Patent ID: 7311646

Claim:
A reciprocating exercise apparatus comprising: a frame structure means having a guide member mounted thereon; a user support means mounted on said frame structure means, said user support means including a seat; a user engagement means comprising a generally horizontal engagement support structure pivotally mounted at its back end to said frame structure means such that said engagement support structure pivots in a generally horizontal plane; an assembly support member coupled to the front end of said engagement support structure and positioned forward of said seat, such that said assembly support member may move in the general upward and downward directions, with the upper end of said assembly support member having an engagement assembly mounted thereon, and the lower end of said assembly support member coupled to said guide member of said frame structure means, said guide member mounted to said frame structure means at a level below said seat; whereby a user may sit on said seat of said user support means, engage said engagement assembly with the general thigh portion of the leg, so that the user may pivot said user engagement means in either the right or left directions, and may move said assembly support member in the upward and downward directions.