| US 7,455,629 B2 | ||
| Exercise device with a safety lock | ||
| Kevin G. Abelbeck, Addison, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The Brinkmann Corporation, Dallas, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 05, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/122,358. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0252609 A1, Nov. 09, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A63B 21/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 482—92 [482/101; 482/110] | 48 Claims |
| 1. An exercise device comprising:
a frame supporting a track and a load rack;
a lock frame supporting a guide member, said track received by said guide member;
a pawl shaft articulated by a handle and said pawl shaft received by said lock frame;
a first pawl mounted to said pawl shaft, thereby enabling selective engagement and disengagement of said first pawl with said
load rack by way of said handle;
a second pawl movably mounted to said lock frame; and
a bias mechanism connecting said first pawl to said second pawl.
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