Patent ID: 7608019

Claim:
An exercise apparatus, comprising a frame configured to rest on a floor surface; a left crank and a right crank, wherein each said crank is rotatably mounted on the frame for rotation about a common crank axis; a left foot supporting linkage movably interconnected between the frame and the left crank in a manner that defines a generally elliptical foot path that extends across a left crank plane extending through the left crank and perpendicular to the common crank axis; and a right foot supporting linkage movably interconnected between the frame and the right crank in a manner that defines a generally elliptical foot path that extends across a right crank plane extending through the right crank and perpendicular to the common crank axis, wherein each said foot supporting linkage includes a roller rotatably mounted on a respective said crank, a rocker link pivotally mounted on the frame, a rail operatively interconnected between a respective said roller and a respective said rocker link, a first drawbar operatively interconnected between a respective said crank and a respective said rocker link, a foot support movably mounted on a respective said rail, and a second drawbar operatively interconnected between a respective said rocker link and a respective said foot support.