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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2000
Nerio Alessandri, Longiano, IT;
Massimo Massarini, Cesena, IT;
Technogym, S.r.l., Gambettola, IT;
Abstract
An exercise machine for exercising the lower limbs; comprising a seating unit for the user, means for supporting the user's feet, opposite to said seating unit, and a load unit operatively connected to said means for supporting the user's feet to exchange power with the user's legs, said means for supporting the user's feet being movable between a position longitudinally approached to said seating unit, and a position longitudinally removed from said seating unit. Said means for supporting the user's feet comprise a first and a second foot board for providing support for a respective foot of the user. Means are provided for actuating said first and second foot boards such that, in correspondence with said approached position to said seating unit, said foot boards are positioned at a maximum transverse distance from each other, and that, in correspondence with said removed position from said seating unit, said foot boards are positioned at a minimum transverse distance, lesser than the previous one.