Stowable arms

Abstract

An exercise device includes a swing arm, a foot link and a connection link. A portion of the connection link is configured to be disconnected from the foot link.

1 . An exercise device comprising:
 a frame;   a first foot link;   a first swing arm pivotably connected to the frame; and   a connection link having a first portion pivotably connected to the swing arm and a second portion connected to the foot link, wherein the second portion is configured to be disconnected from the foot link in a tool-less manner, wherein the second portion includes one of a projection and a detent and wherein the foot link includes the other of the projection and the detent, wherein the detent removably receives the projection, wherein the frame includes a retainer configured to secure the second portion relative to the frame when the second portion is disconnected from the foot link and wherein the retainer and the other of the projection and the detent extend along non-parallel axes.   
   
   
       2 . (canceled) 
   
   
       3 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein the one of the projection and the detent is magnetic. 
   
   
       4 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein the foot link includes the projection and wherein the second portion of the connection link includes the detent. 
   
   
       5 . (canceled) 
   
   
       6 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein the retainer is magnetic. 
   
   
       7 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein the retainer comprises the other of the projection and the detent. 
   
   
       8 . (canceled) 
   
   
       9 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein the retainer and the other of the projection and the detent extend along substantially perpendicular axes. 
   
   
       10 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein the connection link includes a swivel joint. 
   
   
       11 . The exercise device of  claim 10 , wherein the swivel joint is proximate the swing arm. 
   
   
       12 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein the connection link is pivotably connected to the swing arm about a first axis and is configured to rotate about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis when disconnected from the foot link and prior to connection to the retainer. 
   
   
       13 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein the swing arm includes a gripping portion and wherein the swing arm is configured such that the gripping portion is located to serve as a handle bar when the second portion is secured relative to the frame. 
   
   
       14 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein the swing arm has a gripping portion that moves between a forward most position and a rearward most position when the swing arm is connected to the foot link and wherein the gripping portion is retained by the retainer in a withdrawn position forward of the rearward most position. 
   
   
       15 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein the connection link is pivotably connected to the swing arm about a first axis and is configured to rotate about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis when disconnected from the foot link. 
   
   
       16 . (canceled) 
   
   
       17 . The exercise device of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a quick release mechanism retaining the second portion relative to the frame when the second portion is disconnected from the foot link.   
   
   
       18 . An exercise device comprising:
 a frame;   a first foot link having a rearward portion that is constrained to move in an orbital path and a forward portion; and   a first swing arm pivotably connected to the frame; and   a connection link having a first portion pivotably connected to the swing arm and a second portion pivotably connected to the foot link between the rearward portion and forward portion for pivotal movement about a first axis end wherein the connection link is further configured to pivot about a second axis when the second portion is disconnected from the foot link, wherein the second portion includes a bearing that rotates relative to the connection link about the first axis.   
   
   
       19 . The exercise device of  claim 18 , wherein the second portion is configured to be disconnected from the foot link in a tool-less manner. 
   
   
       20 . The exercise device of  claim 18  further comprising a retainer configured to secure the second portion relative to the frame when the second portion is disconnected from the foot link. 
   
   
       21 . A method comprising:
 disconnecting a first portion of a connection link from a foot link of an exercise device while a second portion of the connection link remains pivotably connected to a swing arm about a first axis;   rotating the connection link about a second axis nonparallel to the first axis; and   securing the second portion of the connection link relative to a frame of the exercise device to retain the swing arm against movement.   
   
   
       22 . The exercise device of  claim 18 , wherein one of the second portion of the connection link and the foot link includes a face nonparallel to the first axis and wherein the other of the second portion of the connection link and the foot link includes an engagement member resiliently biased into engagement with the face. 
   
   
       23 . The exercise device of  claim 22 , wherein the other of the second portion of the connection link in the foot link includes a sleeve resiliently biased into contact with the engagement member to resiliently bias the engagement member into engagement with the face. 
   
   
       24 . The exercise device of  claim 18  further comprising catch configured to resiliently flex between a retaining position axially retaining the second portion against movement along the first axis and a releasing position permitting movement of the second portion along the first axis to disconnect the second portion from the foot link. 
   
   
       25 . The exercise device of  claim 24  further comprising a sleeve movable along the first axis to move the catch between the retaining position and the releasing position.