Patent ID: 7942787

Claim:
An exercise device, comprising: a frame; a first member and a second member operatively associated with the frame; a first crank arm and a second crank arm operatively associated with the frame and configured to rotate about a crank axis; a first variable stride member operatively associated with the first crank arm and the first member, the first variable stride member comprises a first link including a first cam, and the first variable stride member is operatively associated with the first crank arm by engagement of the first cam with the first crank arm; a second variable stride member operatively associated with the second crank arm and the second member, the second variable stride member comprises a second link including a second cam, and the second variable stride member is operatively associated with the second crank arm by engagement of the second cam with the second crank arm; a first foot engagement portion operatively associated with the first variable stride member; a second foot engagement portion operatively associated with the second variable stride member; the first member, the first crank arm, and the first variable stride member configured such that a user may dynamically vary a travel path of the first foot engagement portion by varying the user's stride; and the second member, the second crank arm, and the second variable stride member configured such that a user may dynamically vary a travel path of the second foot engagement portion by varying the user's stride.