Cardiovascular exercise machine
OwnerGary Haaheiminventor
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Abstract
A cardiovascular exercise machine used for simulating the motions of cross-country skiing including a means for providing arm and leg resistance in the forward as well as the backward direction, thereby allowing the user of the exercise machine to achieve a higher heart rate more easily than is achievable with cross-country skiing or other exercise machines. The apparatus includes a frame; two skates cabled together for rolling movement on separate tracks with a means for providing drag on the cable, the skates, tracks and drag means being mounted on the frame; and two pole carriage assemblies having floating brakes which provide frictional engagement during travel along opposed side rails.
Claims8
A cardiovascular exercise machine comprising:
- (a) a frame on which is mounted two track assemblies;
- (b) two skate assemblies each of which is slidably mounted on a track assembly and which skate assembly is interconnected by a cable in a closed loop;
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- (c) two side rails affixed to the frame on each of which is slidably mounted a pole carriage assembly, the pole carriage assembly having a means for providing an adjustable constant drag force throughout its travel during both forward and backward movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.