Patent ID: 6371892
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: A63B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A rowing machine comprisinga frame, and a foot rest connected to the frame and having a base, a front end for applying a force against the upper front portion of a rower's foot for holding the front portion of the rower's foot adjacent a surface of the base, and a back end for cradling the heel of the rower's foot, said back end being pivotable relative to said front end, essentially independently of the force applied by the front end for holding the front portion of the rower's foot, said back end comprising a cross strap which resists said rower's foot from sliding backward relative to said front end, said cross strap defining a window for receiving the heel of said rower's shoe, so that said back end is pulled up by the heel of said rower's foot pushing against said cross strap.