Patent ID: 6077202
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise device comprising:a base having two side members and front member that extends between said side members;at least one truss member extending from said base;a rotatable shaft positioned on said truss member;a flywheel mounted on said shaft;a rotatable drive shaft mounted on said truss member;a first one-way clutch and a second one-way clutch mounted on said drive shaft;a means for operatively connecting said drive shaft to said rotatable shaft whereby rotation of said drive shaft causes said rotatable shaft to rotate;a pair of arms having a first end that is pivotally mounted on said base and a second end that extends from said base;a foot pad positioned on the second end of each of said arms; said foot pads being disposed to move in an arcuate path away from each other in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction towards and away from said side members of said base and the movement of said foot pads being in a direction that is substantially parallel to said front member of said base;a lever operatively connected to each arm whereby movement of said arms causes a movement of said levers;means for operatively connecting one of said levers to said first one-way clutch and said other lever to said second one-way clutch whereby movement of said arms towards said base causes said levers to rotate said first and second one-way clutches in a direction that causes said drive shaft to rotate which in turn rotates said shaft upon which said flywheel is mounted, said flywheel providing resistance to movement to said arms and said levers, movement of said arms away from said base rotates said levers in a direction that does not activate said first and second one-way clutches and does not cause said drive shaft to rotate.