US 12,168,159 B2
Strength training apparatus with multi-cable force production
Peter Neuhaus, Pensacola Beach, FL (US); Jeremy Gines, Pensacola, FL (US); Tyson Cobb, Pensacola, FL (US); and Travis Craig, Pensacola, FL (US)
Assigned to Oxefit, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Oxefit, Inc., Pensacola, FL (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/958,507.
Application 17/958,507 is a continuation of application No. 16/909,003, filed on Jun. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,504,570.
Prior Publication US 2023/0028361 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. A63B 21/00 (2006.01); A63B 21/002 (2006.01); A63B 21/005 (2006.01); A63B 21/22 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 21/4001 (2015.10) [A63B 21/002 (2013.01); A63B 21/0058 (2013.01); A63B 21/151 (2013.01); A63B 21/153 (2013.01); A63B 21/225 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first cable;
a first motor configured to provide first tension to the first cable;
a second cable coupled to the first cable at an end effector;
a second motor configured to provide second tension to the second cable;
a rail;
a first rotating member engaging the first cable and defining a location at which the first cable extends from the rail, wherein the first rotating member is repositionable along the rail; and
an actuator controllable to reposition the first rotating member along the rail;
wherein the first cable and the second cable are routed such that the first tension and the second tension combine to provide a force on the end effector, wherein at least one of the first tension or the second tension is directed at least partially in a downward direction.