Articulated lower body exerciser
AssigneePacific Fitness Corporation
InventorTheodore G. Habing
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Abstract
An exercise machine has a pair of laterally spaced apart foot pedals, each of which is independently coupled to a frame by a respective articulated linkage. Each such linkage has a generally vertical arm that is pivotally coupled to the frame and a generally horizontal arm that is pivotally coupled to its respective foot pedal. These arms are pivotally coupled to one another such that each foot pedal is free to move with in a two-dimensional envelope of motion in a vertical plane. The linkage members are arranged so that the envelope of motion has a generally ovate shape, slightly inclined to the horizontal. The exercises performed with this apparatus may have both vertical and horizontal components of motion.
Claims13
An exercise machine comprising:
- (a) a frame;
- (b) a pair of laterally spaced apart foot pedals, each pedal independently coupled to the frame by a respective articulated linkage comprising a generally vertical first linkage pivotally coupled to the frame and a generally horizontal second linkage pivotally coupled to both the first linkage and the respective foot pedal such that each foot pedal is free to travel within a two-dimensional generally ovate envelope of motion lying in a vertical plane "pedal";
- (c) means coupled to the articulated linkage of each foot pedal for regulating movement thereof.
An exercise machine for exercising the lower body of a user comprising:
- (a) a frame;
- (b) a pair of laterally spaced apart foot pedals for operation by the user's feet, each pedal pivotally coupled to the frame for horizontal and vertical movement such that each foot pedal is free to travel along a path within a two-dimensional generally ovate envelope of motion lying in a vertical plane and wherein the horizontal and vertical movements of each foot pedal within its respective envelope of motion are independent;
- (c) means coupled to each foot pedal for regulating movement thereof by the user;
- whereby the foot pedals may be operated to simulate a stair climbing or a running type motion been inserted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.