Patent ID: 6709368
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: A61H,A63B

Abstract:
A portable exercise device for use by a sitting exerciser, comprising:a. a central housing having multiple sets of aligned openings; b. a first axle passing through a respective set of aligned openings in said housing; c. a pair of reciprocating pedals fixedly mounted on said first axle, wherein vertical movement of each of said pedals rotates said axle and said pedals are set at different angles with respect to said first axle; d. a second axle passing through a second set of aligned openings in said housing; e. a of pair reciprocating minilevers fixedly mounted on each end of said second axle, whereby down movement of one of said pedals causes rotation of a respective minilever and consequent rotation of said second axle; and f. resistance means positioned in said housing and interacting with said second axle for adjusting the force to rotate said second axle, whereby the effective resistance for each pedal is adjusted concomitantly.