Exercise devices – Involving user translation or physical simulation thereof – Bicycling
Patent
1998-02-10
1999-06-29
Crow, Stephen R.
Exercise devices
Involving user translation or physical simulation thereof
Bicycling
482 51, 482 62, A63B 6916, A63B 2200
Patent
active
059160659
ABSTRACT:
An exercise apparatus includes a frame, a seat for a user, and a feet engageable moving mechanism carried by the frame and including a pair of feet engaging members. The feet engaging members present different foot receiving surfaces to be engaged by the feet of a user for providing different leg movements depending on the position of the user and the user's legs. First foot receiving surfaces support a user in a standing position and move the user's feet in a generally elliptical path of motion simulating a natural foot striding. Second foot receiving surfaces are spaced further away from the seat than the first foot receiving surfaces and have vertical components enabling a seated user to extend his legs forwardly and exert, with the bottom of his feet, forces having substantial horizontal components to the feet engaging members to drive the feet engageable moving mechanism against its internal resistance. The apparatus may also include third foot receiving surfaces spaced closer to the seat than the first foot receiving surfaces and having horizontal components enabling a seated user to extend his legs downwardly and exert, with the bottom of his feet, forces having substantial vertical components to the feet engaging members to drive the feet engageable moving mechanism against its internal resistance. Third foot receiving surfaces are constructed and arranged to direct the user's feet in generally circular paths of motion.
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Chen Paul
McBride Robert W
Crow Stephen R.
Stamina Products Inc.
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