Patent ID: 6312362
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus, comprising:a frame having a base that extends from a forward end to a rearward end and is designed to rest upon a floor surface;a left flywheel and a right flywheel, wherein each said flywheel is rotatably mounted on a rearward stanchion extending upward from said base proximate said rearward end, and each said flywheel is rotatable about a common crank axis;a left floating crank link and a right floating crank link, wherein each said floating crank link has a lower end and an upper end, and each said lower end is rotatably connected to a respective flywheel at a respective position radially displaced from said crank axis;a left rocker link and a right rocker link, wherein each said rocker link is pivotally mounted on a forward stanchion extending upward from said base proximate said forward end, and each said rocker link pivots about a common pivot axis;a left foot supporting link and a right foot supporting link, wherein each said foot supporting link has a rearward end rotatably connected to the upper end of a respective floating crank link, and a forward end pivotally connected to a lower end of a respective rocker link;a left drawbar link and a right drawbar link, wherein each said drawbar link has a forward end rotatably connected to an intermediate portion of a respective foot supporting link, and a rearward end rotatably connected to a respective flywheel at a respective position radially displaced from said crank axis; anda left foot platform and a right foot platform, wherein each said foot platform has a forward end pivotally mounted on an intermediate portion of a respective foot supporting link, and a rearward end resting on an intermediate portion of a respective drawbar link in such a manner that each said drawbar link causes a respective foot platform to pivot relative to a respective foot supporting link during rotation of a respective flywheel.