Patent ID: 6565486
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus, comprising:a frame designed to rest upon a floor surface; a left crank and a right crank, wherein each said crank is rotatably mounted on said frame at a common first axis; a left first link and a right first link, wherein each said first link has an intermediate portion, a first distal portion, and a second, opposite distal portion, wherein each said intermediate portion is rotatably connected to a respective said crank at a respective point radially displaced from said first axis, thereby defining a respective second axis, and each said first distal portion is constrained to move in reciprocating fashion relative to said frame, thereby defining a common path of reciprocal movement; a left second link and a right second link, wherein each said second link has a rearward portion rotatably connected to said opposite distal portion of a respective said first link, an intermediate portion sized and configured to support a person's foot, and a forward portion constrained to move in reciprocating fashion relative to said frame; and a means for selectively adjusting a distance measured between said common path and said first axis.