Motorized exercise bike

Abstract:

An exercise bicycle includes a frame having a pedal assembly mounted thereon. The pedal assembly is interlinked with an electric motor, a fan blade type wheel and a reciprocable handle bar assembly whereby the motor automatically rotates the pedal crank assembly and reciprocates the handle bars to provide a light, assisted workout to a physically challenged person.

Citations
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Claims:

What is claimed is:

1. An exercise bicycle comprising:

a frame;

a reciprocating handle bar assembly attached to said frame;

a pedal crank assembly mounted on said frame;

a wheel operably connected with said pedal crank assembly;

a motor means for automatically rotating said pedal assembly and for automatically reciprocating said handle bar assembly; said motor means including a motor sprocket on said motor; a first sprocket mounted on said pedal assembly; a drivechain encompassing said first sprocket and said motor sprocket; a second sprocket mounted on said pedal assembly; a pair of geared drive members; a second chain encompassing one of said drive members and said second sprocket; a gear attached to saidwheel; a third chain encompassing said gear and the other of said geared drive members; a pair of elongated rods each pivotally attached at one end to a select drive member and at a second end to said handle bar assembly.

2. An exercise bicycle according to claim 1 further comprising a seat mounted on said frame, said seat having a side rail mounted on each of two opposing sides thereof, each of said side rails pivotable between a raised position and a loweredposition.

3. An exercise bicycle according to claim 1 further comprising a backrest disposed adjacent said seat.

4. An exercise bicycle according to claim 3 further comprising: a strap attached to said backrest for encircling a user's abdomen.

5. An exercise bicycle according to claim 2 further comprising a seat belt mounted beneath said seat.

Patent number:
    6220991
View patent at USPTO

Filing date:
    January 22, 2000

Issue date:
    April 24, 2001

Inventor:
David H. Sellers (Lawrenceville, GA)

Primary Examiner:
Stephen R. Crow

Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tolar; Kenneth L

Current U.S. Classification: 482/62 482/63 601/36

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