Patent ID: 6572514
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A61H,A63B

Abstract:
An exerciser comprising:a frame positionable on a work surface; a pair of elongate pedals mounted in side-by-side relationship, each pedal having a toe end, a heel end, and an upper pedal surface extending along a pedal axis for supporting a foot of a user, the pedal being mounted at a first position to the frame in a manner limiting the pedal to movement about a pivot axis transverse to the pedal axis; and a coupler mounted relative to the frame for supporting each of the pedals at a second position being spaced from the respective first position, the coupler moving the second position of one pedal upwardly when the second position of the other pedal moves downwardly, the coupler comprising a shaft rotatable about a shaft axis transverse to the support axis, and a support element coupled to the shaft and having a coupler support surface spaced from the shaft axis for supporting each pedal during rotation of the shaft.