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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2007
Applicant:
Clay Steffee, Alexandria, KY (US);
Inventor:
Clay Steffee, Alexandria, KY (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 21/062 (2006.01); A63B 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Bidirectional resistance apparatus for exercise equipment are disclosed. An example exercise apparatus comprises a resistance source coupled to a cable between first and second ends of the cable, a rotational resistance mechanism coupled to the first and second ends of the cable, and an exercise arm coupled to the rotational resistance mechanism to rotate in first and second directions, the rotational resistance mechanism to apply a substantially constant resistance to the exercise arm when the exercise arm is rotated in the first and second directions.