Patent ID: 6302830
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus, comprising:a base;a left skate mounted on said base and movable backward and forward relative to said base;a right skate mounted on said base and movable backward and forward relative to said base;a rigid left foot support pivotally connected to said left skate and including a foot platform which is constrained to move through an arcuate path relative to said left skate;a rigid right foot support pivotally connected to said right skate and including a foot platform which is constrained to move through an arcuate path relative to said right skate; anda frame configured to rest on a floor surface, wherein a first end of said base is pivotally connected to said frame and supported above said floor surface by said frame, and an opposite, second end of said base is selectively pivotal into and out of contact with said floor surface, and said frame is configured to accommodate said base and each said foot support when said base is pivoted to a generally vertical orientation relative to said floor surface.