Patent ID: 8376913
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercising device comprising: a frame including base and front upper supports opposite to each other in an upright direction; left and right crank arms mounted on said frame and rotatable about a crank axis that extends in a direction transverse to said upright direction; left and right linking units, each including left and right foot engaging pedals respectively mounted on said rear linkage ends of said left and right linking units such that, when a respective one of said left and right crank arms is driven to perform a rotational movement, a respective one of said left and right foot engaging pedals moves along an elliptical path; a sloping ramp member which is disposed on said base support and rearwardly of said left and right crank arms, and which has an inclined surface to guide said left and right foot engaging pedals during movement of said left and right foot engaging pedals along the elliptical path so as to simulate stair climbing, wherein the inclination of the sloping ramp member is adjustable by an electric drive unit; and left and right rollable anti-friction members, each mounted under a respective one of said left and right foot engaging pedals and rollably engaged with said inclined surface.