Patent ID: 7666122

Claim:
An elliptical exercise machine comprising a frame assembly, a drive wheel, a first connecting link and a second connecting link connected to the drive wheel such that a first end of said first connecting link and a first end of said second connecting link rotate about an axis and said drive wheel also rotates about said axis, a second end of said first connecting link and a second end of said second connecting link moving along a support surface, a first foot pad axially secured to an intermediate portion of said first connecting link and a second foot pad axially secured to an intermediate portion of said second connecting link, said first foot pad capable of pivoting on said intermediate portion of said first connecting link and said second foot pad capable of pivoting on said intermediate portion of said second connecting link, a first connecting rod being connected at a first end to said first foot pad and at a second end to said first end of said first connecting link, a second connecting rod being connected at a first end to said second foot pad and at a second end to said first end of said second connecting link, a first mounting boss being secured to said first connecting link at a location rearward of said first foot pad, an arm linkage being connected to said first mounting boss and said arm linkage comprising a first arm connecting rod that is connected to said first mounting boss.