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Details

Inventors: Cutler, Gordon L.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Crow; Stephen R.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Workman, Nydegger & Seeley

An exercise apparatus includes a base having a brace upstanding therefrom. A support member including a rail having a seat mounted thereon is rotatably connected to the brace. Mounted to the front end of the base are a pair tracks. Positioned on opposing sides of the support stand are a pair of linear foot rails. The front end of each foot rail has a wheel rotatably mounted thereon and disposed on a corresponding track. The second end of each foot rail is rotatably mounted to the base by a crank assembly. Positioned at the front end of each foot rail is a first foot pad. Positioned at the second end of each foot rail is a second foot pad. By either standing on the first foot pads or sitting on the seat and pushing against the second foot pads, each of the foot rails can be moved in an elliptical path for exercising the leg muscles of a user.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide improved exercise apparatus that produce elliptical foot movement similar to that of running.
Another object of the present invention is to provide the above exercise apparatus that have a simpler mechanical design than corresponding prior art designs.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide the above exercise apparatus which can be easily adjusted for users having different strides.
Finally, it is another object of the present invention to provide the above exercise apparatus which can be selectively converted for operation in different modes so as to exercise different muscles.
To achieve the foregoing objectives, and in accordance with the invention as embodied and broadly described herein, an exercise apparatus is provided.
The exercise apparatus includes a frame comprising an elongated base having a brace upstanding therefrom.
Mounted to the brace is a back rest and a support member.
The support member includes a rail having a first end rotatably mounted to the brace and an opposing second end having a seat positioned thereat.
Positioned on each side of the base is a moveable foot rail.
The front end of each foot rail has a wheel which is disposed in a linear track.
The second end of each foot rail is rotatably attached to a crank assembly.
The crank assembly is mounted on the base and includes crank arms that project in opposing directions.
The end of each crank arm is connected to a corresponding foot rail such that linear displacement of the front end of the foot rail results in circular displacement of the second end of the foot rail.
Positioned towards the front end of each foot rail is a first foot pad.
Positioned towards the second end of each foot rail is a second foot pad.
Each foot pad is mounted by a bracket which permit the foot pad to be selectively moved along the length of each foot rail.
By either standing on the first foot pads or sitting on the seat and pushing against the second foot pads, each of the foot rails can be moved in an elliptical path for exercising the leg muscles of a user

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