US 12,251,592 B2
Exercise machine resistance selection system
Sebastien Anthony Louis Lagree, Chatsworth, CA (US); and Max E. Wunderlich, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Lagree Technologies, Inc., Chatsworth, CA (US)
Filed by Lagree Technologies, Inc., Chatsworth, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/602,278.
Application 18/602,278 is a continuation of application No. 17/374,440, filed on Jul. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,931,615.
Prior Publication US 2024/0216739 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 21/00 (2006.01); A63B 21/04 (2006.01); A63B 22/20 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 21/00069 (2013.01) [A63B 21/0428 (2013.01); A63B 21/154 (2013.01); A63B 22/203 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An exercise machine, comprising:
a frame including at least one rail;
an end platform connected at or near a first end or a second end of the frame;
a carriage movably connected to the at least one rail, wherein the carriage is adapted to be movable along a portion of the at least one rail;
a biasing member connected to the frame;
an engagement member connected to the biasing member;
a first catch member movably connected to the carriage, wherein the first catch member is adjustable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein the first catch member is adapted to engage with the engagement member when the first catch member is in the engaged position such that the biasing member imparts a resistance force against movement of the carriage in at least one direction, and wherein the first catch member is adapted to release the engagement member when the first catch member is in the disengaged position; and
a spring connected to the first catch member so as to bias the first catch member towards the disengaged position.