising apparatus of the same general type as that disclosed in the Thompson and Hardy Patent No. 1,750,549 ofcMarch 11, 1930 in that the apparatus comprises a pair of spaced irai'lson which aseat .is movably mounted the said seat ;being provided with a resistance against rearward movement, tensionedchand cordsyand a foot rest against which the operator pushes. :In the;

present apparatus however, the apparatus comprises two primary sections of novel form and arrangement the front section being pivoted to fold under :the rear section and being of such formas :tocombine lightness of construction with great rigidityand strength, providing also .a novel form of guiding means for the pull cords. Furthermore, the rear framev section comprises front and rear metallic supporting members adapted to receive and in turnibe held in spaced relation bylight rails 'of-wood or metal upon which the seat is supported for movement. When the front or supplemental frame section is extended, the tendency of the hand cords, when the device is operated, will be to swing the said framem'em- .ber upwardly on its pivot, but the said frame member is locked against-such movement, however, by anovel method I of mutual abutment of the frame members which will permitthe supplemental member to be moved under themain member. j

Further objects of the invention will hereinafter appear.

The invention will'be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in" which I 1 Fig. l is a plan view ofan embodiment of the invention, the supplemental framememher being", in extended position.

Fig. Q'is a view in elevation of the same,

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 7 is asectional view ofpthe foot i Referring to the drawings, (it Lwill be-seen the embodiment thereinfillustrated comprises a main frame member formed ofathe'spaced end members and parallel side railsconnect mg .the end members. iEach endimember comprises spaced legs -1 connected :by an in tegral cross-member 2,. each leg being. formed with a depression or saddle .to -receivegthe' end of a ,side, rail;3.- Ifidesired,Itheside rails ,may be of woogd and secured to the legs l=by screws. or .bolts; 'Moufnted to ,move longitud nally ofthe siderails, and sup: ported thereby, gis a seat 4.; "The wheels 5w of -'-the seat 4 may run in grooves 3mformed mztheside rails-3. 5'

The front sgs 1 in the ma frame member 'are provided: with 1 smooth surfaced abutments 5',- Fig.- 5, .to' receivethe apertured bearing bossesto projecting .later-.

allyof-f thes'upplementalframe. ZThelegs at this point are to re'ceive 'stud screws the supplemental-frame. i 1

The supplemental frame member is formed with rearwardly widely spaced-arms i 7 Figs: Q i 3 and :5; serving-as pivotal-supports for r i W 8 'and the forwardly projecting bar-like member 800. Arms--8 are .provided .with

outerdepending-flanges 8am, Fig. 5. These flanges at their rear, are connected by {de: pending yoke 9. -When the supplemental frame member is extended'as shown in Figs.

of'the. arms abut the front legs l aof the main frame 'memberso that an upward pull on the front end a of the supplemental" frame member is resistedl I 1 F V Immediately in front of the; arms-:8: the" supplemental frame member is formed with a hollow apertured protuberance 10 in which is pivotally mounted a guide pulley llhfor a flexible connecting rmember-l2 secured to.;seat T 4i *Flexibleconnectingemember 12 sisiled over the pulley andwthence rearward'ly below rails .3 and is connected to the "front end cf spring 13 the rear end of athe spring being connected to 58. :bar 14 secured to re ar cross member-20f the mainframe. i Thefront end of the supplemental -framef '21, =are shown-at 22-. Ifldesired,-the-hand member formed with a hollow apertured protuberance, 15, extending above protuberance 10. Pivotally supported in protuberance 15 are two sets of pulleys 16, 17, and

' pulleys 17 is a flexible connecting member and thence'to itscompanion pulley17,1is a 'ing' a hand grip "19m connecting member '18 .is secured 'to one end of a spring the opposite end of the spring a being connected-to bar 14 Flexible connect-' fling member l8 m is securedto one end'of a spring '215'the opposite end of the spring above each ofthe two pulleys 16 the pro V tuberance 15 is apertured. 'Passing over. one

of the pulleys 16 and thene-Over'one of the 18 having jat one end thereof, a, hand grip 19, and passing o'ver'the second pulley 16 second flexible connectin member 18% hav Tri 1 Flexible being connected to bar 14'. Spare springs, preferably of strength different from 20 and grips 19, 1 9m'may be attachablyfconnected in any vsuitable'manner, as at 23.

A novel form of foot rest 1s providedas to construction and arrangement relatively to the supplementalIframe member in that 'the'foot pieces are adapted for movement 7 laterally of the saide frame member and'arei r connected a cross, piece which straddles the member. The foot rest comprises two foot pieces 24 connectedbycrosspieces 25.

,Thebottom plan view, Fig. 6, shows'that each 'foot piece isformed with parallelde pending ribs 251: "which-merge with correspon'dingly formedribs depending from cross piece 25, andwith depending apertured lugs-126; 'These lugs receive a pivot 'pin'27,

Figs 2 and carried by the supplemental framefmember and upon which the foot rest may rock with the footpiec'efs lyingat the sides ofthefm member fasshown 'more 1 particularly in Figs; 1" and j2.- The foot pieces are further reinforced by depending flanges about their-margins as shown in'Fig. 6'." Toe straps may be provided as shown at28lfl a a a I It;will' be noted that the legs of the main [frame member at the rear-thereof'arelonger than those' atgthefront so that the operator seated upon seat :4 pushes tack the seat againstbothjthe tension 7 of sprin'g-13, and

gravitational-"action 0f the inclinei- When it is desired to store or ship. the ap 4, the clip being. secured "to seat 4. Upon nection 12,the seatfmay beremoved from the track, and theisupplemental frame mem- "ber folded backin the main frame 'member'withoutdisturbing the-hand grips or' the. flexible connecti'onstherewith or remov-i ing the foot rests, the'latter beingfrly movable to substantially horizontal position.

The novel form of the supplemental frame 1 enables its readyfolding in the main frame, 7

and gives it great rigidity and strengtlnf affords integral "protecting housing vfor the pulleys, enablesfree' movement of the-foot r i pieces at' its sides andienables adequate coiaction"withthe mainframe member to re- 7 ceive upward niove ment'upon folding of the flexible connections 18, 128m by the hand grips; it 19,1900; 7

' Having descrl claim and'desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows i 1. An. GXGIClSlIlgQ machine comprising a main frame having parallelFsid-e rails and front and rear transverse members, supporta ing said rails, a seat movable over said rails:

a supplemental frame member-p votally conr v bedf my inventionfwhat'l V nected to and projectingtorward'ly'fif thefirst-namedframemember; and held against I upward movement by zabutment withs-;the 7 said front transverse member, a foot rest.

anda guide device carried byithe supple mental frame member hand grips and' flex- I ible tensioncd connections therefor, led over saidguidedevice. :1:

I An exercising appar'tuscomprisinga mam frame hav ng'parallel side rails',;front and rear membersi'supporting said rails, a

seat movable over said mus;- a supplemental frame membe'r .pivotallyconnected to? and projecting forwardly of the. first-named frame member said supplemental 'member being foldable back under. the first nam'ed thefront imember supporting said rails, a

memberfbutbeing heldeiagainstj upward V movement when extended-by abutment with};

foot restfand aguide'device-carrifid by the 3 supplemental'framemember, hand grips and tensioned flexible connections therefor, led;

over saidguide'dev'ice;

- 3. An .exerc sing apparatus comprising mam frame havmg parallel side rails and front and rear connecting memberstherefor,

a seat movable over said rails,,a supple mental frame member pivotally connected to and projecting forwardlyofithe firstnamed frame .member,* said supplementalframe-member being formed withv a rear; ward portion having opposed arms receivingsaidpivotal connections and a bar-like.

portion projected or forwardly; of said arms, a pulley device carried by the supplemental "frame immediately,iorward'lof the arm por- I tion and centrally thereof, a tensioned fl'exibl'e connection for the seat and led'over'th I pulley device, a foot restcomprising a cross member straddling the supplemental frame near the frontend thereof and a foot sup} port carried'at ea'ohiend of the cross member, pulley devicescarriedby said barj-like portion of the supplemental frame at the immerses front end thereof, hand grips and tensioned flexible connections for said hand grips led over said last-named pulley devices.

4. A device constructed in accordance with claim 2 in combination with a spring device connected to the hand grip flexible connections.

5. A device constructed in accordance with claim 3 in combination with a spring device carried substantially horizontal of the main frame and connected thereto and connected with the flexible connection for the seat and a second spring device connected with the flexible connections for the hand grips. a r

6. In an exercising apparatus, and in combination with a mainframe including parallel side rails, and a seat movable over said rails, of a supplemental frame formed at its rear with spaced arms merging intoa for- Wardly projected bar, an abutment carried by each arm and engaging the frame and serving to hold the supplemental frame against upward movement from its extended position, a foot rest comprising a cross member straddling the projected bar of the supplemental frame, a foot piece at eachend thereof and supported for movement across the horizontal plane of said bar projection, pulley devices carried by the bar projection forwardly of the foot rest, springs carried by the main frame, hand grips, flexible connections for the latter led over. said pulley devices and connected to the springs and a pulley device carried by the supplemental frame rearwardly of the foot rest and adapted to guide a flexibletensioned connection for the seat.

' 7. An exercising apparatus comprising 40 side rails and supporting connections therefor comprising front and rear metallic members each member comprising opposed legs connected'by a transverse horizontal bar and each leg being formed at its top with'a saddle to receive one end of a rail, a seat mounted to move on the rails, a supplemental frame pivoted to the main frame, pulleys and a foot rest carried by the supplemental frame,

hand grips, and tensioned flexible connections for said hand grips led over the pulleys, the connection between the main and supplemental frames being such that the latter is held against upward movement from extended position but is free to be moved back under the main frame. v

8. In a device of the character set forth and in combination with a main frame, a seat movable on the main frame, and a supplemental frame pivotally connected to the main frame for movement thereunder, of a foot rest comprising two foot-receiving members and a narrow bar-like connectingmember therefor, each foot piece having parallel depending reinforcing ribs extending trans- C5; versely thereof and merging into correspondingly formed ribs ccarried byizthe lbandsaid I ribssin turn imergin'g intodepending'aperF turedilugs adapted .toireceiveva pivotal 'mem- 'ber forxconnecting :the :foot (rest itO :the supplemental'framermember. I .9.1Inaanexercising:apparatus in .combination with a .main' frame, a seat movable eupon the mainyframe,a supplemental frameihave ing a :relatively wide r.ear .section, :a arelatively marrow front section ofa :folotirest i comprising opposed. .foot pieces "integrally connected by a rtransverse bar adapted :to straddle." the front :portion of the supple "mental frame anda pivotal connection in:

termediate' the frame and tsaid'foot :rest EBB whereby the foot pieces may be pivotally moved transversely iof. the supplemental frame member at the sides thereof. 10. In a device of the character set forth, and in combination with a main frame, a 6

seat movable on the main frame, and a supplemental frame pivotally connected to the main frame for movement to fold upon each other, the supplemental frame being formed with 'rearwardly projected arms for pivotal connection with the main frame and a central forwardly projecting bar-likeportion having an upwardly extending hollow protuberance at its front end, the protuberance p being apertured at its top, a pulley pivoted as within the protuberance, a tensioned cable extending through the aperture, and'ahand grip connected to the cable.

11. A device constructed in accordance with claim 10 in which the protuberance is provided with spaced apertures and with opposed pulleys each pulley, receiving: a tensioned flexible connection for a hand grip.

12. A device constructed in accordance with claim 10 in combination with an H- 39 shaped foot rest having a pivotal connec- 7 'with claim 10 in which the bar-like projection of the supplemental frame is formed 1115 with a hollow protuberance disposed adjacent the projecting arms thereof, a pulley pivotally mounted within the protuberance, the latter being apertured, a tensioned cable led over the pulley and connected with the seat centrally thereof. 14. In an exercising apparatusin combi- 1 nation with a main frame having side rails. and a seat movable upon the side rails, of a supplemental frame comprising ametallic member formed with rearwardly projecting spaced arms having pivotal connections with the main frame and a. bar-like projection merging into said arms, the arms and bar like extension having lateral downward ex-.

noof

1 tending flanges; the bar. adj eeht its connedtion with the "arms and'ic'entmlly thereof, 7 v

' being formedwith a; hollow- 'apertured pro;-

tuberance'andthe 'baz at its 'front endibeing w I I 5 formed With a hollowed iap'ertured :pr0t-uber;-

-v anee. rising YSubstantiaHfi above the ifirstnamed protuberance, a. foot: rest pivoted to thefbar intermediatetheprbtuberances and pulleys piiiotallyvmounted Within the: pro- 1 tuberances insuch manner that tensionedcables may be guided-by the pulleys and pro- -V jected through the apertures of the-protuberggnces' as and for thejpurpose set forth;

. lntestimony fwhereofliI-have signed m-y' e v' na-me to' this specification. v 1

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