Training apparatus simulating skiing

Title: Training apparatus simulating skiing

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The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070287602, Training apparatus simulating skiing.

1. A training apparatus simulating skiing comprising:a base having a hollow frame erected vertically above a front end of said base, a rod erected vertically from the top edge of said frame, a handle on the top end of said rod, and two pivots between the bottom edge of said frame and said base;a sliding unit having two parallel connecting strips pin-joined to said two pivots respectively in the front sections of said connecting strips, two treadles at the back ends of said connecting strips respectively, a first flexible link and a second flexible link arranged in parallel and joined to said connecting strips after and before said pivots respectively;a cranking unit having a wheel laterally supported by its axle in front of said frame and a crank arm whose one end is joined to the axle of said wheel so that said crank arm rotates synchronously with said wheel; anda linking unit having a third flexible link whose two ends are joined to the other end of said crank arm and the front end of one of said connecting strips;wherein, when said connecting strips are moved from side-to-side synchronously by said first and second flexible links, said crank arm is rotated through said third flexible link; and the resilience of said third flexible link prevents said crank arm from getting stuck at dead spots.

2. The training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first and second flexible links are selected from the group consisting of steel cables, rubber ropes, and springs.

3. The training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said first and second flexible links contains resilient elements provided between said base and said two connecting strips respectively.

4. The training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a damping wheel is engaged by a belt circulating said damping wheel and said wheel so as to provide resistance to the rotation of said wheel.

5. The training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said third flexible link is selected from the group consisting of a rubber rope and a spring.

6. The training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connections of said third flexible link to said crank arm and one of said connecting strips are achieved by using bearings.

7. The training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a fourth flexible link has its two ends connected to the other end of said crank arm and an erective stick on said base respectively.

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