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US 10,252,109 B2Granted
Weight platform treadmill
AssigneeICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
InventorScott R. Watterson
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Abstract
A treadmill includes a deck, a first pulley disposed in a first portion of the deck, a second pulley disposed in a second portion of the deck, a tread belt surrounding the first pulley and the second pulley, and a platform incorporated into the deck.
Claims20
A treadmill, comprising:
- a deck;
- a first pulley disposed in a first portion of the deck;
- a second pulley disposed in a second portion of the deck;
- a tread belt surrounding the first pulley and the second pulley;
- a scale mechanism incorporated into the deck;
- and
- a repetition counter incorporated into the treadmill and in data communication with the scale mechanism.
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A treadmill, comprising:
- a deck;
- a first pulley disposed in a first portion of the deck;
- a second pulley disposed in a second portion of the deck;
- a tread belt surrounding the first pulley and the second pulley;
- a motor in mechanical communication with at least one of the first pulley and the second pulley;
- a cover superjacent the motor;
- a scale mechanism incorporated into the cover over the motor;
- a repetition counter having a piezoelectric material that is incorporated into the cover and in data communication with the scale mechanism;
- and
- a free weight rack connected to the deck.
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A treadmill, comprising:
- a deck;
- a first pulley disposed in a first portion of the deck;
- a second pulley disposed in a second portion of the deck;
- a tread belt surrounding the first pulley and the second pulley;
- a motor in mechanical communication with at least one of the first pulley and the second pulley;
- a cover superjacent the motor;
- a scale mechanism incorporated into the cover over the motor;
- a repetition counter having a piezoelectric material that is incorporated into the cover;
- a free weight rack connected to the deck;
- a processor and memory;
- and
- a display in communication with the processor;
- wherein the processor is in communication with the scale mechanism and the repetition counter, and
- wherein the memory includes programmed instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
- instruct a user to select a free weight;
- instruct the user to perform an exercise with the free weight;
- instruct the user to perform a pre-determined repetition count with the free weight;
- verify that user selected the free weight by measuring an increase with the scale mechanism;
- and
- verify that user performed pre-determined repetitions with the repetition counter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.