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A recliner exerciser for simulating walking in which the user can adjust the degree on reclining as well as the amount of simulated walking and exercise his or her legs are subjected. A motorized gear box operates two moveable foot rests in varying degrees of incline to provide minor to aggressive w

A recliner exerciser for simulating walking in which the user can adjust the degree on reclining as well as the amount of simulated walking and exercise his or her legs are subjected. A motorized gear box operates two moveable foot rests in varying degrees of incline to provide minor to aggressive walking simulation for the user.

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What is claimed is: 1. A recliner exerciser which allows a user who cannot walk to simulate the walking function without any impact on the legs of the user, said exerciser comprising, a chair means to support a user in a sitting position, a movable front portion of said chair means designed to abut

What is claimed is: 1. A recliner exerciser which allows a user who cannot walk to simulate the walking function without any impact on the legs of the user, said exerciser comprising, a chair means to support a user in a sitting position, a movable front portion of said chair means designed to abut the lower legs of said user, user adjustable means to recline the chair to a preselected angle, a pair of justaposed foot rests on said movable front portion which allow for alternate forward and back movement of the feet and lower legs relative to the chair means, a power gear box with offset eccentrics connected to said foot rests to alternately move them forward and backward relative to said chair means to thereby simulate walking for the user. 2. A recliner as in claim 1 wherein said chair means also includes a recliner lever whereby the user can adjust the angle of recline. 3. A recliner as in claim 2 also including a lock for locking the recliner lever in a set position. 4. A recliner as in claim 1 wherein said front portion has three sections, a movable left section for one foot rest, a movable right section for said second foot rest and a center section that is not movable. 5. A recliner as in claim 1 wherein said chair means has an adjustable support whereby the height of the chair means may be adjusted. 6. A recliner as in claim 4 wherein said foot rests are covered with soft material. 7. A recliner as in claim 4 wherein the means for powering the movable foot rests is a gearbox attached to the underside of said center section. 8. A recliner as in claim 4 wherein the center section is parallel with the horizonwhen the chair is adjusted for maximum aggressive movement of the legs. 9. An exercise recliner which can be moved from a sitting position to a horizontal reclining position to afford stimulation of the legs by simulating the act of walking, said recliner comprising a chair portion have a back support, a seat portion and two arm supports, a front portion hinged to said chair portion to allow for pivotal movement away from said chair portion from a vertical to a horizontal position, said front portion having at least two foot rest sections which are movable relative to one another, a motor connected to said foot rest sections to move them in an alternate manner so as to simulate the act of walking and to exercise the user's legs, and wherein said front portion also includes a center section which is not movable relative to the other two foot rest sections and under which said motor is attached. 10. An exerciser as in claim 9 wherein said motor is a gearbox motor with eccentric links to said foot rest sections to afford alternate movement thereto. 11. An exerciser as in claim 10 wherein the front section is adjustable by the userby means of an adjustment reclining lever. 12. An exerciser as in claim 11 where the angle of recline can be locked by a lock which interacts with said reclining lever. 13. An exerciser as in claim 9 wherein said chair is adjustable as to height.