Patent ID: 7097598
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A foldable exerciser comprising: an elongate front support member having a bottom end portion, a top end portion opposite to said bottom end portion, and an intermediate portion interconnecting fixedly said top and bottom end portions of said front support member; an elongate rear support member having a bottom end portion, a top end portion opposite to said bottom end portion, and an intermediate portion interconnecting fixedly said top and bottom end portions of said rear support member and connected pivotally to said top end portion of said front support member, said rear support member being pivotable relative to said front support member about a first axis; a driving unit mounted on said intermediate portion of said front support member and including parallel first and second rotating shafts journalled on said intermediate portion of said front support member and parallel to said first axis, a resistance wheel mounted fixedly on said first rotating shaft, a driving wheel mounted fixedly on said second rotating shaft, a V-belt trained on said resistance wheel and said driving wheel, and two pedal members connected respectively and fixedly to opposite ends of said second rotating shaft; an operating member including an upper handle section, a lower coupling section opposite to said upper handle section, and an interconnecting section connected pivotally to said top end portion of said rear support member and interconnecting fixedly said upper handle section and said lower coupling section, said operating member being pivotable relative to said top end portion of said rear support member about a second axis parallel to the first axis; a saddle-mounting member having a front end portion connected pivotally to said intermediate portion of said rear support member, and a bottom surface, said saddle-mounting member being pivotable relative to said second intermediate portion of said rear support member about a third axis parallel to the first axis; a saddle mounted on said saddle-mounting member; a saddle-supporting member disposed under said saddle-mounting member and having a lower end portion connected pivotally to said intermediate portion of said rear support member, and an upper end portion movable on said bottom surface of said saddle-mounting member, said saddle-supporting member being pivotable relative to said intermediate portion of said rear support member about a fourth axis parallel to the first axis; and a coupling member connected to and disposed between said lower coupling section of said operating member and said saddle-supporting member such that rearward pivoting movement of said operating member about said second axis results in upward pivoting movement of said saddle about said third axis so as to simulate a horse-riding action, said coupling member being removable from said saddle-supporting member so as to allow said saddle-mounting member, said saddle and said saddle-supporting member to be all folded on said rear support member; and a positioning unit interconnecting said front and rear support members so as to prevent relative rotation between said front and rear support members.