Patent ID: 7485072

Claim:
An elliptical exercise device comprising: a base including an upright support extended upwardly from said base, and each upright support including a rear portion, a spindle disposed on said upright support, two cranks rotatably coupled to said upright support with a shaft, said cranks each including a pivot rod attached to said crank and spaced away from said shaft, two handles including a middle portion attached to said spindle for allowing said handles to be pivotally coupled to said upright support with said spindle and for allowing said handles to be pivoted and swung relative to said upright support of said base, said handles each including a hand grip provided on an upper portion for being grasped or held by a user and each including a lower portion, and two foot supports each including a front portion pivotally coupled to said pivot rod of said cranks with a link for allowing said front portions of said foot supports to be moved cyclically relative to said upright support of said base by said cranks, and each including a rear portion pivotally coupled to said rear portion of said base, and said lower portions of said handles being pivotally coupled to said foot supports to allow said foot supports to be controlled by said handles to change a moving stroke of said foot supports; coupling means including a pivot pole disposed on said upright support and a pair of cranks coupled together and coupled to said handles respectively for coupling said handles together.