Automated weightlifting spotting machine

a spotting machine and weightlifting technology, applied in the field of automatic spotting machines for weightlifting, can solve the problems of inability to provide assistance to the weightlifter, becoming weaker and more tired, and subsequently complex to us

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-03-08
AUTOMORPHE
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[0007]The invention seeks to avoid or at least mitigate these and other problems in the prior art, the present invention provides

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This limit will vary during the session since the lifter will progressively fatigue muscle, becoming weaker and more tired as the session progresses.
A disadvantage of free weight training is that a spotter is not always available and subsequently the user may not partake in free weights or does so without a spotter, which is potentially dangerous.
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[0024]FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the invention, in which there is shown apparatus 10, bench 12, rack 14, barbell 16, vertical support 18, pulleys 20, and 24, horizontal support 22, groove 23, motor 42, brake 26, motor 25, control panel 28, cable 30, barbell attachment means 32, sensor 34, reflective strips 36, sensor 40, sensor 44 and processor 38 (located inside control panel 28).

[0025]The apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a variation of bench press apparatus. The bench 12, rack 14 and barbell 16 are all standard pieces of equipment. The invention comprises the addition of the vertical support 18 and horizontal support 22 which define a structure, which preferably extends over the bench 12. Pulleys 20 and 24 are attached to the horizontal support 22 and pulley 24 is preferably moveable along the grove 23 powered by motor 25. A motor 26 is attached to vertical support 18 and the cable 30 runs from the motor 26, through brake 42, along the vertical support 18, over the pulley 20 alo...

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A weight training assistance apparatus which requires a user to overcome the force exerted by one or more weights comprising: one or more sensors for monitoring a user's activity by monitoring the position of an item indicative of the position of the weights during a weight training exercise; a processor in communication with said sensors; the processor enabled to dynamically compare the user's activity of the item during the exercise with a predetermined activity profile to determine a dynamic level of fatigue for the user; the processor further enabled to determine a response at a given moment based on the exercise undertaken, the current user activity and the determined dynamic level of fatigue; a load bearing device that is controllable by the processor, the load bearing device enabled to dynamically vary the magnitude of the net force exerted by the weight as determined by the response, the processor further enabled to maintain the magnitude of the force when the user's activity is within a predetermined limit of the predetermined activity profile.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The invention relates to an automated spotting machine for weightlifting that applies to both free-weights and stacked weight machines. The device is enabled to provide assistance to a weightlifter when required and to bear the load of weight such as a barbell if a user has reached muscle failure or the exercise has potentially become dangerous.BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION[0002]In weight training it is known for the weightlifter to ask for a spotter to monitor the exercise and to provide assistance to the weightlifter when required. The assistance provided may involve taking the whole weight to avert a dangerous situation when using free weights or to assist with a lift using free weights or stacked weight machines, allowing the weightlifter to continue with an exercise so that they may complete more repetitions than they would normally do without assistance (forced repetitions). The assistance of a spotter also allows the weightlifter to perform negative repetit...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B24/00
CPCA63B21/00181A63B21/078A63B21/153A63B2021/0786A63B2220/833A63B2220/10A63B2220/20A63B2220/802A63B2220/805A63B2071/0072A63B21/0783
Inventor ELSOM-COOK, MARKESCOTT, MICHAELMORRIS, STEVE
Owner AUTOMORPHE
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