Patent Document ID: 4521012
Application ID: 06462555
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. An improved exercise apparatus comprising: a platform adapted to be positioned upon a support surface; a column extending from said platform in a generally vertical orientation, said column comprising a pair of struts extending from said platform; a shaft mounted between said struts; a yoke having a first end pivotally connected to said shaft and a second end extending away from said shaft; a hand crank mounted to said second end of said yoke such that pivoting said yoke upon said shaft provides means for adjusting the distance between said hand crank and said platform to cause a full extension of one of the upper extremities of a user standing on said platform and grasping said hand crank, thereby causing the user's body to rotate about the hips and waist, causing the user's torso to stretch and twist during cycling motion of said hand crank to exercise the muscles of the user's waist, abdomen, chest, back, and shoulders; means for retaining said hand crank at a selected distance from said platform; and a drive train connected to said hand crank, said drive train including: a first gear and a second gear mounted to said shaft; drive means for transmitting force between said hand crank and said first gear; a third gear drivingly connected to said second gear; and means for applying force to said third gear to provide a selected resistance through said drive train to cycling motion of said hand crank.