Tug-O-War Exercise Machine

Abstract

The invention is an exercise machine that is based on the principles of the game of Tug-of-war. It has a base with a sitting means with a plurality of ropes attached to a resistance means. The resistance means is adjustable to increase or decrease the amount of resistance on the rope. The base will have foot rests allowing the user of the device good footing while pulling on the rope.

1 . An exercise machine comprising:
 a base  10  having a pulling means attached to a resistance means and a seat.   
   
   
       2 . An exercise machine as in  claim 1  further comprising said base having a resistance platform, a seat bar and a seat bar support. 
   
   
       3 . An exercise machine as in  claim 1  further comprising said exercise machine being used to train for tug-of-war. 
   
   
       4 . An exercise machine as in  claim 1  further comprising having said seat be adjustable. 
   
   
       5 . An exercise machine as in  claim 1  further comprising having said pulling means be a rope. 
   
   
       6 . An exercise machine as in  claim 1  further comprising said base having said resistance means being adjustable. 
   
   
       7 . An exercise machine as in  claim 1  further comprising having foot paddles connect to said base. 
   
   
       8 . An exercise machine as in  claim 1  further comprising having a plurality of legs. 
   
   
       9 . An exercise machine as in  claim 1  further comprising said resistance means being a flywheel attached to an axle. 
   
   
       10 . An exercise machine as in  claim 9  further comprising said resistance means includes rods on each side of said flywheel applying a resistance to said flywheel. 
   
   
       11 . An exercise machine as in  claim 10  further comprising said rods are attached to a resistance adjustment control means. 
   
   
       12 . An exercise machine as in  claim 11  further comprising said resistance adjustment control means is a turn knob. 
   
   
       13 . An exercise machine as in  claim 12  further comprising said turn knob is turned one way to increase the resistance and the other way to decrease resistance. 
   
   
       15 . An exercise machine as in  claim 1  further comprising having said pulling means be a rope and said base having a plurality of rope guides attached to said base. 
   
   
       16 . An exercise machine as in  claim 1  further comprising said base having a seat bar which is connected to a seat bar support beam by seat bar connectors. 
   
   
       17 . An exercise machine comprising:
 a base  10  having a rope attached to a resistance means and a seat, where said base has a resistance platform, a seat bar and a seat bar support, where said seat is adjustable, where said resistance means is adjustable, where foot paddles are connected to said base where said resistance means is a flywheel attached to an axle.   
   
   
       18 . An exercise machine as in  claim 9  further comprising said resistance means includes rods on each side of said flywheel applying a resistance to said flywheel. 
   
   
       19 . An exercise machine as in  claim 10  further comprising said rods are attached to a resistance adjustment control means. 
   
   
       20 . An exercise machine as in  claim 1  further comprising having said pulling means be a rope and said base having a plurality of rope guides attached to said base.