Patent ID: 7736279

Claim:
A folding elliptical exercise machine comprising: a frame having a base support structure having a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the rear portion is rotatably attached to the front portion such that the elliptical exercise machine is movable between an operating position and a storage position; and first and second reciprocating foot supports interconnected to the frame, each foot support having a first end and a second end with a collapsible joint there between, wherein each reciprocating foot support is collapsible such that the exercise machine can be moved between the operating position and the storage position, wherein each foot support also has a forward and a rearward portion and the rearward portion of each foot support is interconnected to a drive assembly situated on the rear portion of the base support structure and wherein each foot support collapses in response to the elliptical exercise machine being folded, such that both the foot supports and drive assembly move up together and are maintained together in the storage position.