Patent ID: RE39904

Claim:
A combined cycling and stepping exerciser comprising: a base frame having a front end portion with an upright post, and a rear end portion opposite to said front end portion in a longitudinal direction, said upright post being formed with a pair of horizontal pivot shafts that project in opposite lateral direction transverse to the longitudinal direction; a drive wheel mounted rotatably on said rear end portion of said base frame, said drive wheel having a horizontal wheel axle transverse to said longitudinal direction, and a pair of crank arms coupled to said wheel axle and disposed on opposite lateral sides of said drive wheel; a pair of elongated lever arms disposed on opposite lateral sides of said base frame, each of said lever arms having a front end portion pivoted to a respective one of said pivot shafts on said upright post, a rear end portion, and a longitudinally extending slide groove extending between said front and rear end portions; a pair of slide seats, each of which is coupled to a respective one of said crank arms and engages slidably said slide groove in a respective one of said lever arms so as to be slidable along said slide groove when said drive wheel rotates; a pair of pedal members disposed respectively on said lever arms, each of said pedal members having a front end engaging slidably said slide groove in the respective one of said lever arms, and a rear end; and fasteners which are operable for fastening said rear ends of said pedal members selectively and respectively to said slide seats and to said rear end portions of said lever arms.