Patent ID: 6302825
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus, comprising:a frame designed to rest upon a floor surface;a first left pin mounted on a left side of the frame, and a first right pin mounted on a right side of the frame;a left crank and a right crank, wherein each said crank is rotatably mounted on the frame and rotatable about a common crank axis;a second left pin and a second right pin, wherein each said second pin is mounted on a respective crank at a radial distance from the crank axis, and the second left pin and the second right pin cooperate to define a crank diameter;a left rail and a right rail, wherein a first end of the left rail is rollably supported on one said left pin, and an opposite, second end of the left rail is pivotally connected to the other said left pin, and a first end of the right rail is rollably support on one said right pin, and an opposite, second end of the right rail is pivotally connected to the other said right pin;a left foot support and a right foot support, wherein each said foot support is rollably mounted on a respective rail; anda left cable assembly and a right cable assembly, wherein each said cable assembly links rotation of a respective crank to movement of a respective foot support through a generally elliptical path having a length that is twice the crank diameter.