Patent ID: 6206394
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: B62K,B62M

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus propelled by a simulated rowing motion to exercisethe upper and lower body muscles, said exercise apparatus having a frame, front and rear wheels rotatably attached to the frame, steering means for controlling the direction of travel of said apparatus, and drive means for translating the user's energy to propel the exercise apparatus, the improvement comprising:(a) a slide rail forming a top portion of the frame and having a seat in sliding communication with said slide rail;(b) a support member attached to a lower portion of said slide rail and extending downward from said slide rail, wherein said slide rail and said support member lie in a central vertical plane of said apparatus;(c) a lever arm rotatably connected to said support member and rotatable between a forward and rearward position; and(d) drive means for translating the user's energy to propel the exercise apparatus, said drive means includes a linkage member having a first end attached to lower end of said lever arm and extending upwardly and around a hub of the rear wheel to a second end of said linkage member, said second end of said linkage member is attached to a resilient member that is attached to said lever arm.