Exercising apparatus
First Claim
1. An exercising apparatus in which outward and approximately opposite unilateral movement of the user'"'"'s feet drives driven means in a drive direction, the exercising apparatus comprising:
- base means for supporting track means, the track means having left and right distal ends;
left carriage means and right carriage means, the track means for restraining the left and the right carriage means to approximately horizontal movement, the left and right carriage means operable for supporting user'"'"'s left foot and right foot, respectively, so that when the user'"'"'s left foot extends outwardly and to the left of user'"'"'s body the left carriage means moves towards the left distal end of the track means, and when the user'"'"'s right foot extends outwardly and to the right of user'"'"'s body the right carriage means moves towards the right distal end of the track means;
driven means supported by the base means, the driven means for driving resistance means;
first means having unilaterally acting first engaging means and first transmission means, the first means operable for effecting the driving of the driven means in a drive direction when the left carriage means moves towards the left distal end and not driving the driven means when the left carriage means moves towards the right distal end, the first transmission means including a first flexible member with first and second ends which are connected to the left carriage means;
second means having unilaterally acting second engaging means and second transmission means, the second means operable for effecting the driving of the driven means in the drive direction when the right carriage means moves towards the right distal end and not driving the driven means when the right carriage means moves towards the left distal end, the second transmission means including a second flexible member with first and second ends which are connected to the right carriage means; and
the resistance means for resisting outward movement of the left and right carriage means.
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Abstract
An exercising apparatus for simulating skating and skiing motion in which outward and opposite unilateral movement of the user'"'"'s feet ultimately drives a momentum storage member which can be a flywheel. The apparatus has a base for supporting a track having left and right distal ends. The track positions and restrains foot carriages to approximately horizontal movement. The foot carriages support the user'"'"'s feet so that when the user'"'"'s left foot extends outwardly and to the left of user'"'"'s body the left carriage moves towards the left distal end of the track, and when the user'"'"'s right foot extends outwardly and to the right of user'"'"'s body the right carriage moves towards the right distal end of the track. A driven pulley is supported by the base and drives the momentum storage member. The apparatus has a first subassembly having unilaterally acting first engaging member and first transmission, and a second subassembly having unilaterally acting second engaging member and second transmission. The first subassembly drives the driven pulley in a drive direction when the left carriage moves towards the left distal end and does not drive the driven pulley when the left carriage moves towards the right distal end. The second subassembly drives the driven pulley in the drive direction when the right carriage moves towards the right distal end and does not drive the driven pulley when the right carriage moves towards the left distal end. The momentum storage member provides resistance to outward movement of the carriages. A variable braking force can be applied to the momentum storage member.
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32 Claims
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1. An exercising apparatus in which outward and approximately opposite unilateral movement of the user'"'"'s feet drives driven means in a drive direction, the exercising apparatus comprising:
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base means for supporting track means, the track means having left and right distal ends; left carriage means and right carriage means, the track means for restraining the left and the right carriage means to approximately horizontal movement, the left and right carriage means operable for supporting user'"'"'s left foot and right foot, respectively, so that when the user'"'"'s left foot extends outwardly and to the left of user'"'"'s body the left carriage means moves towards the left distal end of the track means, and when the user'"'"'s right foot extends outwardly and to the right of user'"'"'s body the right carriage means moves towards the right distal end of the track means; driven means supported by the base means, the driven means for driving resistance means; first means having unilaterally acting first engaging means and first transmission means, the first means operable for effecting the driving of the driven means in a drive direction when the left carriage means moves towards the left distal end and not driving the driven means when the left carriage means moves towards the right distal end, the first transmission means including a first flexible member with first and second ends which are connected to the left carriage means; second means having unilaterally acting second engaging means and second transmission means, the second means operable for effecting the driving of the driven means in the drive direction when the right carriage means moves towards the right distal end and not driving the driven means when the right carriage means moves towards the left distal end, the second transmission means including a second flexible member with first and second ends which are connected to the right carriage means; and the resistance means for resisting outward movement of the left and right carriage means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 29)
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10. An exercising apparatus in which outward and approximately opposite unilateral movement of the user'"'"'s feet drives driven means in a drive direction, the exercising apparatus comprising:
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base means for supporting track means, the track means having left and right distal ends; left carriage means and right carriage means, the track means for restraining the left and the right carriage means to approximately horizontal movement, the left and right carriage means operable for supporting user'"'"'s left foot and right foot, respectively, so that when the user'"'"'s left foot extends outwardly and to the left of user'"'"'s body the left carriage means moves towards the left distal end of the track means, and when the user'"'"'s right foot extends outwardly and to the right of user'"'"'s body the right carriage means moves towards the right distal end of the track means; driven means supported by the base means, the driven means for driving resistance means; first means having unilaterally acting first engaging means and first transmission means which including a flexible member, the first means operable for effecting the driving of the driven means in a drive direction when the left carriage means moves towards the left distal end and not driving the driven means when the left carriage means moves towards the right distal end; second means having unilaterally acting second engaging means and second transmission means which includes the second means operable for effecting the driving of the driven means in the drive direction when the right carriage means moves towards the right distal end and not driving the driven means when the right carriage means moves towards the left distal end; and the resistance means for resisting outward movement of the left and right carriage means. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An exercising apparatus in which outward and approximately opposite unilateral movement of the user'"'"'s feet drives driven means in a drive rotational direction, the exercising apparatus comprising:
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base means for supporting track means, the track means having left and right distal ends; left carriage means and right carriage means, the track means for restraining the left and the right carriage means to approximately horizontal movement, the left and right carriage means operable for supporting user'"'"'s left foot and right foot, respectively, so that when the user'"'"'s left foot extends outwardly and to the left of user'"'"'s body the left carriage means moves towards the left distal end of the track means, and when the user'"'"'s right foot extends outwardly and to the right of user'"'"'s body the right carriage means moves towards the right distal end of the track means; driven means rotatably supported by the base means, the driven means for driving resistance means; unilaterally acting first engaging means having a drive rotational direction and an opposite, idle rotational direction, the first engaging means for i. driving the driven means in a drive rotational direction when the first engaging means moves in its drive rotational direction, and ii. overrunning the driven means when the first engaging means moves in its idle rotational direction; first transmission means which includes a first flexible transmission means with first and second ends connected to the left carriage means, the first transmission means for rotating the first engaging means in its drive rotational direction when the left carriage means moves towards the left distal end; unilaterally acting second engaging means having a drive rotational direction and an opposite, idle rotational direction, the second engaging means for i. driving the driven means in its drive rotational direction when the second engaging means moves in its drive rotational direction, and ii. overrunning the driven means when the second engaging means moves in its idle rotational direction; second transmission means which includes a second flexible transmission means with first and second ends connected to the right carriage means, the second transmission means for rotating the second engaging means in its drive rotational direction when the right carriage means moves towards the right distal end; and the resistance means for resisting outward movement of the left and right carriage means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 30)
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21. An exercising apparatus in which outward and approximately opposite unilateral movement of the user'"'"'s feet drives driven means in a drive rotational direction, the exercising apparatus comprising:
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base means for supporting track means, the track means having left and right distal ends; left carriage means and right carriage means, the track means for restraining the left and the right carriage means to approximately horizontal movement, the left and right carriage means for supporting user'"'"'s left foot and right foot, respectively, so that when the user'"'"'s left foot extends outwardly and to the left of user'"'"'s body the left carriage means moves towards the left distal end of the track means, and when the user'"'"'s right foot extends outwardly and to the right of user'"'"'s body the right carriage means moves towards the right distal end of the track means; driven means rotatably supported by the base means, the driven means for driving resistance means; unilaterally acting first engaging means supported by the left carriage means, the first engaging means engaging transmission means when the left carriage means moves towards the left distal end, and overrunning the transmission means when the left carriage means moves towards the right distal end; unilaterally acting second engaging means supported by the right carriage means, the second engaging means engaging the transmission means when the right carriage means moves towards the right distal end, and overrunning the transmission means when the right carriage means moves towards the left distal end, the transmission means comprising a first flexible member for driving the driven means, the first flexible member forming a continuous loop between the first engaging means, the second engaging means, and the driven means, the first engaging means for i. engaging and driving the first flexible member in a first flexible member drive direction when the left carriage means moves towards the left distal end, and ii. overrunning and not driving the first flexible member when the left carriage means moves toward the right distal end, the second engaging means for i. engaging and driving the first flexible member in the first flexible member drive direction when the right carriage means moves towards the right distal end, and ii. overrunning and not driving the first flexible member when the right carriage means moves toward the left distal end; and the resistance means for resisting outward movement of the left and right carriage means. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31)
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32. An exercising apparatus in which outward and approximately opposite unilateral movement of the user'"'"'s feet drives driven means in a drive direction, the exercising apparatus comprising:
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track means having left and right distal ends; left carriage means and right carriage means, the track means for restraining the left and the right carriage means to approximately horizontal movement, the left and right carriage means operable for supporting user'"'"'s left foot and right foot, respectively, so that when the user'"'"'s left foot extends outwardly and to the left of user'"'"'s body the left carriage means moves towards the left distal end of the track means, and when the user'"'"'s right foot extends outwardly and to the right of user'"'"'s body the right carriage means moves towards the right distal end of the track means; driven means supported by the track means, the driven means for driving resistance means; first means having unilaterally acting first engaging means and first transmission means, the first means operable for effecting the driving of the driven means in a drive direction when the left carriage means moves towards the left distal end and not driving the driven means when the left carriage means moves towards the right distal end, the first transmission means including a first flexible member with first and second ends which are connected to the left carriage means; second means having unilaterally acting second engaging means and second transmission means, the second means operable for effecting the driving of the driven means in the drive direction when the right carriage means moves towards the right distal end and not driving the driven means when the right carriage means moves towards the left distal end, the second transmission means including a second flexible member with first and second ends which are connected to the right carriage means; and the resistance means for resisting outward movement of the left and right carriage means.
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