Single-station multipurpose body-exercising machine

Claim 2

A body-exercising machine comprising: a. an upright supporting structure; b. a vertically reciprocative slidable member having a plurality of vertically spaced apertures therein; c. guide means mounted on the upright supporting structure to guide said member vertically; d. a vertically adjustable body-engaging element extended outwardly from said member for engagement a trainee to impart vertically reciprocative movement to said member, said bodyengaging element being vertically adjustable relative to said slidable member into different vertical starting heights by introducing said body-engaging element into a selected aperture in said slidable member; e. adjustable resistance means connected to said member to bias it against vertically upward movement; and f. stop means mounted on the upright supporting structure to prevent vertical movement of said member below a predetermined height.

Claim 3

The invention according to claim 1 in which said member is a carriage having two sets of spaced-apart coaxial wheels adapted to roll on said guide means.

Claim 4

The invention according to claim 1 in which said guide means are two spaced-apart vertical parallel channel-shaped members.

Claim 5

The invention according to claim 1 in which said body-engaGing element is substantially V-shaped with two coaxial transverse handles extending from the legs of the V, said V-shaped portion being adapted to accommodate the head and neck of the trainee and said handles being adapted to be grasped in the hands of the trainee.

Claim 6

The invention according to claim 1 in which said biasing means comprises: a. a cable connected to the bottom of said member; b. a lower pulley positioned below said member; c. an upper pulley positioned above said lower pulley; d. a plurality of integral to said machine; e. said cable extending downwardly from said member, around said lower pulley, upwardly, around said upper pulley, downwardly and being connected to said weights; and f. said weights being slidably arranged on vertical means.

Claim 7

A self-contained body-exercising machine comprising: a. free-standing upright supporting structure; b. two spaced-apart vertical channel-shaped bars mounted on said upright supporting structure; c. a vertically reciprocative carriage comprising a body portion having two vertically spaced-apart sets of coaxial wheels carried by said body portion and adapted to roll in said channel-shaped bars; d. adjustable weight means supported in said upright supporting structure; e. connecting means connected to said carriage and said adjustable weight means whereby said carriage is biased in a vertically downward direction; f. body-engaging means connected to said carriage for movement therewith only in a vertical straight line direction and being vertically adjustable relative to said carriage whereby said body-engaging means may be adjusted into different vertical starting heights relative to said carriage; and g. fixed means mounted in said upright supporting structure for limiting downward movement of said carriage.

Claim 8

A self-contained body-exercising machine comprising: a. free-standing upright supporting structure; b. two spaced-apart vertical channel-shaped bars mounted on said upright supporting structure; c. a vertically reciprocative carriage comprising a body portion having two vertically spaced-apart sets of coaxial wheels carried by said body portion and adapted to roll in said channel-shaped bars; d. adjustable weight means supported in said upright supporting structure; e. connecting means connected to said carriage and said adjustable weight means whereby said carriage is biased in a vertically downward direction; f. body-engaging means connected to said carriage for movement therewith only in a vertical straight line direction and being vertically adjustable relative to said carriage whereby said body-engaging means may be adjusted into different vertical starting heights relative to said carriage; and g. fixed means mounted in said upright supporting structure for limiting downward movement of said carriage.