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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2001
Roy Simonson, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Free Motion Fitness, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Abstract
An exercise apparatus is disclosed including a base structure having a central support member with a first end and a second end to which a vertically oriented resistance assembly is secured. The apparatus also includes a cable having a first strand and a second strand. The cable links a user to the resistance assembly for the application of resistance as the user moves through an exercise routine. The first and second strands exit the resistance assembly at a position adjacent an upper end of the resistance assembly for engagement by the user at a position above the shoulders of the user. The apparatus further includes a user support structure having an upwardly extending support post. The support post includes a first end secured to the central support member and a second end. The support post further includes a rearward side facing away from the weight stack upon which is mounted a user support pad shaped and dimensioned for supporting a user's back as the user stands facing away from the resistance during an exercise routine. A family of exercise apparatuses is also disclosed.