Adaptive exercise device with independent motion
OwnerLarry D. Millerinventor
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Abstract
An adaptive exercise device provides a foot motion in which horizontal and vertical components thereof are mechanically decoupled and independent. The device includes a primary guide assembly, and a secondary guide assembly, and a first and a second foot link, each having a foot pad portion for receiving and supporting a user's foot. The primary guide assembly directs the foot pad portions along a first path of travel having a horizontal component of motion. The secondary guide assembly directs the foot pad portions along a second path of travel having a vertical component of motion. Further disclosed is a method of exercising through the use of the adaptive exercise device.
Claims14
An adaptive exercise device comprising:
- a frame configured to be supported on a floor;
- a primary guide assembly;
- a secondary guide assembly;
- a first and second foot link, each foot link having a foot pad portion configured to receive a user's foot, each of said foot links being disposed so as to engage said primary guide assembly, which is configured and operable to direct the foot pad portions of said foot links along a first path of travel having a horizontal component of motion, each of said foot links being further disposed so as to engage said secondary guide assembly, which is configured and operable to direct the foot pad portions of said foot links along a second path of travel having a vertical component of motion, wherein the motion of said foot pads along said first path of travel is mechanically independent of the motion of said foot pads along said second path of travel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.