Patent ID: 7708668
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A stationary exercise apparatus comprising: a frame having a base portion adapted to be supported by the floor; a crank system comprising first and second crank coupling locations, the crank system coupled to the frame; a brake system coupled to the crank system and adapted to provide resistance to rotation of the crank system; right and left linkage assemblies, each assembly comprising an arcuate motion member pivotally coupled to the frame and a foot support member pivotally coupled to the arcuate motion member at a location below the pivotal coupling to the frame, said foot support member oriented in a generally horizontal position; and first and second coupling systems each comprising a flexible support element, said first coupling system coupling the foot support member of the right linkage assembly to the first crank coupling location, said second coupling system coupling the foot support member of the left linkage assembly to the second crank coupling location, wherein the user may undertake a climbing motion causing continuous rotation of the crank system, and wherein the user may also undertake a walking, striding, or jogging motion by applying forward and rearward forces to the foot support members while resistance is applied to the crank system by the brake system, the stride length of said walking, striding, or jogging motions being instantaneously variable by altering the forward and rearward forces applied to the foot support members.