Tandem exerciser and power generator

Details Tandem exerciser and power generator Tandem exerciser and power generator

2005-06-28

2005-06-28

Crow, Stephen R. (Department: 3764)

Exercise devices

Involving user translation or physical simulation thereof

Bicycling

C482S057000, C482S062000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06910992

ABSTRACT:
A tandem exerciser is described with two facing seats and two pedal cranks that cause tandem riders to face each other and pedal forwards. A mutually operable handlebar crank with opposing handles mechanically couples to pedals on both sides of the distal pedal crank. A single sprocket wheel concentrically attached to the proximal pedal crank is coupled by a twisted, figure-eight looped chain to one of two sprocket wheels coupled to the distal pedal crank. These opposing sprocket wheels are mounted to their respective pedal cranks so as to have opposite offset angles relative to vertical plane of frame. These offset angles prevent damaging physical contact between sides of chain. The remaining sprocket wheel of distal pedal crank is conventionally chain coupled to freewheel coupled to hub of flywheel. Optionally, a power generator is belt-coupled to outer rim of flywheel, to produce electrical, fluidic or motive power.

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