Patent ID: 6248044
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus, comprising:a frame designed to occupy a fixed position relative to a floor surface;a left guide and a right guide, wherein each said guide is mounted on a respective side of said frame;a left crank and a right crank, wherein each said crank is mounted on a respective side of said frame and rotatable relative thereto about a common crank axis;a left rocker link and a right rocker link, wherein each said rocker link is mounted on a respective side of said frame and pivotal relative thereto about a common rocker axis;a left foot supporting link and a right foot supporting link, wherein each said foot supporting link has a forward end, an intermediate portion, and a rearward end, and each said intermediate portion is rollable along a respective guide, and each said rearward end is sized and configured to support a person's foot; anda left connector link and a right connector link, wherein a first portion of each said connector link is rotatably connected to a respective crank, and a second portion of each said connector link is rotatably connected to a respective rocker link, and a third portion of each said connector link is rotatably connected to the forward end of a respective foot supporting link.