Abstract: Exercise equipment for use by wheelchair occupants to enable exercise of muscle groups located in the upper torso that are used in lifting or transferring loads and incorporating various options with respect to weight stacks and pivotal linkage arrangements to enable a wheelchair occupant to use a single hand or both hands when exercising. The exercise device includes structure which enables the wheelchair and the occupant to be securely anchored in relation to a generally vertically disposed, laterally open frame which enables the wheelchair and occupant to enter the frame when facing in either direction.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to exercise equipment and more particularly to such equipment for use by individuals while occupying a wheelchair and incorporates unique structural arrangements that enables the wheelchair occupant to fully exercise major body muscle groups without leaving the wheelchair and without assistance. The exercise equipment enables effective exercising at home, in the gymnasium and at various other facilities accessible to a wheelchair occupant with the equipment including arrangements to securely anchor the wheelchair in various relations to the equipment and to retain the wheelchair occupant within the confines of the wheelchair during various exercise regimens.