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Exercise apparatus with various paths of motionRelated Patent Categories: Exercise Devices, Involving User Translation Or Physical Simulation Thereof, Stair ClimbingExercise apparatus with various paths of motion description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060100064, Exercise apparatus with various paths of motion. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to an exercise equipment, and more particularly to an exercise apparatus, which has different paths of motion for exercise. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Conventional exercise apparatuses provide a predetermined path of motion for exercise, such as the stepper provides an up-and-down reciprocating motion, the bike provides a circular motion, the air walker provides a leveling reciprocating motion and the elliptical trainer provides an elliptical motion. [0005] The conventional exercise apparatuses only provide a single path of motion. There are several exercise apparatuses, which can adjust the path of motion. Such adjustment still bases on the original path of motion that the exercise apparatus has. For example, some air walker can adjust the distance and slope of the path of motion, but basically it still is a leveling reciprocating motion, some elliptical trainer can adjust the aspect of the ellipse of the motion, but it still is an elliptical motion. [0006] The exercise apparatus with constant exercise path bores the users, some of them refuse to use it after several times of exercise on it. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0007] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an exercise apparatus, which has various paths of motion for exchange. [0008] According to the objective of the present invention, an exercise apparatus comprising a frame, a first motion provider mounted on the frame to provide a first path of motion, a second motion provider mounted on the frame to provide a second path of motion, a connection member pivoted on the first motion provider and on the second motion provider respectively, and a fixing member. The fixing member is provided for fixing the connection member to the first motion provider, in which the connection member still is pivoted on the second motion provider and for fixing the connection member to the second motion provider, in which the connection member is still pivoted on the first motion provider. The exercise apparatus of the present invention have two difference paths of motion for exercise while the fixing member is manipulative to switch. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0009] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention; [0010] FIG. 2 is a front view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the exercise apparatus providing a linear path of motion; [0011] FIG. 3 is a front view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the exercise apparatus providing an elliptical path of motion; [0012] FIG. 4 is a front view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the exercise apparatus providing a linear path of motion; [0013] FIG. 5 is a front view of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the exercise apparatus providing an elliptical path of motion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0014] As shown in FIG. 1, an exercise apparatus 1 of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: [0015] A frame 10 has a leveling bar 12 and an upright bar 14. Two stands 16 are fixed to a bottom of the leveling bar 12 to make the frame standing on the ground. The leveling bar 12 further is provided with two sub-frame 18 and 20 and a reinforced frame 22 at a rear section thereof. The reinforced frame 22 connects the sub-frame 18 and 20 and the leveling bar 12. The upright bar 14 is provided with two fixed handles 24. [0016] A first motion provider 26, which provides a first path of motion, has two sets of parallelogram linkages mechanisms, each of which is consisted of a first, a second, a third and a fourth linkages 261, 262, 263 and 264. The first linkages 261 are parts of the upright bar 14 of the frame 10. The second and the fourth linkages 262 and 264 are pivoted on the first and the third linkages 261 and 263. The third linkages 263 are moved along a curved linear path of motion (the first path of motion) relative to the frame 10. [0017] Two movable handles 28 are connected to the fourth linkages 264 of the first motion provider 26. In the present preferred embodiment, the movable handles 28 are parts of the fourth linkages 264 respectively. [0018] A second motion provider 30, which provides a second path of motion, has a flywheel 32, an idle wheel 34, a belt 36 and two cranks 38. The crank 38 is consisted of a driven wheel 40 and a rod 42 pivoted on the driven wheel 40 at where distal to a center thereof. The flywheel 32 and the driven wheel 40 are provided on the sub-frames 18 and 20 for rotation and the belt 36 runs on the flywheel 32 and the driven wheel 40. In other words, the second motion provider 30 provides a circular path of motion. A housing (not shown) is mounted on the frame 10 to shield the second motion provider 30. [0019] Two connection members 44 each have four posts 48 on a top thereof and a pedal 46 on tops of the posts 48. [0020] Two first jointers 50 pivot ends of the connection members 44 on the third linkages 263 of the first motion provider 26 respectively. Two second jointers 52 pivot ends of the connection members 44 on the rods 42 of the cranks 38 of the second motion provider 30 respectively. In the present preferred embodiment of the present invention, the jointers 50 and 52 are hinges. Continue reading about Exercise apparatus with various paths of motion... Full patent description for Exercise apparatus with various paths of motion Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Exercise apparatus with various paths of motion patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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