Elliptical exercise machine with adjustable elliptical path
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1. An exercise machine comprising:
- a support extending in a front-to-rear direction and having a rotating mechanism mounted thereon;
a pair of slide members mounted on said support for reciprocating movement and each having a pivotal end connected to said rotating mechanism and a sliding end slidable on said support;
a foot plate mounted movably on one of said slide members;
a linkage unit connecting said foot plate to said rotating mechanism for reciprocating said foot plate on said one of said slide members; and
a control mechanism associated with said linkage unit for actuating said foot plate to move forward when said one of said slide members moves forward and to move rearward when said one of said slide members moves rearward.
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Abstract
An exercise machine includes a pair of reciprocating slide members each having a pivotal end connected to a rotating mechanism and a sliding end slidable on a support. A foot plate 43 is mounted slidably on a corresponding slide member. A linkage unit is connected to each foot plate and the rotating mechanism, and a control mechanism is associated with the linkage unit and the foot plate for actuating the foot plate to move forward when the slide member moves forward and to move rearward when the slide member moves rearward. An elliptical path of the exercise machine can be enlarged due to the slidable foot plate and the control mechanism.
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1. An exercise machine comprising:
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a support extending in a front-to-rear direction and having a rotating mechanism mounted thereon;
a pair of slide members mounted on said support for reciprocating movement and each having a pivotal end connected to said rotating mechanism and a sliding end slidable on said support;
a foot plate mounted movably on one of said slide members;
a linkage unit connecting said foot plate to said rotating mechanism for reciprocating said foot plate on said one of said slide members; and
a control mechanism associated with said linkage unit for actuating said foot plate to move forward when said one of said slide members moves forward and to move rearward when said one of said slide members moves rearward. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An exercise machine comprising:
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a support extending in a front-to-rear direction and having a rotating mechanism mounted thereon;
a pair of slide members mounted on said support for reciprocal movement and each having a pivotal end connected pivotally to said rotating mechanism;
a foot plate mounted movably on one of said slide members;
a linkage unit connecting to said foot plate to said rotating mechanism for reciprocating said foot plate on said one of said slide members; and
a control mechanism associated with said linkage unit for actuating said foot plate to move forward when said one of said slide members moves forward and to move rearward when said one of said slide members moves rearward. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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