Patent ID: 8092349

Claim:
A stationary exercise apparatus, comprising: (a) a frame having a base, a front portion, and a rear portion; (b) first and second supporting members, each supporting members having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portions of the first and second supporting members respectively coupled to the front portion of the frame to rotate about a first axis; (c) first and second pedals respectively coupled to the first and second supporting members; (d) a guider assembly including a shroud coupled to the rear portion of the frame, the second end portions of the first and second supporting members respectively reciprocated on the guider assembly substantially along a reciprocating path; and (e) an adjusting assembly which is coupled to the frame and substantially under the shroud of the guider assembly for lifting the guider assembly to an inclined angle defined by the reciprocating path and the base of the frame.