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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stanley R Buisman, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Timothy S Engel, Mound, MN (US);
Assignee:
NordicTrack, Inc., Chaska, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
482 71 ; 482 51 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a frame that supports a pair of simulator skis above a floor surface. Rear ski ends are pivotally mounted to a rear ski support in rolling contact with a track surface on a rear frame portion. Front ski ends are pivotally mounted to a front ski support in rolling contact with the floor surface. Non-parallel, equal length bars are disposed on opposite sides of the pair of skis, extending from rear bar ends pivotally mounted to the base to front bar ends pivotally mounted to the front ski support.