Patent ID: 6283895
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A semi-recumbent exercise apparatus, comprising:a frame designed to rest upon a floor surface;a back support mounted on said frame and inclined relative to the floor surface;left and right cranks rotatably mounted on said frame and rotatable about a common crank axis;left and right rigid connector links, wherein an intermediate portion of each of said links is rotatably connected to a respective crank, and a first end of each of said links supports a respective foot of a person resting in supine fashion against said back support, and a second, opposite end of each of said links is movably connected to the frame in such a manner that rotation of said cranks is linked to motion of each said opposite end through a generally elliptical path having a major axis which extends generally perpendicular to the floor surface.