Patent ID: 7841969

Claim:
An exercise apparatus, comprising: a frame designed to rest upon a floor surface and defining a vertical longitudinal midplane; a drive unit pivotally connected to the frame and rotatable relative thereto about a first generally vertical axis between a first position and a second position; a flywheel operatively connected to the drive unit; a pair of hand pedals, each hand pedal configured to engage an operator's hand; and a pair of crank arms operatively connected to each respective hand pedal and rotatably mounted to the drive unit about a second axis which extends substantially perpendicular to the first axis, wherein the drive unit in the first position is configured to position the pair of crank arms on either side of the vertical midplane such that the second axis is extended substantially perpendicular to the vertical midplane, and wherein the drive unit in the second position is configured to reverse the position of the crank arms on either side of the vertical midplane such that the second axis is again extended substantially perpendicular to the vertical midplane, and wherein the drive unit is configured to impart rotation to the flywheel upon rotation of either crank arm in at least one direction about the second axis.