Patent ID: 7846073

Claim:
Leg exerciser device comprising a pair of footplates arranged for reciprocal movement on respective support means, the support means extending outwardly on common line from either side of a central portion of the device to respective lateral portions thereof, the footplates being arranged to receive a pair of human feet disposed substantially perpendicular to the said common line of extension of the support means and so as to be moved by a user in a reciprocal manner between the said central portion and the said lateral portions as part of an exercise routine, each footplate further being arranged to operatively engage at least one exercise weight in manner so as to raise the said weight through a vertical distance during at least one stroke of the said reciprocal movement; wherein a rigid connector is provided for the operative connection between the footplate and the exercise weight such that, during outward movement of the footplate, the rigid connector and associated weight, extends beyond the said lateral portion of the device.