Exercise devices – Involving user translation or physical simulation thereof – Rowing
Patent
1997-01-07
1998-06-02
Apley, Richard J.
Exercise devices
Involving user translation or physical simulation thereof
Rowing
482 96, 482142, A63B 6906, A63B 21068
Patent
active
057591377
ABSTRACT:
A multifunctional training machine, that includes: a frame; a device for bending the user's body upward from a lying position, a seat, mounted on the frame a back rest, hingedly mounted on the seat and being raisable and lowerable, a gliding frame, glidingly mounted on the frame in front of the seat and movable back and forth and having two foot rests, and a transmission mechanism, connected to the gliding frame and the back rest and transforming the longitudinal movement of the gliding frame into raising or lowering of the back rest; a hip support for stretching the hips of the user, mounted between the seat and the back rest, close to the back edge of the seat, the hip support being vertically movable, so as to raise the hips of the user above the seat; and a pull bar, connected to the foot rests, for pulling up the foot rests, while the user presses in a contrary effort the feet on the foot rests; wherein the user can perform the exercises of bending the body upward from a lying position, stretching the hips, and stretching the feet.
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Apley Richard J.
Chililon Enterprise Co., Ltd.
LaMarca William
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