Patent ID: 7115077

Claim:
An exercise rowing machine comprising: a main shank provided thereon with a seat for sliding relatively to said main shank, said main shank is provided therebeneath and at its central area with a connecting seat, and is connected on its front end with two lateral pedals; a front and a rear supporting rack to bear a front end and a rear end of said main shank; a rotatable assembly including an adapter, one end of said adapter is pivotally connected to said connecting seat, the other end of said adapter is connected with a buffer, in order that said adapter is waved to and fro by a force, said adapter is further connected with a transverse rod; and two operating rods which are bending rods to have an upper and a lower section each, said lower section is a connecting portion, said upper section is a handle portion; said two connecting portions are respectively pivotally connected to two ends of said transverse rod, and each intersects one of said handle portions by an obtuse angle; said handle portions are folded inwards and collapsed and provided symmetrically at two lateral sides of said main shank, so that when in rowing forwards and rearwards of said operating rods, touching of the body of a user is avoided, and width of said machine is reduced when it is folded and collapsed forwards.