Patent ID: 7267637
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise trainer that provides a simulated walking or running stride, said trainer comprising a frame, a seat supported by said frame, a first rotational crank and a second rotational crank coupled to a first location on said frame, a first foot link having a first end and a second end, a second foot link having a first end and a second end, said first end of said first link being connected to said first crank and said first end of said second link being connected to said second crank, a first foot pedal movably connected to said first link between said first end and said second end of said first link, a second foot pedal movably connected to said second link between said first end and said second end of said second link, said first foot pedal capable of traveling along a portion of said first link and said second foot pedal capable of traveling along a portion of said second link, a first flexible member extending between said first foot pedal and a first fixed location on said frame, a second flexible member extending between said second foot pedal and a second fixed location on said frame.