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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2014
Icon Health & Fitness, Inc., Logan, UT (US);
Nathan Mortensen, Montpelier, ID (US);
William T. Dalebout, North Logan, UT (US);
Trenton Von Larsen, Hyrum, UT (US);
ICON Health & Fitness, Inc., Logan, UT (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of an elliptical exercise machine are provided including an elliptical exercise machine having a rear mechanism that is foldable or collapsible from an operating position to a storage position. In one embodiment, the elliptical machine includes a first assembly pivotally coupled with a second assembly. The first assembly includes a first frame member, a rear rotational mechanism and first and second foot supports operably coupled with the rotational mechanism. The second assembly includes a second frame member, a first reciprocating arm and a second reciprocating arm. The second assembly may be displaced relative to the first assembly from an operating position to a storage position without having to alter the operational relationships of the components of the first assembly and without having to alter the operational relationships of the components of the second assembly.