Patent ID: 9364708
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. An exercise device having (—) a frame with a forward end and a rearward end wherein the frame is configured and arranged to accommodate user access onto the exercise device from the rearward end, (—) left and right leg linkages, each including (i) an upper leg member pivotally coupled to the frame for pivoting about an upper pivot point, with the upper pivot point of each leg linkage defining a point on a laterally extending upper pivot axis that passes through the upper pivot point of each leg linkage, and (ii) a lower leg member directly pivotally coupled to the upper leg member distal to the upper pivot point for pivoting about a lower pivot point, and (—) a foot support attached to each lower leg member distal to each lower pivot point, characterized by an ergonomically synergistic combination of: (a) an interconnection of the upper leg members for synchronized out of phase pivoting about each respective upper pivot point, (b) each of the lower leg members being separate and independent for autonomous pivoting of each of the lower leg members relative to each other about each respective lower pivot point, and (c) a biased damping system for effecting biased pivoting of each lower leg member about each respective lower pivot point towards a first direction and damped pivoting of each lower leg member about each respective lower pivot point in a second direction opposite the first direction, wherein the biased damping system includes a pair of biased damping mechanisms, each including at least: