Patent ID: 6966869

Claim:
An exercise device, comprising: a frame configured to rest on a floor surface; a left skate movably mounted on the frame; first and second left rocker arms pivotally connected to the left skate; a left foot support pivotally connected to the left rocker arms to define a left four bar linkage that maintains the left skate in a fixed orientation relative to the frame; a right skate movably mounted on the frame; first and second right rocker arms pivotally connected to the right skate; a right foot support pivotally connected to the right rocker arms to define a right four bar linkage that maintains the right skate in a fixed orientation relative to the frame; a left crank and a right crank, wherein each said crank is rotatably mounted on the frame; left and right first moving means interconnected between a respective said crank and a portion of a respective said four bar linkage that moves relative to a respective said skate, for moving a respective said foot support relative to a respective said skate; and left and right second moving means interconnected between a respective said crank and a respective said skate, for moving the respective said skate relative to the frame.