Weight lifting type exerciser with indicator

Claim 2

An exercising apparatus for particularly exercising the musculator of an upper portion, including upper extremities of an exercising person, the apparatus comprising: an upright frame, at least one weight plate vertically movable along the frame, a cable having a first free end connected to the weight plate and a second free end, means carried by the frame for guiding the cable from the weight plate upwardly to a top portion of the frame and hence downwardly towards a lower portion of the frame for extension of a cable portion adjacent the second end away from the lower frame end, gripping means rigidly secured to the frame adjacent an upper end thereof at a sufficient height from a supporting ground to enable a person to hang therefrom without touching the ground, and means fuor securing the second free end to a user so that while gasping the gripping means, which is cantilever from the upper end of the upright frame, any boty raising motions by a user spaced from and whose position during an exercise program is substantially parallel to the upright frame, will be trasnferred to the first free end and cause vertical displacement of the weight plate.

Claim 3

Apparatus according to claim 1 including means demountably securing the gripping means to the frame.

Claim 4

Apparatus according to claim 2 including means for securing the gripping means to an upper portion of the frame.

Claim 5

Apparatus for exercising body musculature by vertically displacing a weight comprising: an upright frame including a body support surface, the frame terminating in an upper end spaced several feet above ground, a weight plate vertically movable along the frame, cable means having a first and second free end, said first free end engageable with the weight plate, cable guide means for guiding the cable means from the weight plate to adjacent the body support surfvce, said body support surface comprising a pair of spaced apart handles contilevered from the upper end of the upright frame, means for immovably securing the handles to the frame adjacent the upper end of the frame at a position spaced above the ground a sufficient distance so that a person must stretch overhead to grasp the handles, and means attached to the second free end of the calbe means for securing said second free end to a user whereby any upward movement of a user spaced from and whose position during an exercise program is substantially parallel to the upright frame, during an exercise program will cause an upward movement of the weight plate.

Claim 6

Apparatus for exercising body musculature by vertically displacing a weight comprising: an upright frame including a body support surface, the frame terminating in an upper end spaced several feet above ground, a weight plate vertically movable along the frame, cable means having a first and second free end, said first free end engageable with the weight plate, cable guide means for guiding the cable means from the weight plate to adjacent the body support surfvce, said body support surface comprising a pair of spaced apart handles contilevered from the upper end of the upright frame, means for immovably securing the handles to the frame adjacent the upper end of the frame at a position spaced above the ground a sufficient distance so that a person must stretch overhead to grasp the handles, and means attached to the second free end of the calbe means for securing said second free end to a user whereby any upward movement of a user spaced from and whose position during an exercise program is substantially parallel to the upright frame, during an exercise program will cause an upward movement of the weight plate.

Claim 7

Apparatus accoridng to claim 4 wherein the frame further includes substntially vertical, spaced apart forward and rear posts, wherein the cable guiding means guides the cable means in a generally vertical direction along the forward post to adhacent the body support surface, the handle securing means comprising a laterally extending support structure projecting in the direction from the rear post, remote from the user, to the forward post, immediately adjacent a user, past the forward post and terminating in spaced apart ends, and including a substantially horizontally disposed bar member rigidly interconnecting the ends, and said bar member having laterally protruding end sections defining the handles.

Claim 8

Apparatus according to claim 5 including means for visibly indicating to the exercising person the number of chin-ups performed by him, said last mentioned means being carried by the frame, operatively connected with the cable means, and a user.

Claim 9

In an apparatus for exercising musculature by vertically lifting a weight, the apparatus having an upright frame mounted to a support plate, at least one weight plate guided by the frame for vertical movement therealong, a cable having a first free end connected to the weight plate, a cable payout carriage movable along the framein a vertical direction, cable guide mans guiding the cable from the wEight plate over an upper frame portion and into engagement with the carriage so that a second free end of the cable depends from the carriage, the improvement comprising: a chin-up attachemtn including a support frame for connection to an upper end of the frame, a horizontally extending handle bar cantilevered from the upper end of the upright frame defining first and second hand grip portions, the support frame and the handle bar being constructed so tat the grip portions are disposed a sufficient distance above groudn that an exercising person must stretch his arms upwardly for grasping the grip portions, and means for connecting the second free cable end to a user''s body so that any upward movement by a user spaced from and whose position during an exercise progarm is substantially parallel to the upright frame while grapsing the gripping portion, while the second free end cable end is connected to a user''s body, will cause the weight plate to be moved vertically.

Claim 10

In an apparatus for exercising musculature by vertically lifting a weight, the apparatus having an upright frame mounted to a support plate, at least one weight plate guided by the frame for vertical movement therealong, a cable having a first free end connected to the weight plate, a cable payout carriage movable along the framein a vertical direction, cable guide mans guiding the cable from the wEight plate over an upper frame portion and into engagement with the carriage so that a second free end of the cable depends from the carriage, the improvement comprising: a chin-up attachemtn including a support frame for connection to an upper end of the frame, a horizontally extending handle bar cantilevered from the upper end of the upright frame defining first and second hand grip portions, the support frame and the handle bar being constructed so tat the grip portions are disposed a sufficient distance above groudn that an exercising person must stretch his arms upwardly for grasping the grip portions, and means for connecting the second free cable end to a user''s body so that any upward movement by a user spaced from and whose position during an exercise progarm is substantially parallel to the upright frame while grapsing the gripping portion, while the second free end cable end is connected to a user''s body, will cause the weight plate to be moved vertically.

Claim 11

Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the frame comprises a pair of spaced apart rear posts and at least one front post spaced from the rear posts, wherein the support frame includes a pair of laterally spaced sets of first and second legs secured to the rear and front posts, respectively, and wherein the handle bar forms a rigid connection between free ends of the first and second legs sets to thereby form a rigid chin-up attachment.