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Pedal assembly with an enlarged oval movement travel for a stepping exerciser

Pedal assembly with an enlarged oval movement travel for a stepping exerciser description/claims

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a pedal assembly, and more particularly to a pedal assembly for a stepping exerciser and having an enlarged oval movement travel.

2. Description of Related Art

With reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, a conventional stepping exerciser substantially comprises a body (40), two handles (41), a rotating device (42) and two pedals (44). The handles (41) are pivotally connected to the body (40) and are respectively connected to the pedals (44) with pedal holding rods (43). The pedal holding rods (43) are pivotally connected to the rotating device (42). When a user stands on the pedals (44) and holds the handles (41) to pivot the handles (41), the pedals (44) will move with the handles (41) along an oval movement travel with the transmission of the rotating device (42). Accordingly, an exercising effect is provided.

However, because the conventional pedals (44) of the stepping exerciser are secured on holding rods (43) that are directly connected to the rotating device (42), the travels of the pedals (44) are limited and not long enough and the exercising effect provided by the conventional stepping exerciser is so limited.

To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention tends to provide a pedal assembly to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.

The main objective of the invention is to provide a pedal assembly for a stepping exerciser and having an enlarged oval movement travel to improve the exercising effect provided by the stepping exerciser.

The pedal assembly has a base, a rail, a slider, a pedal and a transmission assembly. The base has a pivotal bracket mounted on the top at the front end of the base. The rail is securely attached to the top of the base. The slider is slidably mounted on the rail. The pedal is securely mounted on the slider. The transmission assembly is mounted between the base and the slider to move the slider with the pedal along an enlarged oval movement travel and has a driven rod, a connecting rod, a lever and a connecting member. The driven rod is rotatably mounted on the base. The connecting rod is rotatably mounted on the base and is connected to the driven rod with a transmission device. The lever is pivotally connected to the driven rod. The connecting member is connected pivotally between the lever and the slider.

Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a stepping exerciser with pedal assemblies in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the stepping exerciser with one pedal assembly in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an end view in partial section of the pedal assembly in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the stepping exerciser with the pedal assemblies in FIG. 1;

FIGS. 5 to 7 are side views of the stepping exerciser with the pedal assemblies in FIG. 1 showing that the stepping exerciser is in operation;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional stepping exerciser with conventional pedals in accordance with the prior art; and

FIG. 9 is a side view of the convention stepping exerciser in FIG. 8.

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