Patent ID: 7749137

Claim:
An exercise device comprising: first and second rotatable members; first and second swing members; a first cam member operatively associated with the first rotatable member, the first cam member including a first at least partially curved rotatable member engagement surface engaged with the first rotatable member and selectively movable relative to the first rotatable member; a second cam member operatively associated to the second rotatable member, the second cam member including a second at least partially curved rotatable member engagement surface engaged with the second rotatable member and selectively movable relative to the second rotatable member; a first foot engagement member operatively associated with the first cam member; a second foot engagement member operatively associated with the second cam member; a first link member extending from the first swing member to the first cam member, the first link member pivotally associated with the first cam member at a first location between the ends of the first rotatable member engagement surface and operatively associated with the first swing member; a second link member extending from the first swing member to the first cam member, the second link member pivotally associated with the first cam member at a second location between the ends of the first rotatable member engagement surface and operatively associated with the first swing member; a third link member extending from the second swing member to the second cam member, the third link member pivotally associated with the second cam member at a third location between the ends of the second rotatable member engagement surface and operatively associated with the second swing member; and a fourth link member extending from the second swing member to the second cam member, the fourth link member pivotally associated with the second cam member at a fourth location between the ends of the second rotatable member engagement surface and operatively associated with the second swing member; wherein: a user may move the first foot engagement member in a first variable pathway and may move the second foot engagement member in a second variable pathway; and the first link member is operatively associated with the first swing member at a fifth location, the second link member is operatively associated with the first swing member at a sixth location, and a minimum distance between the first and second locations is greater than a minimum distance between the fifth and sixth locations.