Exercise equipment with convergent hand grips

Abstract

An exercise machine comprising a frame, a first hand grip, and a second hand grip. The first and second hand grips are each operably associated with the frame for traveling along converging first and second hand paths respectively.

1 . An exercise machine comprising: 
 (a) a frame; and    (b) first and second hand grips each operably associated with the frame for traveling along converging first and second hand paths respectively.    
     
     
         2 . The exercise machine of  claim 1  wherein the exercise machine is a stationary cardiovascular exercise machine.  
     
     
         3 . The exercise machine of  claim 1  wherein the hand paths converge at an angle of between about 5° to 150° relative to one another.  
     
     
         4 . The exercise machine of  claim 1  wherein (i) each hand grip reciprocates about an axis of rotation, and (ii) the axes of rotation converge at an angle of between about 175° to 30° relative to one another.  
     
     
         5 . The exercise machine of  claim 4  wherein the axes of rotation are angled between about 170° to 135° relative to one another.  
     
     
         6 . The exercise machine of  claim 1  wherein (i) the exercise machine is configured and arranged to accommodate a user on the exercise machine in a particular orientation relative to the exercise machine, and (ii) the right and left hand grips converge when traveling along the hand paths away from a user exercising on the exercise machine.  
     
     
         7 . An exercise machine comprising: 
 (a) a frame defining a primary transverse axis;    (b) first and second foot supports each operably associated with the frame for traveling along a foot path configured orthogonally relative to the primary transverse axis; and    (c) right and left hand grips each operably associated with a foot support for traveling along converging hand paths when the foot supports travel along the foot paths, wherein each hand path is angled relative to each foot path.    
     
     
         8 . The exercise machine of  claim 7  wherein the exercise machine is a stationary cardiovascular exercise machine.  
     
     
         9 . The exercise machine of  claim 7  wherein each hand path is angled between about 5° to 45° relative to the primary transverse axis.  
     
     
         10 . The exercise machine of  claim 7  wherein (i) the exercise machine is configured and arranged to accommodate a user on the exercise machine in a particular orientation relative to the exercise machine, and (ii) the right and left hand grips converge when traveling along the hand paths away from a user exercising on the exercise machine.