Abstract: An exercise apparatus for simulating stair climbing, stair hopping and downhill skiing is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base with a vertical support extending upwardly therefrom and a handrail supported by the vertical support. Two foot pedals are pivotally connected to the vertical support. Each foot pedal has a roller chain connected at one end to the foot pedal. A spring is connected between the other end of each roller chain and the foot pedal at a position spaced from the point of connection of the roller chain. The two roller chains are looped over drive chain sprockets which are rotatably mounted by clutch bearings on a shaft in spaced apart relation. The drive shaft extends through and is rigidly secured to a friction drum. A chord is looped around the drum between a spring bias and a length adjustable rod thereby forming a variable resistance mechanism. Depressing the foot pedals results in the clutch bearings engaging the shaft thereby rotating the friction drum.

Abstract: A portable cooking apparatus has a pair of longitudinally elongated stanchions, a spit rod support and a motor support bracket for supporting a drive motor with its power output shaft aligned with the spit rod. A mounting bracket connects the first spit rod support member and the motor support bracket and provides freedom of movement of the motor support bracket with respect to the spit rod support member about pitch and yaw axes which serve to permit the motor support bracket to move with respect to its associated stantion to be aligned with the power output shaft of the motor and the spit rod in use.