Patent ID: 8870716
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: A63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An exercise machine comprising: a base; an axle rotationally supported on the base; a first crank operably coupled to a first end portion of the axle; a second crank operably coupled to a second end portion of the axle; an active wheel fixedly mounted to the axle and rotational synchronously therewith, wherein the active wheel is rotationally driven by the first and second cranks; a small wheel operably coupled to the active wheel and rotationally driven thereby; a large wheel operably coupled to the small wheel and rotational synchronously therewith; a load wheel rotationally mounted to the axle and rotational relative to the axle and the active wheel, wherein the load wheel is operably coupled to the large wheel and rotationally driven thereby; and a shaft rotationally supported on the base and spaced apart from the axle, wherein the small wheel and the large wheel are coaxially mounted to the shaft and rotational synchronously therewith.