Patent ID: 7695408
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise device, comprising: a pair of pedal arms, each of which is rotatably connected on one end to a pair of gears and connected on the other end to a pivot mechanism comprising an upright support and a pair of swing arms, each swing arm pivotally suspended on one end about a side of the upright support and on the opposite end to one of the pedal members, the pair of gears comprising a sun gear on each side of the device, an axle rotatably disposed through the sun gears, and a planet gear rigidly connected near each end of the axle for rotating about one of the sun gears, each of the pedal arms rotatably connected to at least one of the planet gears, the pedal arms and the planet gears rotatable to provide an elliptical exercise motion; and a mechanism adapted to simultaneously rotate each of the sun gears together to change the orientation of the elliptical exercise motion relative to a user wherein the mechanism for simultaneously rotating each of the sun gears comprises an arm rigidly connected to each of the sun gears, a threaded nut pivotally connected to the arm and threaded about an elevation rod, and an actuator operably connected to the elevation rod for pivoting the elevation rod forward and rearward by rotating the elevation rod within the nut.