US 12,458,836 B2
Exercise machine with adjustable rack out hooks and adjustable counterweighted safety tiers
Jeffrey O. Meredith, Del Mar, CA (US); and Tyler S. Hilderbrand, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to HOIST FITNESS SYSTEMS, INC., Poway, CA (US)
Filed by HOIST FITNESS SYSTEMS, INC., Poway, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/583,111.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/452,308, filed on Mar. 15, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0307731 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. A63B 21/078 (2006.01); A63B 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 21/0783 (2015.10) [A63B 21/40 (2015.10); A63B 2225/093 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An exercise machine having an adjustable safety tier and rack out hook system, comprising:
a frame comprising:
a pair of upwardly-extending support members, and
a pair of upwardly-extending guide rods, wherein one of the guide rods is positioned next to each of the upwardly-extending support members;
a safety tier attached to and moveable along each of the upwardly-extending guide rods, wherein the safety tier is configured to be rotated to a locked position such that the safety tier latches onto a respective one of the upwardly-extending support members or to an unlocked position such that the safety tier disconnects from the respective upwardly-extending support member;
a counterweight connected to each safety tier; and
a rack out hook attached to and moveable along each of the upwardly-extending guide rods, wherein the rack out hook is configured to be rotated to a locked position such that the rack out hook latches onto a respective one of the upwardly-extending support members or to an unlocked position such that the rack out hook disconnects from the respective upwardly-extending support member and
wherein the safety tiers and rack out hooks each rotate around the upwardly-extending guide rods from their locked to unlocked positions.