Patent ID: 9144706
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise apparatus, comprising: a) a frame configured to rest on a floor surface, said frame including a forward stanchion fixedly secured proximate a front end of said frame and a rearward stanchion fixedly secured proximate a rear end of said frame; b) a left forward rocker link and a right forward rocker link, wherein each said forward rocker link is mounted on a respective side of said frame; c) a left rear rocker link and a right rear rocker link, wherein each said rear rocker link is mounted on a respective side of said frame; d) a crank rotatably mounted on a distal end of each said rear rocker link; e) a left force receiving link and a right force receiving link, wherein each said force receiving link is movably connected between a respective said forward rocker link and a respective said crank; and f) a cross coupler assembly including a cross coupler fixedly secured to a cross coupler hub pivotally connected to said rear stanchion pivotal about a transverse pivot axis, said cross coupler assembly further including a left and right coupler rod, each said coupler rod having a first end pivotally connected proximate a distal end of said cross coupler and a second end pivotally connected at an intermediate portion of a respective rear rocker link to move said left rear rocker link and said right rear rocker link in dependent fashion in opposite directions relative to said frame.