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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120108401 | EXERCISE APPARATUS WITH A PULL CORD LOOPED ABOUT A CENTRAL PULLEY AND FIRST AND SECOND FREE PULLEYS An exercise apparatus includes a frame, first and second free pulleys, first and second handle portions, first and second frame pulleys attached to the frame, a central pulley, a pull cord, and a resistance member. The first free pulley includes a first pulley wheel and... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20110300998 | EXERCISE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE An exercise apparatus configured to be readily stowed and transported. The apparatus includes a lifting bar and a pair of frames. Each of the frames includes a support member and base. Each support member has a distal end opposite its base and a series of adjustment hol... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110287905 | Power stride apparatus and method of training therefor The power stride apparatus and method therefor is directed to training the quads and gluts. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises rotatable pedal assemblies having articulating pedals which may be engaged by a user's feet. The apparatus may include a seat to suppor... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110263395 | Exercise Device An exercise device for providing exercise for a user may include a substantially vertical chimney frame member, a substantially horizontal chimney frame member connected to the substantially vertical chimney frame member, and a slack adjuster frame member to provide a p... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110237405 | SHOULDER FLEXION APPARATUS AND METHOD A shoulder flexion apparatus tones and strengthens the shoulder muscles, including the anterior deltoid muscles. The apparatus may provide a resistance having a downward force vector. The resistance may be applied to a user via a cable guided by one or more pulleys to t... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110237406 | LOWER BACK MACHINE AND METHOD OF TRAINING THEREFOR A lower back machine provides highly effective lower back and core training while protecting a user's body, namely the user's back, from injury. The machine may comprise a brace to prevent the user from overextending the user's back and a resistance device to provide a ... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110230315 | Exercise device An exercise device with an arc shaped track having a concave side that is mounted upon a support structure that supports the arc shaped track at a position in which the concave side of the arc faces downward and in which the arc shaped track can be fixed at a location c... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110224052 | LOW BACK EXERCISE MACHINE WITH ROCKING USER SUPPORT A low back exercise machine has a pivotally mounted user support frame carrying a user seat and a foot rest assembly, an exercise arm carrying a back pad pivotally mounted relative to the user support frame, and a connecting linkage which translates movement of the exer... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110218082 | SHOULDER AND FOREARM EXERCISE DEVICE A device that exercises the shoulder and forearm is disclosed. The device is fabricated with a handle attached to a square tubular shaft that telescopes in and out over a smaller square tubular shaft. The smaller tubular shaft is attached to a round shaft with a sprocke... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110207584 | Calf Exercise Machine With Rocking User Support A calf exercise machine has a floor engaging main frame, a user support pivot, a user support assembly pivotally mounted on the main frame via the user support pivot, and a pivotally mounted user engagement device. A user engaging foot plate assembly is pivotally mounte... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110195823 | WEIGHT CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A WEIGHT TRAINING MACHINE Disclosed is a weight control apparatus for a weight training machine. The weight control apparatus includes a plurality of stacks which are fitted to a pair of guides standing upright between supports on a base such that the stacks slidably move up and down, and which ... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110183816 | EXERCISE APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH SELECTIVELY VARIABLE STABILIZATION Exercise apparatus and method with selectively variable stabilization enabling a user to progressively increase his/her core body muscular strength. In various embodiments, the exercise apparatus includes a resistance cabling system providing a user defined line of moti... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110183817 | EXERCISE APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH SELECTIVELY VARIABLE STABILIZATION Exercise apparatus and method with selectively variable stabilization enabling a user to progressively increase his/her core body muscular strength. In various embodiments, the exercise apparatus includes a resistance cabling system providing a user defined line of moti... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110092343 | Single Apparatus Converging/Diverging Exercise Machine Principles of exercise machine construction, an exercise machine, components of an exercise machine, and methods related to exercising on or constructing an exercise machine that allows for the performance of multiple different exercises, where the user utilizes related... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110082016 | COMPLEX BENCH PRESS Disclosed is a complex bench press which can be switched into a flat bench press, a decline bench press, or an incline bench press to achieve improved space utilization in a narrow space, and which enables users to switch the bench press into the bench press for a speci... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110028280 | MULTISTATION EXERCISE APPARATUS A multistation weight machine including a cam pivotally connected to the base on an lever axle that functions as the sole and central pivot point for a class II lever in the machine's lever system. A plurality of handles storable on the apparatus are removably insertabl... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028870 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING THE FOOT An exercise machine for strengthening the foot and for treating plantar fasciitis includes a foot pad for receiving a patient's foot and a resistance member associated with the foot pad. As the patient pivots the foot pad on a pivot pin located near the heel section of ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100311550 | EXERCISE MACHINE HAVING ROTATABLE WEIGHT SELECTION INDEX A weight exercise machine may include an exercise member, one or more weights, and one or more weight selectors. When using the machine to exercise, the user exerts an exercise force against the exercise member. A weight selector may be rotated, pivoted, or otherwise mo... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100292052 | Exercising Apparatus An apparatus is disclosed for enabling an operator to exercise comprising a frame having a body, a base and a top. A load is positioned on the frame for providing a resistive force. A press is positioned on the frame for displacement by the operator. A linkage joins the... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100285933 | Weight plate lifting exercise apparatus A weight plate lifting exercise apparatus to enable any number of weight plates to be lifted off a stack of weight plates during an exercise. The weight plates are stacked in face-to-face alignment one above the other. A weight plate connector is affixed to the first we... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100267527 | Adjustable Resistance Training Apparatus An adjustable resistance training apparatus that is provided with one or more elongated elastomeric members that are supported by a carrier. The adjustable resistance training apparatus also includes a slide that is configured to be moved along a guided path in response... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100261586 | Exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus is disclosed for strength training and physical therapy of a user thereof. The apparatus includes a frame having a first side and a second side spaced relative to the first side and at least one spacer extending between the sides. An axle is rotata... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100240504 | COMBINED SHOULDER SHRUG AND NECK EXERCISE MACHINE A combined shoulder shrug and neck exercise machine includes a shrug exercise system having a first shrug arm assembly and a second shrug arm assembly and a neck exercise system operable to receive a ratio of a first weight load on the first shrug arm assembly.... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100216610 | FREE WEIGHT TRAINING SIMULATION APPARATUS A weight training apparatus that simulates free weight lifting exercise. It allows the user to load regular Olympic plates to adjust weight resistance, and thereby eliminate the need to pick-up or replace a dumbbell set each time he wants to adjust the weight resistance... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100204021 | TORSO EXERCISE MACHINE A lower torso exercise machine for a user having a frame; a user support structure mounted to the frame, the user support structure including a seat and a pelvic stabilizing pad, the seat being mounted to the frame below and at an angle oblique to the pelvic stabilizing... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100190617 | Multi-axis resistance exercise devices and systems This is an exercise apparatus and system characterized generally by the presence of a user interface member having a point of attachment to the apparatus that is positionable at different locations along an arcuate path determined, dictated and/or supported/braced by an... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100184570 | DUMBBELL ASSEMBLY A dumbbell assembly includes a dumbbell unit having a handgrip portion, and a support base for seating the dumbbell unit thereon. The dumbbell unit has a handgrip portion and a carrying structure disposed movably above the support base. A user can raise the carrying str... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100179032 | System and apparatus for storage and use of dumbbells A method and apparatus to store and facilitate the safe simultaneous use of dumbbells by multiple individuals.... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100173758 | MEDICAL ANALYSIS AND RECORDING SYSTEM A system is disclosed for monitoring, recording and analysis of exercise in an exercise machine of the type which uses a cable, having a proximal end and a distal end, and a device, such as a handle, that enables a user to push or pull the proximal end of the cable agai... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100125030 | COMPACT WEIGHT BENCH WITH LIFTING ASSISTANCE Weight bench having a frame that rests on the floor, a seat mounted on the frame, a backrest pivotally mounted on the frame to the rear of the seat for movement between horizontal, inclined, and declined positions relative to the seat, a plurality of resilient elements ... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100062912 | LEG EXERCISER DEVICE The present invention provides for a leg exerciser device offering a pair of footplates arranged for inward and outward reciprocal movement along a respective pair of rails and whereby each of the footplates is operatively connected by way of support arms to a variable ... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100035735 | MULTIFUNCTION APPARATUS FOR EXECUTION OF EXERCISES OF STRENGTHENING OF MUSCLE SYSTEMS The present invention is a multifunction apparatus to carry out muscle system strengthening to be used in both inside gymnasium and in “home gym” environments. The invention is made of a main metallic frame with a parallelepiped shape and provided with a support bas... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100022362 | ASSISTED-EXERCISE APPARATUS An assisted-exercise apparatus may include a user support, weight, and rocker frame interconnecting said user support and weight. The rocker frame may include a lower and upper section, the lower section having a weight pin and the upper section having a padded user sup... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100016129 | Multifunctional Physical Training Device A multipurpose personal training device with a pair of press arms that can be set to numerous different lateral angles. Each press arm can be equipped with a functional trainer handle coupled by cable and pulleys to an adjustable weight engine. The final pulley at the e... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100016128 | Arm Exercise Machine With Self-Aligning Pivoting User Support An arm exercise machine for performing isolation exercises has a self-aligning pivoting seat or user support on a main frame and an exercise arm for performing biceps curl and/or triceps extension exercises which is linked to the pivoting user support to translate movem... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100004099 | Exercise apparatus and apparel The invention provides an exercise apparatus containing a compressible member, which provides physical instability and improves core muscle development in an exercising person. In addition, the invention provides an article of clothing containing a compressible member o... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090312161 | Compound abdominal device A compound abdominal and upper body exercising device having an outer frame, an inner mechanism that is pivotally connected within the outer frame and on which a user kneels to initiate the exercise, a linkage system between the outer frame and the inner mechanism that ... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090312160 | MUSCLE CONDITIONING APPARATUS An apparatus (10) for muscle conditioning comprises a supporting body (12), a hood-shaped pad (14), moveable relative to the body (12), and resistive means in the form of a weight stack (16) and suspension mechanism (18). The we... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090291812 | EXERCISE APPARATUS The present invention is to provide an exercise apparatus which is applicable to a user including athletes and ordinary persons by providing an appropriate load. The exercise apparatus of the present invention for exercising muscles includes an exercise main body and a ... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090227430 | Training Apparatus A training apparatus including an operation part to which a load is applied for performing a training of a front deltoid muscle, a pectoralis major muscle and a triceps brachii muscle. The training apparatus includes a pair of armrests on which trainee's forearms are to... | 09/10/2009 |
