Rowing simulator

A rowing simulator comprising a frame, a seat, resisting-force supplying means mounted on the frame, foot resting means adjustably mounted on the frame, a rotatable pivot drivingly connected to said resisting-force supplying means, and an oar-like member connected to rotate said pivot, whereby said pivot drives said resisting-force supplying means, characterized in that universal means operatively interconnects said pivot and said resisting-force supplying means, wherein said universal means includes a first universal coupling adapted to be rotated by said pivot, a drive shaft adapted to be rotated by said first universal coupling, and a second universal coupling adapted to be rotated by said drive shaft to drive said resisting-force supplying means.

A rowing simulator, comprising a frame, outrigging means extending laterally from one side of said frame, a pivot having an axis of turning inclined to the horizontal and carried by an outer end portion of said outrigging means, receiving means at an upper end portion of said pivot for receiving an oar-like member for oscillating said pivot about said axis, a transmission member extending towards said frame from a lower end portion of said member, said transmission member being connected at an outer end portion thereof to said pivot at said lower end portion for being driven by said pivot, wherein said transmission member has said inner end portion translationally fixed relatively to said frame.

A rowing simulator, comprising a frame, first and second pivots at respective opposite sides of said frame and having respective axes of turning inclined to the horizontal, first and second receiving means at respective zones of said first and second pivots for receiving respective first and second oar-like members for oscillating the respective pivots about their respective axes, and resisting-force supplying means to which said first and second pivots are drivingly connected, characterized in that said resisting-force supplying means comprises first and second resisting-force supplying means the resisting forces supplied by which are substantially independent of one another.

A rowing simulator comprising a frame, a seat slidably mounted on the frame, a pair of foot rests adjustably mounted on the frame, a pair of flywheels rotatably mounted on the frame, a driven wheel secured to each flywheel, a pair of drive wheels rotatably mounted on the frame, connector means interconnecting each drive wheel to a respective driven wheel, universal means operatively connected to each said drive wheel, a rotatable pivot linked to each said universal means, and a pair of oars connected to rotate said respective pivots, whereby each said pivot rotates a respective universal means which, in turn, rotates a respective drive wheel to, thereby, rotate a respective driven wheel and a respective flywheel.

A rowing simulator comprising a frame, a single seat for an individual user, a pair of resisting-force supplying means mounted on the frame, foot resting means adjustably mounted on the frame, a rotatable pivot drivingly connected to each said resisting-force supplying means, and a pair of substantially oppositely disposed oar-like members connected to rotate each said pivot, whereby each said pivot drives a respective resisting-force supplying means, characterized in that a pair of universal means operatively interconnect respective pivots and respective resisting-force supplying means, wherein each of said pairs of resisting-force supplying means includes a flywheel.