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US 2003/0153433 A1Published application
Stepping exerciser having resistance adjusting device
OwnerChiu Ku Chen, Chia Sheng Liaoinventors
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Abstract
A stepping exerciser includes two foot pedals rotatably secured on a base with a shaft, two actuators pivotally coupled between the foot pedals and the base, and a device for adjusting the actuators relative to the shaft, in order to adjust the resistance of the actuators applied onto the foot pedals. The base includes a curved slot formed in a housing for slidably receiving a rod. A block is slidably received in the base and has a channel for receiving the rod. An adjusting bolt is threaded to the block for moving the block and the rod relative to the base.
Claims8
A stepping exerciser comprising:
- a base including a front portion and a rear portion,
- a pair of foot pedals including a front portion rotatably secured to said front portion of said base with a shaft, for allowing said foot pedals to be rotated up and down relative to said base about said shaft,
- a pair of cushioning devices including a first end pivotally coupled to said foot pedals respectively, and including a second end, and
- means for adjusting said second ends of said cushioning devices relative to said shaft, to adjust a resistance of said cushioning devices applied onto said foot pedals.
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