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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1996
Theodore J Habing, Cypress, CA (US);
Yong Suk Chu, Cypress, CA (US);
Douglas J Habing, Cypress, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A multi-station exercise machine has a movable subframe on which a user sits while performing various exercises. The subframe is pivotally attached to a stationery frame and is supported by a lever arm that is also pivotally attached to the stationery frame. The pivot arms coupling the subframe to the stationery frame bear against a carriage that is movable located on the lever arm. A cable and pulley system couples the lever arm to the various operable members of the apparatus so that a selectable ratio of the weight of the subframe, including the user, is communicated as exercise resistance. The amount of weight that is coupled to the operable members is selected by positioning the carriage along the lever arm. This adjustment also varies the height to which the subframe is lifted by the exercise stroke and hence the effort that must be exerted by the user.