Patent ID: 7238146

Claim:
An elliptical exercise apparatus comprising: a main frame including a base, and an upstanding frame extending upwardly from said base proximate to a front end of said base; a crank assembly including left and right crank members connected respectively and rotatably to left and right sides of said upstanding frame proximate to a front end of said upstanding frame; a link rod assembly including left and right first link rods each having a first connection point, a second connection point below said first connection point, and a third connection point below said second connection point, said first connection points of said left and right first link rods being connected respectively and rotatably to said left and right crank members, said link rod assembly further including left and right second link rods, each of which has two opposite rear and front ends connected pivotally and respectively to said upstanding frame proximate to a rear end of said upstanding frame and said second connection point of a corresponding one of said left and right first link rods; and a pedal assembly including left and right pedal rods each having a front connecting section connected rotatably to said third connection point of a respective one of said left and right first link rods, and a pedal member disposed rearwardly of said front connecting section, said left and right pedal rods being slidable on said base.