Patent ID: 7674209
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise apparatus comprising: a body having a first elongated member and a second elongated member, the second elongated member being moveable relative to the first elongated member along a travel path between a retracted position and an extended position; a first pedal pivotably connected to the first elongated member for pivotable movement about a pivot axis relative to the first elongated member, the pivot axis extending through the first elongated member and being substantially perpendicular to the travel path; a second pedal connected to the second elongated member; and a biasing member biasing the second elongated member toward one of the retracted position and the extended position; wherein the biasing member applies a force to the first elongated member and second elongated member to bias the second elongated member toward the one of the retracted position and the extended position, and wherein the biasing member is adjustable to change the force; and wherein the first elongated member includes a wall defining an interior space, the wall having a slot extending therethrough and communicating with the interior space, wherein at least a portion of the biasing member is housed in the interior space, and further comprising an adjustment lever extending through the slot and being connected to the biasing member, the adjustment lever being moveable along the slot to change the force.