Patent ID: 9254404
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. An exercise apparatus, comprising: a housing having a front portion and a back portion; a right depresser configured to receive force from a user of the exercise apparatus; a left depresser configured to receive force from a user of the exercise apparatus; a pivot configured to movably attach the right depresser and the left depresser to the front portion of the housing; and a support system at least partially contained by the back portion of the housing, wherein the support system includes: wherein said right force resistor is a right bellow, and said left force resistor is a left bellow, and wherein said resistance system is a fluid passageway at least partially contained by the back portion of the housing and coupled to the right bellow and the left bellow and configured to transfer fluid between the right bellow and the left bellow in response to motion of the right depresser and the left depresser; and wherein the support system includes: a second right bellow having a second right top portion attached to the right depresser at an angle and a second right bottom portion attached to the housing; a second left bellow having a second left top portion attached to the left depresser at an angle and a second left bottom portion attached to the housing; and a second fluid passageway at least partially contained by the housing and coupled to the second right bellow and the second left bellow and configured to transfer fluid between the second right bellow and the second left bellow in response to motion of the right depresser and the left depresser; wherein the right top portions of the right bellows are attached to the right depresser and the left top portions of the left bellows are attached to the left depresser such that a longitudinal axis of the right bellows and a longitudinal axis of the left bellows intersect with one another.