Granted Patent B2

US 12,239,874 · App. 18/595,123 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Inventors: Mark Peter McNally (San Francisco, CA); Michael Valente (San Francisco, CA); Anya Richardson Quenon (San Francisco, CA); Patricia Holloway Howes (San Francisco, CA); Scott Thomas Rider (Pleasant Hill, CA); Daniel Jordan Kayser (Mill Valley, CA); David Mallard (Mill Valley, CA); David Jonathan Zimmer (Exeter, CA); Maxwell Walter Davis (Oakland, CA)

Assignee: Tonal Systems, Inc.

A63B21/153A63B21/159A63B21/4035A63B21/4047

Abstract

Claims (22)

1. An exercise device, comprising:

a resistance unit having a connecting gear;

a cable; and

an arm that routes the cable to an actuator, wherein the arm is rotatable relative to the resistance unit about the connecting gear, the arm having a central axis;

wherein the arm includes a control that mechanically disengages a locking mechanism from the connecting gear;

wherein the control is activated by an activation force substantially directed either toward the central axis of the arm, along a length of the arm, or about the central axis;

wherein the control comprises a button, wherein the button is activated by pressing down on the button with the activation force substantially directed toward the central axis of the arm;

wherein the activation force is mechanically converted into a linear force along the arm via a wedge coupled to the locking mechanism, and wherein activation of the button causes the wedge to travel in a direction that causes the locking mechanism to disengage from the connecting gear; and

wherein the activation force is mechanically converted into the linear force along the arm that disengages the locking mechanism from the connecting gear.

2. The exercise device of claim 1 , wherein the control is located on a side or a top of the arm.

3. An exercise device, comprising:

a resistance unit having a connecting gear;

a cable; and

an arm that routes the cable to an actuator, wherein the arm is rotatable relative to the resistance unit about the connecting gear, the arm having a central axis;

wherein the arm includes a control that mechanically disengages a locking mechanism from the connecting gear;

wherein the control is activated by an activation force substantially directed either toward the central axis of the arm, along a length of the arm, or about the central axis;

wherein the control comprises a button, where in the button is activated by pressing down on the button with the activation force substantially directed toward the central axis of the arm;

wherein the activation force is mechanically converted into a linear force along the arm that disengages the locking mechanism from the connecting gear;

wherein the activation force is mechanically converted into the linear force along the arm via a gear;

wherein an extension arm is coupled to the gear;

wherein the locking mechanism is coupled to the extension arm; and

wherein activation of the button causes the gear to rotate, disengaging the locking mechanism from the connecting gear.

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