Patent ID: 7303508

Claim:
Training apparatus, comprising: a base stand which has a guide rail that extends in the right-and-left directions; a slide base portion which slidably coupled to the guide rail; a foot stand which is rotatably provided over the slide base portion so as to rotate relative to the base portion; a connector which engages a substantially-middle part of the base stand in the right-and-left directions and the foot stand, so that the sliding position of the base portion and the turning angle of the foot stand can be correlated, said connector including: a swaying arm being formed in a rod, one end of said swaying arm being rotatable connected to the foot stand; a swaying arm support portion provided on the base stand, said swaying arm supported portion including a support member provided on the base stand, said swaying arm support portion further including a turning member which is rotatably provided on said support member, said turning member being provided with a pair of rollers freely rotatable about a vertical axis in such a manner that the other end of said swaying arm is held in between said pair of rollers so that said swaying arm slides therethrough along with movement of the slide base portion along the guide rail; and a force giving device which gives the slide base portion a biasing force by which the slide base portion moves toward a substantially-middle position of the base stand in the right-and-left directions.