Patent ID: 7553263

Claim:
An exercise machine for exercising the calf muscles of a seated exerciser, comprising: a frame configured to rest on an underlying surface; a seat assembly mounted on the frame on which the exerciser sits; a movement arm pivotally interconnected with the frame forward of the seat assembly; a trailing link pivotally attached to the movement arm; a foot engagement member attached to the trailing link, the foot engagement member having an engagement surface configured to receive a portion of the sole of the foot of the exerciser; wherein the movement arm is movable by the exerciser between a flexed position, in which the sole of the foot of the exerciser engages the engagement surface of the foot engagement member such that the foot is generally perpendicular to the shin of exerciser, and an extended position, in which the foot points away from the shin as the sole of the foot of the exerciser remains engaged with the engagement surface of the foot engagement member; and a resistance-imparting unit interconnected with the movement arm that provides resistance to the movement of the movement arm from the flexed position to the extended position; further comprising a heel pad mounted on the frame forwardly of the seat assembly and configured to receive the heel of the exerciser, wherein the heel of the exerciser remains engaged with the heel pad in the flexed and extended positions.