Patent ID: 7022049

Claim:
An exercise apparatus, comprising: a frame adapted for placement on a floor; a pivot axle rotatably connected to said frame; a pedal bar having a first end operatively connected to said frame so as to permit said first end to move in a generally linear and horizontal reciprocating motion; a pedal secured to said pedal bar; and an ellipse generator including a crank member, having a first end secured to and rotatable with said pivot axle, and a coupling assembly, including a crank arm having a first end secured to a second end of said crank member, wherein said second end of said crank member is operatively connected to said second end of said pedal bar at a first point and a second end of said crank arm is operatively connected to said second end of said pedal bar at a second point so as to produce both said reciprocating motion of said first end of said pedal bar and a generally elliptical motion of said second end of said pedal bar resulting in the movement of said pedal in a generally elliptically shaped path wherein said pedal is secured to said pedal bar intermediate said first end of said pedal bar and said ellipse generator.