Torso Functional Trainer

PRIOR ART

[0001]Functional Trainer CA 2402130 Expired Cybex

[0002]Exercise Apparatus PCT/US2002/036383 Granted Keiser Corporation

DESCRIPTION PRIOR ART EXPLANATION

[0003]Most prior art has a revolving wheel or cam that synchronizes pulling the cable (flexible element) with the revolving, connected to, bar(s) with handle, can be cam portion synthesized, by sliding perpendicular rollers, (mounted ends on the plate(s) parallelly connected to the user bar with handle axle(s)) along a path from positions shown of equal distance apart in a half circle to, any number sliding to the center (axle of user bar with handle, telescoping with optional spiral overlapping hooks at the end of each section for the cable when in functional trainer use) until almost in contact with each other secured by a pin (or double pin which may be magnetic) inserted into a pinhole to lock each individually sliding mount plate (passing through a rectangular entrance with the portion of slidable strip after the roller narrower and passing through another smaller rectangular entrance), also varying the strength of the vibration when desired, also, the user handles can start from either side of the half circle plate of rollers and travel to the other side, or from any portion of, and, with the face and connected mount, pinhole and rollers, plates all together mounted on the handle (sized to accomodate) of the partial surround bar carriage, which the post may accommodate more than one of any carriage, when not using a full surround carriage but not limited to, and in another instance with either type of carriage, a lockable hinge(s) of the lower portion of bar carriage handle and connected the lower portion of the together mounted plates, with optional lockability top non-hinged not permanentally connected of handle and together combined plates, for use from the user positioned below but not limited to, with a post(s) or frame member brace behind and perpendicular to the vertical or like vertical post for the hinged portion when the top is opened so the orientation of the together mounted plates (with any additional rollers to facilitate the cables) for use from below (but not limited to) is perpendicular to the vertical and may lock to the brace with a pin to the brace, or a pin and housing for multiple pinholes on either side of a protruding, upward before opening, strip with pinhole and with a rotating strip, connected to the brace, and, the post(s) or frame member(s) or column(s) (shaped (portion) for one, full, or more partial surround carriages) or part of the frame perpendicular to the vertical post, angled or curved but not limited to (rectangular tube shaped or cylindrical but not limited to as any frame member or bar or other listed user connection or servicing of) (cylindrical and or, cylindrical connections top and bottom, for the multiple carriages shaped post(s) allowing rotation for multiple user connections or with multiple posts or columns or frame member(s) or portions )hosting a cable carriage(s) (with hooks or spiral hooks) or hooks carriage(s) for a pulley(s) for a cable(s), and, for resistance bands or tubes, also, has one or more of any carriages includes from upwards or downwards the hooks carriage(s) for (optional multiple) pulley(s) or the pulleys carriage(s) for length, (ratio, carriage travel, cable to length at user), selection by the user, from top and bottom nonpassable on the same portion of the post, one or more times (to pulleys) for selection of maximum length available to facilitate one or more cable carriages, bars include with multiple posts side by side, a bar carriage(s) on each post with one or more bar(s) with a handle such as for pressing or pulling or, rotating, multiple dimensions in any combination but not limited to, such as a rear extension fixed connected to the bar carriage perpendicular to the vertical and connected by an, axle or, knuckles, plural in combinations and or in number of bars with handle(s) (single post), and, rotatable in orientation to be used from the other direction (rear extension forward) of the frame otherside and machine, with the horn(s) which can be on a bar carriage for bar positioning which can be a combination of rectangular tubing shape bar carriage portion surrounding a cylindrical carriage other portion on a cylindrical portion of bar with handle but not limited to, allowing the horn not to block rotating to the otherside, also rotating (fully or partially) on the bar but not limited to, such as rotating in place in combination, and or, the rear extension and bar with handle connecting to the carriage on the inside closest to the other post, and, with any bar carriage that travels as exercise having a button, or squeezable lever handle, on the handle to toggle a protruding pin into the ladder hole of the post (holes cut to form rungs between the holes) or pinhole(s) or jhook holes to lock the bar carriage to the post temporarily for isometric exercise and release to continue, could sometimes function as an emergency brake if needed, so, this machine houses many components and groups of, to provide many services of types of exercises and customization to the user such as this instance providing chest and deltoid flys and rear deltoid flys and latissimus flys and, hip lifts from standing to front and gluteus from leg raised to behind (with removable stopper removed) and functional trainer, also, with the bar carriage for mounting not slidable or slidable but with attachable features, such as bars, but not limited to, also, bar carriages with hooks that are slidable with a handle attached

DESCRIPTION

[0004]Resistance Training Machines are exercise machines that apply resistance to a user's movements, and should be adjustable to accommodate individuals of different physical sizes, and for use in different types of exercise, and should be quickly and easily adjustable, this is important for public gyms, as people of different sizes may use the same resistance training machine in rotation, this exercise machine uses cables connected to form two or more circles from the resistance to the ends to be pulled by the user using rotating bars with some handle(s) or leg(s) or other bar(s) or ropes or belts or harnesses or straps and a resistance feature, such as a weight stack, to allow a set of bars (arms) mounted to a carriage and to a column, and rotating to allow one or both cables protruding from the carriage to be pulled by the user using the bars around a set of carriage-mounted rollers and through the use of a carabiner and bar hook, the pulling of the cables shrinks the circles one, or both, or others, at a time to act with force to the resistance feature to create resistance, which may be constant or variable (pulsing, or alternating, or stepping, or cycling, and/or repeating and any combination of), and by mechanical (rollers spaced, placed, and shapes of layout) or electric motor(s) which may include a safety brake and or a brake for a portion, variable, of the resistance above but not limited to the power of the motor, (emulated cam(s) and constant or variable resistance, and Partial resistance, so hybrid resistance of adding or subtracting resistance, with assisting, variable and changing while in use, and, any combination of), or lifting the weight stack (mechanical), The mounted carriage(s) on the column (in another instance, have the capacity and extensibility for additional mounted features, which changes the holes, shapes of, and patterns of, all or some of sides of the post/column), which has a shape to surround (partial or fully, so, as to be slidable, passable or stackable) or connect to the column and also has rollers or ball bearings to slide along the column and holes on the column and a hole and pin on the carriage to allow it to fix to the column at many points, the purpose being to have different starting points on the column (post) and different starting points of the telescoping arms (two or more sections) for rotating with a pin(s), depending on the user size and the selected exercise, because of user effort on the handles, etc. as exercise, and also the machine in another instance is a functional trainer with the ability (the instances include optionally) to alter the length of the cable and separately but can be combined, resistance ratio changes, by additional pulleys and cables, and roller systems making use of an optional additional carriage(s) and include but not limited to strategy(s) of redundant parallel portions of the cable system from user interaction to the resistance element or portion(s) of, or the user interaction mechanism

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0005]Drawing FIG. 1—figures B to I, when listing more than one partial surround carriage, the carriages are slidable and passable to each other and more than one carriage of any type may be on the same portion of the post either above or below

[0020]Fig C—one instance four carriages shown, other instances may be on the same post

[0021]Fig D—one instance three carriages shown, other instances may be on the same post

[0022]Fig E—one instance three carriages shown, other instances may be on the same post

[0023]Fig F—one instance two carriages shown, other instances may be on the same post

[0024]Fig G—one instance three carriages shown with Fig K, other instances may be on the same post

[0025]Fig H—carriage

[0026]Fig I—one cable to a carabiner with a large hook portion of the carabiner connected to the cable and the hook that opens for connecting, (this connection completes/continues the loop not to be fooled by the terminal connection)

[0027]Fig J—two cables to a carabiner with a pulley portion of the carabiner connected to the cable and the hook that opens for connecting, (this connection completes/continues the loop not to be fooled by the terminal connection)

[0042]Drawing FIG. 2—front view partial

[0081]Drawing FIG. 3—top view (only three instances are shown)

[0118]Fig D Partial view shows the rollers not shown in other views so the other portions can be seen

[0119]Drawing FIG. 4—Frame side partial view with pulleys, cables, carriage (placeholder), resistance feature, and resistance modifier motor, hybrid resistance