Patent ID: 6312365
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
Exercise apparatus for strengthening the leg muscles comprisinga abase frame,a foot platform journally supported upon said base frame by an axle about which the foot platform is pivotable, the axle transversely disposed on said bas frame,an elongate upright bar mounted to said base frame spaced apart from said foot platform,a lateral arm hinged to said upright bar and pivotal within a substantially vertical plane,a weight arm hingedly mounted to said upright bar below and aligned with said lateral arm, the weight arm pivotal in a substantially vertical plane coincident with the plane of pivot of said lateral arm,at least one engagement bar extending from said lateral arm,a links member interconnecting said lateral arm and said weight arm along the respective lengths thereof,a rest support member is mounted to said base frame in underlying relationship to said weight arm,said weight arm rests upon said rest support member when said exercise apparatus is not in use,said rest support member comprising a vertical leg mounted to said base frame and a stabilizing bar interconnecting said vertical leg and said upright bar,whereby a user standing on said foot platform may reciprocatingly raise and lower said lateral arm while rocking forward and rearward on said foot platform.