Patent ID: 7654936

Claim:
A stationary exercise apparatus, comprising: (a) a frame having a base and a front, the base having a rear portion; (b) first and second supporting members, each supporting member having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, the first end portions of the first and second supporting members respectively coupled to the frame to rotate about a first axis and the central portion of each first and second supporting member moves in a first closed loop path; (c) a guider having a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion of the guider coupled to the rear portion of the base, the second end portions of the first and second supporting members engaged with the guider for reciprocating movement thereon; (d) first and second pedals respectively pivotally coupled to the first and second supporting members for movement through a second closed loop path; (e) an elevating assembly coupled between the guider and the frame for adjusting an incline level of the guider; and (f) first and second control links respectively coupled to the first and second supporting members, each control link having a first end portion and second end portion, the first end portions of the first and second control links movably coupled to the frame, and the second end portions of the first and second control respectively connected to the first and second pedals.