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Mechanism for adjustable arms and seat pad apparatus and methodMechanism for adjustable arms and seat pad apparatus and method description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080096735, Mechanism for adjustable arms and seat pad apparatus and method. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
TECHNICAL FIELD [0001]The present invention relates to exercise machines. More particularly, the present invention relates to an exercise machine providing a number of distinct exercise movements which are performable on the same machine without having to attach or remove additional hardware elements. Even more particularly, the present invention relates to an exercise machine which provides adjustability for arm exercises as well as for height and physique of an exerciser. BACKGROUND ART [0002]Over the past several years, people have become more interested in maintaining good physical health by deliberately engaging in exercise and other physical activities. Weightlifting is but one of the many types of exercise that people choose in order to maintain fitness. Swimming, running, rowing, aerobic activity, as well as other forms of exercise are also used in order to maintain physical fitness and to provide some aerobic challenge to a person's physiological system so that they may maintain better health. The link between physical activity and physical health is well recognized. [0003]Weightlifting is often a preferred form of physical activity, because particular muscle groups, which may have importance for specific sports or the like, can be targeted and developed. Consequently, through weightlifting, an individual can focus actively on the biceps, triceps, calves, thighs, gluteals, abdominals, etc. In so doing, the individual may not only engage in an aerobic activity, but also engage in an activity that specifically strengthens a chosen muscle or group of muscles. [0004]A significant number of exercise machines are available which allow the individual to target particular muscles of the upper body, including the pectorals, the biceps, the triceps, the shoulders, the latissimus dorsi, and other back muscles. Combination machines also exist in the current art which allow for the individual to exercise more than one muscle group, e.g., Chu (U.S. Pat. No. 6,234,941). Nevertheless, the machine described in Chu is very limited in its scope of exercises available to any individual, especially upper body exercises. [0005]Thus, a need is seen to exist for an exercise machine that allows for a wide variety of upper body exercises to be accomplished by the individual without the need to attach or remove parts from the machine and with a provision for adjusting the machine arms as well as the seat to accommodate the height and physique of any exerciser. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION [0006]The present apparatus is an exercise machine that comprises a unique adjustable arm feature as well as a unique adjustable seat pad feature. The present invention exercise machine also includes a support frame, a seat, cables, pulleys, and a weight stack. In general, the present invention exercise machine comprises a support frame, a structure for resisting a force, whereby a resistance is provided, a seat for accommodating an exerciser, a structure for adjusting the seat, the seat being operatively coupled to the seat adjusting a structure, and the seat adjusting structure being mechanically coupled to the support frame, left and right arms, each arm having proximal and distal ends, and each arm being operatively coupled to the resisting structure, and a structure for simultaneously adjusting the arms, the arms being operatively coupled to the simultaneous arm adjusting structure, and the simultaneous arm adjusting structure being mechanically coupled to the support frame, the exercise machine being engaged by the exerciser for performing a plurality of movements at a plurality of angles under the resistance. [0007]In addition, the present invention encompasses a corresponding method of fabricating the presently claimed apparatus. The present method of fabricating an exercise machine generally comprises the steps of providing a support frame, providing a structure for resisting a force, whereby a resistance is provided, providing a seat for accommodating an exerciser, providing a structure for adjusting the seat, the seat being operatively coupled to the seat adjusting structure, and the seat adjusting structure being mechanically coupled to the support frame, providing left and right arms, each arm having proximal and distal ends, and each arm being operatively coupled to the resisting structure, and providing a structure for simultaneously adjusting the arms, the arms being operatively coupled to the simultaneous arm adjusting structure, and the simultaneous arm adjusting structure being mechanically coupled to the support frame, the exercise machine being engaged by the exerciser for performing a plurality of movements at a plurality of angles under the resistance. [0008]Advantages of the present invention include, but are not limited to, the provision of an exercise machine which permits a variety of exercise movements at a variety of angles without attaching or removing any parts and the accommodation of any exerciser, regardless of height and physique. These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the modes for carrying out the invention and the accompanying drawing(s), described, infra. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0009]For a better understanding of the present invention, reference is made to the below-referenced accompanying Drawings. Reference numbers refer to the same or equivalent parts of the present invention throughout the several figures of the Drawings. [0010]FIG. 1 is a frontal perspective view of an exercise machine having a seat adjusting structure and a simultaneous arm adjusting structure, in accordance with the present invention. [0011]FIG. 2 is a frontal perspective view of a seat adjusting structure and a simultaneous arm adjusting structure, in accordance with the present invention. [0012]FIG. 3 is a frontal perspective view of a simultaneous arm adjusting structure, in accordance with the present invention. [0013]FIG. 4 is a side perspective view of a simultaneous arm adjusting structure, in accordance with the present invention. [0014]FIG. 5 is a frontal perspective view of a simultaneous arm adjusting structure, in accordance with the present invention. [0015]FIG. 6 is a side perspective view of a simultaneous arm adjusting structure, in accordance with the present invention. [0016]FIG. 7 is a frontal perspective view of a simultaneous arm adjusting structure, in accordance with the present invention. [0017]FIG. 8 is a top view of a simultaneous arm adjusting structure, in accordance with the present invention. [0018]FIG. 9 is a frontal perspective view of a simultaneous arm adjusting structure with the arms being oriented in an exemplary first position, in accordance with the present invention. [0019]FIG. 10 is a frontal perspective view of a simultaneous arm adjusting structure with the arms being oriented in an exemplary second position, in accordance with the present invention. [0020]FIG. 11 is a frontal perspective view of a simultaneous arm adjusting structure with the arms being oriented in an exemplary third position, in accordance with the present invention. Continue reading about Mechanism for adjustable arms and seat pad apparatus and method... 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