Patent ID: 7520841

Claim:
A foldable aquatic stepper comprising: a foldable frame device including: a main frame having a stand formed on a bottom portion of the main frame, a base pivotally secured to the stand of the main frame and having the stepping means mounted on the base, a pair of hand rails secured in parallel to the main frame adapted to be held by a user's hands or arms, and a pair of supporting bars respectively foldably secured to the pair of hand rails and secured to the base by a bottom bracket; each said supporting bar including a sliding connector formed on a top portion of the supporting bar having a ring member slidably held on the hand rail and pivotally secured to the sliding connector, whereby upon a downward sliding movement of the ring member on the hand rail and upon a fastening of the ring member on the hand rail by a locking bolt within the sliding connector, the supporting bar will be stably secured with the hand rail; and a bottom connector formed on a lower end of the supporting bar to be pivotally connected with an upper end portion of the bottom bracket; and a stepping means foldably secured to said frame device and including: a post protruding on the base; a right stepping lever pivoted about a right portion of an axle secured to the post; a left stepping lever pivoted about a left portion of said axle; a pair of paddling pedals respectively detachably mounted on the right and left stepping levers; a pair of tensioning members each resiliently retained between each said stepping lever and the base; and a rocker means alternatively supporting the right and left stepping levers; and said stepping means operatively stepped upon reciprocatively or alternatively against water buoyancy, when immersed in water, for an aquatic stepping exercise by a user's feet.