Adjustable pedal assembly for exercise devices

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-04-07
STEVENS KERRY PETERS
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[0005] The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompa

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The pedals are made large enough so as to meet needs of different users and the larger the pedal is, the higher manufacturing cost is required.
The mold for making the pedals has to be bulky and the travel of the plastic injection machine is also long, both of the two factors affect the cost of the manufacture.
The number of the pedals that one process of plastic injection can produce is limited because of the size of the pedals and the cooling period is increased between two adjacent injections.

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[0012] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the pedal assembly for an elliptical exerciser of the present invention comprises a pedal 10 having a rectangular passage 11 defined longitudinally therethrough and a plurality of first positioning holes 12 are defined through one side of the peal 10. The pedal 10 is a rectangular pedal and includes a flat top surface on which user's foot stands.

[0013] A rectangular and hollow rod 20 slidably extends through the passage 11 and has a plurality of second positioning holes 21 defined in one side thereof. Two pins 30 each have a head 31 and a shank 32, the pins 30 extending through aligned first positioning holes 12 and the second positioning holes 21 so as to position the pedal 10 relative to the rod 20.

[0014] The elliptical exerciser includes two sets of the pedal 10 and the rod 20, wherein the two rods 20 are respectively connected to two arms 40 which are pivotably connected to a post 50. The two pedals 10 are movably rested on two rollers 51 on a...

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The pedal assembly includes a pedal having a rectangular passage defined longitudinally therethrough and a plurality of first positioning holes are defined through one side of the peal. A rod movably extends through the passage and includes a plurality of second positioning holes defined in one side thereof so that the pedal is positioned relative to the rod by inserting two pins through aligned first positioning holes and second positioning holes.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This is a Continuation-In-Part application of applicant's former application with application Ser. No. 10 / 402762, filed Mar. 28, 2003.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] A conventional exercise device, such as an elliptical exerciser or stair climbing exerciser, includes two pedals which are respectively connected to two respective operation rods. A distal end of each of the operation rods is connected to one of two arms which can be pivoted reciprocally when the user's feet step on the two pedals. The trace of the two pedals is an oval path such that the muscles of the feet can be exercised during the operation. The pedals are made large enough so as to meet needs of different users and the larger the pedal is, the higher manufacturing cost is required. The mold for making the pedals has to be bulky and the travel of the plastic injection machine is also long, both of the two factors affect the cost of the manufacture. The number of the pedals that one ...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B23/035A63B23/04G05G1/14
CPCA63B22/001A63B22/0015A63B2225/09A63B22/0664A63B2022/067A63B22/0046
InventorSTEVENS, KERRY PETERS
OwnerSTEVENS KERRY PETERS