Patent ID: 6176814
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus, comprising:a frame adapted for placement on the floor;a pivot axle attached to said frame;a track secured to said frame in a generally horizontal orientation;a pedal mechanism including a pedal bar slidably connected to said track at a first end of said pedal bar to permit movement of said first end of said pedal bar in a direction substantially parallel to said track and a pedal secured to said pedal bar; andan ellipse generator, including: a first crank arm connected at a first end to said pivot axle; first connecting means for connecting a second end of said first crank arm to a first point on said pedal bar proximate to said second end of said pedal bar; a second crank arm secured at a first end to said second end of said first crank arm; and second connecting means for connecting a second end of said second crank arm to a second point on said pedal bar between said first point and said first end of said pedal bar, resulting in the movement of said second end of said pedal bar in a first generally elliptical path and movement of said pedal in a second generally elliptical path as said first and second crank arms rotates about said pivot axle.