The present invention relates to exercise machines, and in particular to a counterweight exercise machine which has main weights and sub-weights. The sub-weights are fixed by at least one pin so as to be operated on two sets of guide rods with the main weights. Different weights can be assembled to have a desire weight for training the muscles of the users according to the physical condition and the willingness of the user.
The current counterweight exercise machine has a frame for supporting a plurality of weights. The user assembles a predetermined number of weights for training the hands or legs of the user in vertical direction. Users can train his (or her muscle) by applying a force to balance the weight of the weights. In some improve designs, some sub-weights are used with the main weights to cause that the user can assemble some weights to have a desire weight. However the sub-weights are directly added to the main weights, it is inconvenient as the user detaches the sub-weights from the main weights.
Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a counterweight exercise machine which have main weights and sub-weights. The sub-weights are fixed by at least one pin so as to be operated on two sets of guide rods with the main weights.
A counterweight exercise machine has a frame. The frame comprises two main guide rods; two sub-guide rods; a passive rod parallel to the two main guide rods; at least one main weight; a selector; base having a lower substrate and an upper substrate; and two sleeves connected to the lower substrate and the upper substrate; at least one pin capable of passing through the round holes of the front sheet and the rear sheet and the passive rod; at least one sub-weight. By above mentioned components, the selector serves to lock a predetermined number of main weights and the pin inserts into the sub-weight so as to increase the total weight. A force applied unit serves to drive the passive rod so as to drive the main weight and the sub-weight to operate along the main guide rods and sub-guide rods to achieve the object of training the muscle.
The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the appended drawing.
In order that those skilled in the art can further understand the present invention, a description will be described in the following in details. However, these descriptions and the appended drawings are only used to cause those skilled in the art to understand the objects, features, and characteristics of the present invention, but not to be used to confine the scope and spirit of the present invention defined in the appended claims.
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Each main weight 3 has the same predetermined weight. Thereby the total weight is the integral times of the weight of each main weight 3. To have other selections to the assembly of the main weights 3, sub-weights are designed. The weight of each sub-weight is a part of the main weight 3. Referring to
In the present invention, there are at least one sub-weight 6. In this embodiment, two sub-weights 6, 7 are used in description. The two sub-weights 6, 7 may be same weights or different weights, but they are smaller than that of the main weight 3. One side of the sub-weight 6 has a vertically penetrating round hole 60 and one side of the sub-weight 7 has a vertically penetrating round hole 70, as shown in
As above mentioned, the selector 5 can fix a plurality of weights 3 less than desired one. Then some sub-weights are added. The upper pin 8 can pass through the via hole 61 of the sub-weight 6. The sub-weight 7 does not be locked by the lower pin 9. When the passive rod 17 is lifted upwards, other than the main weights 3 are lifted along the main guide rods 18, the sub-weight 6 will be lifted along the sub-guide rod 19 (referring to
In the present invention, the magnetic seats 81, 82, 91, 92 serve to fix the upper pin 8 and the lower pin 6 to the front sheet 41. If the upper pin 8 and the lower pin 9 are not used to lock the sub-weights 6, 7 and the magnetic seats 81, 91 are absorbed to the front sheet 41, when the passive rod 17 descends in an elevation of the sub-weight 6, the foremost ends of the upper pin 8 and the lower pin 9 will be pushed away due to the notches 62 of the sub-weight 6. Not only the pins 8, 9 will not cut, but also the magnetic seats 82, 92 are absorbed to the front sheet 41 so as to be retained in a safety state.
In summary, in the present invention, the frame 10 is installed with main guide rods 18 and sub-guide rods 19. The main guide rods 18 have a plurality of main weights 3. The sub-guide rods 19 have at least one sub-weight 6. The selector 5 serves to lock the main weights 3. The upper pin 8 and the lower pin 9 serve to lock the sub-weights 6, 7. Thereby the user can select a desire weight for training.
The present invention is thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.
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