Patent ID: 7455625

Claim:
An exercise apparatus, comprising: a frame configured to rest on a floor surface; a left crank member and a right crank member, wherein each said crank member is rotatably mounted on the frame for rotation about a common crank axis, and the left crank member and the right crank member are diametrically opposed; a left crank roller and a right crank roller, wherein each said crank roller is rotatably mounted on a respective said crank member; a left crank link and a right crank link, wherein each said crank link has a rearward portion rotatably connected to a respective said crank member; at least one guide mounted on a forward portion of the frame, wherein each said crank link has a forward portion movably supported for movement along the at least one guide; a left rocker link and a right rocker link, wherein each said rocker link has an upper portion rotatably mounted on the frame for pivoting about a common pivot axis, and each said rocker link has an offset arm; a left intermediate link and a right intermediate link, wherein each said intermediate link is rotatably interconnected between a respective said crank link and a distal portion of a respective said offset arm; a left foot supporting link and a right foot supporting link, wherein each said foot supporting link has a forward portion rotatably connected to a lower portion of a respective said rocker link, and a rearward portion supported on top of a respective said crank roller, and each said rearward portion defines an upwardly facing platform sized and configured to support a person's foot.