Patent ID: 7137928

Claim:
A step exerciser comprising: a base: a pedal element pivotally mounted on a first end of the base and having a first female hollow shank rotatably mounted on the base, two pedals respectively connected on two opposed sides of and pivoted relative to the first female hollow shank, an interconnection element mounted between the pedals and the first female hollow shank; and a damping element provided on the pedal element, wherein the interconnection element has two pairs of transverse levers, each pair of which is provided on a lateral side of the first female hollow shank and parallel to each other, two second female hollow shanks which are respectively connected to the lateral sides of and parallel to the first female hollow shank via two transverse levers in one side transversely connecting between the first female hollow shank and the second female hollow shanks two wheels which are rotatably mounted on the first female hollow shank via an axle, and two cables reeling respectively around the wheels and each having two ends respectively connected to lower transverse levers of the two pairs of transverse levers.