Patent ID: 7041034
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise apparatus, comprising: a frame having a base adapted to rest upon a floor surface, and a first end, and an opposite, second end; a left crank and a right crank, wherein each said crank is rotatably mounted on the frame proximate the first end; a left guide and a right guide, wherein each said guide is connected to the frame proximate the second end; and a left foot linkage and a right foot linkage, wherein each said foot linkage includes a respective foot engaging portion, and each said foot linkage is movably interconnected between a respective crank and a respective guide in such a manner that each said foot engaging portion is movable through a generally elliptical path, and rotation of each said crank is directly linked to vertical displacement of each said foot engaging portion, and each said foot linkage includes a decoupling means for decoupling each said foot engaging portion from a respective crank, and a linking means for separately linking horizontal displacement of a respective foot engaging portion to rotation of a respective crank.