Patent ID: 6629909
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus, comprising:a frame having a base designed to rest upon a floor surface, a left crank support, and a right crank support; a left crank and a right crank, wherein each said crank is rotatably connected to a respective crank support, and each said crank is disposed between said left crank support and said right crank support; at least one support member on said frame; and a left linkage and a right linkage, wherein each said linkage includes a respective foot engaging portion, and each said linkage is movably interconnected between a respective crank and said at least one support member in such a manner that all points on each said foot engaging portion are movable through respective, generally elliptical paths, and at least one of said paths extends between the left crank-and the right crank.