Handlebar assembly for exercise machine
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to an adjustable handlebar for an exercise machine. The handlebar is movable between a plurality of orientations when unlocked, and is held in a substantially secure position when locked. The handlebar generally includes a support attached to the machine. A bar assembly with a handle is slidably disposed through an opening in the support. The adjustable handlebar includes first and second locking devices. An upper portion of the bar assembly is rotatable when a first locking device is unlocked and substantially not rotatable when the first locking device is locked. When both the locking devices are unlocked, the bar assembly is longitudinally slidable for adjusting the height of the handle. When either locking device is locked, the assembly is substantially not slidable.
1. An adjustable handlebar for an exercise machine comprising:
a support having a longitudinal axis and structured for attachment to the exercise machine,
a bar assembly slidably connected to said support,
a handle extending outwardly from said bar assembly,
a first locking device comprising a pin and having an unlocked state and a locked state,
a second locking device having an unlocked state and a locked state,
wherein said bar assembly is movable within said support along said longitudinal axis of said support when said first and second locking devices are both in their respective unlocked state, and
wherein said bar assembly is unmovable within said support along said longitudinal axis of said support when at least one of said first and second locking devices is in its locked state,
and wherein said bar assembly is rotatable about said longitudinal axis of said support,
wherein said pin of said first locking device passes through said support to directly engage said bar assembly when in the locked state, and
wherein said second locking device directly engages said bar assembly when in the locked state.
2. The adjustable handlebar of claim 1 , wherein said bar assembly comprises an upper bar and a lower bar, and said upper bar is rotatable relative to said support.
3. The adjustable handlebar of claim 2 , wherein said upper bar is substantially not rotatable when said first locking device is in the locked state, and wherein said upper bar is rotatable when said first locking device is in the unlocked state.
4. The adjustable handlebar of claim 3 , wherein said first locking device is attached to said support.
5. The adjustable handlebar of claim 4 , wherein said pin of said first locking device passes through said support to directly engage said upper bar when in the locked state.
6. The adjustable handlebar of claim 5 wherein said first locking device further comprises a biasing member connected to said pin of said first locking device, wherein said biasing member applies a biasing force to said pin of said first locking device disposing it toward the locked state.
7. The adjustable handlebar of claim 1 , wherein said second locking device comprises a pin.
8. The adjustable handlebar of claim 7 , wherein said bar assembly comprises an upper bar and a lower bar, and said pin of said second locking device passes through said support to engage said lower bar when in the locked state.
9. An adjustable handlebar for an exercise machine comprising:
a tubular support having an upper end and a lower end and structured for attachment to the exercise machine, and wherein said upper end comprises an opening,
said tubular support also having a longitudinal axis,
a bar assembly comprising an upper bar and a lower bar, and being disposed at least partially within said opening of said support,
a handle extending outwardly from said upper bar,
a first locking device connected to said support and having an unlocked state and a locked state,
a second locking device connected to said support and having an unlocked state and a locked state,
wherein said second locking device directly engages said bar assembly when in the locked state,
wherein said upper bar is rotatable about said longitudinal axis of said support when said first locking device is in the unlocked state, and
wherein said upper bar is substantially not rotatable about said longitudinal axis of said support when said first locking device is in the locked state.
10. The adjustable handlebar of claim 9 , wherein said upper bar comprises a first set of radially-spaced apertures, and disposition of said first locking device in the locked state comprises the engagement of said first locking device with at least one of said first set of apertures.
11. The adjustable handlebar of claim 10 , wherein said upper bar is structured for disposition into a plurality of locked rotational positions relative to said support.
12. The adjustable handlebar of claim 11 , wherein the disposition of said upper bar in different ones of said plurality of locked rotational positions comprises the engagement of said first locking device with different ones of said first set of apertures.
13. The adjustable handlebar of claim 10 , wherein said bar assembly is slidable within said support when said first locking device is in the unlocked state, and substantially not slidable when said first locking device is in the locked state.
14. The adjustable handlebar of claim 13 , wherein said upper bar comprises a second set of radially-spaced apertures.
15. The adjustable handlebar of claim 14 , wherein said bar assembly is movable between a first locked longitudinal position and a second locked longitudinal position.
16. The adjustable handlebar of claim 15 , wherein said first locking device is structured for engagement with at least one of said first set of apertures when said bar assembly is in said first locked longitudinal position.
17. The adjustable handlebar of claim 14 , wherein said first locking device is structured for engagement with at least one of said second set of apertures when said bar assembly is in said second locked longitudinal position.
18. An adjustable handlebar for an exercise machine comprising:
a tubular support structured for attachment to the exercise machine and having a longitudinal axis,
a longitudinal bar assembly disposed at least partially within said tubular support, and comprising an upper bar and a lower bar,
said upper bar comprising a radially-extending handle,
a first locking device comprising a pin and having an unlocked state and a locked state,
wherein said pin of said first locking device passes through said support to directly engage said bar assembly when said first locking device is in said locked state,
a second locking device comprising a pin and having an unlocked state and a locked state,
wherein said pin of said second locking device passes through said support to directly engage said bar assembly when said second locking device is in said locked state,
wherein said upper bar is freely rotatable about said longitudinal axis of said support between a plurality of rotational positions relative to said support when said first locking device is in the unlocked state, and
wherein said upper bar is substantially locked in one of said rotatable positions when said first locking device is in the locked state.
19. The adjustable handlebar of claim 18 , wherein said bar assembly is slidable between a plurality of longitudinal positions relative to said support when said first and second locking devices are both in their respective unlocked state, and wherein said bar assembly is substantially locked in one of said longitudinal positions when said first and second locking devices are in their respective locked state.