Combined aerobic and anaerobic exerciser
OwnerRonald A. McNeilinventor
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Abstract
A combined anaerobic and aerobic exerciser has a ground supported frame with a forward end and a rearward end. The seat on which the user sits is adjustably mounted to the rearward end. A flywheel is rotatably mounted to the rearward end rearwardly of the seat. A pedal mechanism is operatively connected to the flywheel by means of a chain so that the flywheel will rotate when the pedals are operated by the user. First and second handle bars are pivotally mounted to the forward end and are adapted for independent pivoting about a common axis. Cylinder and piston assemblies are mounted between the frame and the lower ends of the handle bars in order to resist pivoting of the handle bars.
Claims10
A combined aerobic and anaerobic exerciser, comprising:
- (a) a ground supported frame with a forward end portion, a rearward end portion and connecting means extending between said forward and rearward end portions forming upper and lower sections of said frame;
- (b) said forward end portion including a vertically disposed center post;
- (c) a seat adjustably secured to said rearward portion;
- (d) first shaft means secured to said center post and extending from opposite sides thereof;
- (e) first and second independently operable handle bar means whereby the user of said exerciser can selectively operate one of said first and second handle bar means without corresponding movement from the other of said handle bar means;
- (f) said handle bar means including an upper end portion adapted to be grasped by a user's hand for pivoting the handle bar means and a lower end portion disposed below said shaft means;
- (g) variable first resistance means including a first and second cylinder and piston means, each having one end pivotally secured to said second shaft means on said frame and the opposite end thereof pivotally secured to one of said lower end portions of said handle bar means;
- (h) a second resistance means including flywheel means rotatably mounted to said lower section of said frame;
- (i) pedal means rotatably mounted to said frame and operatively engaged with said flywheel means for rotating said flywheel means;
- (j) said pedal means including a pedal housing having at least one pedal rotatably received therein;
- (k) said first resistance means being disposed forward of said pedal housing;
- (l) said second resistance means being disposed rearward of said pedal housing;
- and,
- (m) said first resistance means being operable independently of said second resistance means whereby the anaerobic upper body exercises associated with said first resistance means can be performed at a rate and with a force which is independent of the lower body aerobic exercises associated with said second resistance means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.