Stepping exerciser

Claim 1

A stepping exerciser comprising: a base frame, said base frame comprising an upright support, and two horizontal pivots fixedly provided at two opposite lateral sides of said upright support; a damping mechanism mounted on said upright support and spaced above the horizontal pivots at said upright support, said damping mechanism comprising two linked cranks disposed at two opposite lateral sides and rotated to impart a damping force; two pedals respectively turned about the horizontal pivots at said upright support, said pedals each comprising a front end, a rear end, a pivot hole at said front end, a fixed foot plate at said rear end, and a fixed axle sleeve transversely disposed between said front end and said rear end and coupled to one pivot at said upright support; and two handlebars respectively coupled to said cranks and said pedals, said handlebars each comprising a top end terminating in a hand grip, a bottom end terminating in a horizontal pivot respectively coupled to the pivot hole at the front end of each of said pedals, and a barrel transversely disposed on the middle and respectively fixedly connected to said cranks.