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US 5,846,166 AGranted
Stepping exercise mechanism
OwnerHui Kuei Kuoinventor
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Abstract
An exercise mechanism includes a beam and a pair of tracks disposed on a base. A pair of foot supports each has a rear end slidably engaged on the tracks and each has a front end pivotally coupled to a lower end of a pair of handles. The handles each has an upper portion pivotally coupled to the beam by a link and each includes a lower middle portion coupled to the beam by a crank for allowing the lower middle portions of the handles to be moved in a circular reciprocating action. The foot supports may be moved forward and rearward by the handles.
Claims5
An exercise mechanism comprising:
- a base including a rear portion and including a beam having a middle portion and an upper portion,
- a pair of tracks disposed on said rear portion of said base,
- a pair of foot supports each including a rear portion slidably engaged on said tracks for allowing said rear portions of said foot supports to be moved along said tracks respectively, said foot supports each including a front portion,
- a pair of handles each including a lower portion pivotally coupled to said front portion of said foot supports and each including an upper middle portion and each including a lower middle portion,
- a pair of links pivotally coupling said upper middle portions of said handles to said upper portion of said beam, and
- means for moving said lower middle portion of said handles in a circular and reciprocating action,
- said foot supports being allowed to be moved forward and rearward by said handles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.