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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
May. 20, 2008
Randall T. Webber, La Jolla, CA (US);
Christopher E. Brennan, Santee, CA (US);
Bruce Hockridge, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey O. Meredith, San Diego, CA (US);
Randall T. Webber, La Jolla, CA (US);
Christopher E. Brennan, Santee, CA (US);
Bruce Hockridge, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey O. Meredith, San Diego, CA (US);
Hoist Fitness Systems, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A chest exercise machine has a main frame, a user support frame pivotally associated with the main frame and movable between a start position and an end position during an exercise, a user engagement device movably mounted relative to the frames and having at least one handle for gripping by a user positioned on the user support, and a connecting linkage which translates movement of the user engagement device to movement of the user support frame. The user engagement device provides articulated motion so that the handle moves in a user-defined chest exercise movement path between a start position and an end position. A load resists movement of at least one of the user support, user engagement device, and connecting linkage.