Patent ID: 7530927

Claim:
A stepping exerciser comprising: a base including a support extended upwardly therefrom and including a pair of posts extended upwardly therefrom, and each having an inclined pivot axle extended outwardly and upwardly therefrom, a pair of foot pedals each including a first end rotatably attaching to said inclined pivot axles of said base respectively, and arranged to allow said foot pedals to be stepped downwardly and outwardly by a user, a lever rotatably attached to said support of said base with a horizontal pivot shaft, and including two ends engaged beneath said foot pedals for vertical movement of said ends respectively, to couple said foot pedals together, and to allow one foot pedal to be moved upwardly when the other foot pedal is stepped downwardly by said user, and said lever including two pads attached to said ends respectively for engaging with and for supporting said foot pedals, and two resistive devices coupled between said foot pedals and said base respectively to provide a resistive force against said foot pedals, said resistive devices each including a hydraulic cylinder and a gasket made of resilient materials and having a hole formed therein to receive a stud therein, and a pivot pin engaged through said stud and said gasket for pivotally attaching said gasket to one end of said hydraulic cylinder and said base.