Patent ID: 8808148

Claim:
An elliptical exercise machine comprising: a base support structure adapted to be positioned on a support surface; first and second reciprocating foot supports, each foot support having a first end and a second end, the first end of each foot support being movably linked to the base support structure; a first support member linked to the base support structure; a ramp assembly pivotally attached to the first support member, the ramp assembly having first and second guide rails for guiding the respective second ends of the first and second foot supports such that the foot supports are moveable in an elliptical path, wherein a fulcrum member is pivotably linked to the ramp assembly at a point above the base support structure; and a second support member having a first end linked to the base support structure and a second end pivotally attached to the ramp assembly at a point above the base support structure; wherein said second support structure comprises a lift mechanism.