Patent ID: 7425188
Filing Date: 2008-09-16
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A cushioned elliptical exercise device comprising: a frame; first and second elongate members linked to the frame, each elongate member adapted to support a user and adapted to engage in an elliptical movement relative to the frame; and a cushioning mechanism assembly linked to the frame by a support member and coupled to at least one of the first and second elongate members, the cushioning mechanism assembly adapted to absorb energy exerted on at least one of the first and second elongate members during exercise, the cushioning mechanism assembly comprising: a core member; a tube member having a slot therein, wherein at least one of the core member or the tube member is coupled to at least one of the first and second elongate members; a flange coupled to the core member; and a biasing member at least partially surrounding at least a portion of each of the core member and the tube member, wherein at least a portion of the flange is adapted to move in the slot of the tube member during exercise.