Patent ID: 9566469
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. An exercise apparatus comprising: a support member having a top end and a bottom end opposite the top end, the support member configured so that a vertical orientation of the support member is changeable by moving the top end with respect to a fixed position of the bottom end resting on a rigid surface, the support member comprising a bearing holder affixed near the top end of the support member; a flexible mat comprising a planar bearing surface; a shaft comprising a bearing, the bearing secured within the bearing holder so that the shaft is held at approximately a right angle to the support member, the bearing enabling rotation of the shaft; two crank shafts attached to the shaft at opposing ends of the shaft, each crank shaft comprising a pedal at a distal end of the crank shaft; and a pliant band having a first end and a second end, the pliant band wrapped two or more times around said shaft and held taut by securing the first end and the second end to the support member.