Patent ID: 7384378

Claim:
A stepping exerciser comprising: a base having a front post extending therefrom and a passage defined transversely through the front post; a rod extending through the passage and including a horizontal section retained in the passage and two inclined bars extending obliquely and upward relative to the front post; two pedals each having a tube connected to an end thereof and mounted on a related one of the inclined bars so that an angle is defined between a plane in which the pedal is located and a plane where a longitudinal axis of each of the tubes is located; two cylinders each comprising an end connected to another end of a related one of the pedals; two side rods extending from the base; and two universal joints each comprising: a first U-shaped frame connected to another end of a related one of the cylinders and formed with two side plates each comprising a pin hole defined therein; a second U-shaped frame comprising two side plates arranged alternately with the side plates of the first U-shaped frame and each formed with a through hole for receiving a related one of the side rods; and a pin extending through the pin holes of the side plates of the first U-shaped frame and a related one of the side rods.