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Health exercise equipment propelled by simulated rowing motion

  • US 5,876,052 A
  • Filed: 01/12/1996
  • Issued: 03/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An exercise apparatus propelled by a simulated rowing motion to exercise the upper and lower body muscles, comprising:

  • (a) a frame with a main support member having a front, top, bottom and rear portion, wherein a slide rail extends along the top portion of said support member, said front portion including a front fork rotatable around an axis of said front portion and attached to the front portion of said support member, said rear portion including a rear fork extending from said rear portion, and said support member and said slide rail lie in a common central vertical plane of said apparatus;

    (b) a lever arm rotatably connected below said slide rail to the bottom portion of said support member at a fulcrum of said lever arm and rotatable between a forward and rearward position, said lever arm including a steering bar pivotally attached thereto;

    (c) a seat in sliding communication with said slide rail;

    (d) a foot rest attached to each side of said support member proximate the front portion;

    (e) a front wheel rotatably attached to said front fork;

    (f) steering means for translating a rotational displacement of said steering bar to an angular displacement of said front fork;

    (g) a rear wheel having a hub rotatably attached to said rear fork; and

    (h) drive means for translating a rotational displacement of said lever arm to a rotational displacement of said rear wheel, wherein said drive means tends to return the lever arm to its forward position when a rotational force is not being applied against said lever arm.

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