Patent ID: 8500606

Claim:
A partially-inlaid elliptical equipment system comprising: a plurality of pedals, each pedal connected to a moving arm that moves in synchronism with the pedal; at least one fixed member configured within a reach of a user of the system; a panel for controlling and monitoring the equipment system; a mechanical and electric assembly that connects at least one pair of pedals and moving arms to define an elliptical system and promotes an alternating displacement of the at least one pair of pedals and arms; a vertical partition comprising: a first pair of vertical windows through which distal end parts of bars each bar connecting one of the pedals to the elliptical system a second pair of vertical windows through which the moving arms pass, the moving arms being synchronized with the movements of the pedals; wherein the partition supports the at least one fixed member at a position above the pedals and supports the panel for controlling and monitoring the equipment between the moving arms; and an aisle providing access to the mechanical and electric assembly of the elliptical system provided on an opposite side of the partition from the pedals and moving arms.