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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2000
Tyler J. Hobson, Montgomery, TX (US);
Pendulum Fitness, Inc., Montgomery, TX (US);
Abstract
An exercise machine for performing squat exercises is provided for. The exercise machine comprises a support frame with a shaft horizontally mounted on the frame for rotation about its longitudinal axis. There is at least one weight arm connected to the shaft. The weight arm is adapted to carry a weight at a point distant from the connection between the weight arm and the rotating shaft. Thus, the weight arm provides resistance and load as the shaft rotates. The novel squat machines also comprise a work arm that is connected to the shaft such that actuation of the work arm causes the shaft to rotate. A yoke is connected to the work arm. The yoke is adapted to accommodate the shoulders of an exerciser such that the exerciser is able to provide upward force on the work arm in opposition to the resistance of the weight arm by performing a squat exercise. When the exerciser performs the squat, the work arm causes the shaft to rotate and the weight arm to travel along an arcuate path. Thus, the resistance to rotation provided by the weight arm varies as the weight arm travels along its arcuate path.