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US 11,465,012 B2Granted
Apparatus, system, and method for a flexible treadmill deck
AssigneeCore Health & Fitness, LLC
InventorsKevin Corbalis, Steve Neill, Dustan Baker, Victor Cornejo, Ken Duong, Alex Wargnier
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Abstract
A treadmill including a frame, a suspension connector connected to the frame, and a flexible deck connected to the suspension connector. The flexible deck is configured to flex in response to a load applied by a user striding on the treadmill. The suspension connector includes a suspension pivot that allows rotation of the flexible deck around the suspension pivot.
Claims12
A treadmill comprising:
- a frame;
- a continuous belt supported by the frame;
- a plurality of suspension connectors pivotally connected to the frame to allow rotation of the plurality of suspension connectors in a vertical plane, the plurality of suspension connectors comprising a first suspension connector and a second suspension connector;
- a flexible deck disposed within the continuous belt and connected to the plurality of suspension connectors;
- and
- an intermediate support disposed between the frame and the flexible deck and between the first suspension connector and the second suspension connector;
- wherein:
- the flexible deck is configured to flex in response to a load applied by a user striding on the continuous belt;
- each of the plurality of suspension connectors includes a suspension pivot configured to allow pivoting of the flexible deck around the suspension pivot;
- the flexible deck and the continuous belt form a support surface for the user;
- and
- the frame extends from a first end of the support surface to a second end of the support surface.
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A method of manufacturing a treadmill, the method comprising:
- providing a frame;
- providing a continuous belt supported by the frame;
- pivotally connecting a plurality of suspension connectors to the frame to allow rotation of the plurality of suspension connectors in a vertical plane, the plurality of suspension connectors comprising a first suspension connector and a second suspension connector;
- positioning a flexible deck within the continuous belt to form a support surface and attaching the flexible deck to the plurality of suspension connectors;
- and
- disposing an intermediate support between the flexible deck and the frame and between the first suspension connector and the second suspension connector, wherein the frame extends from a first end of the support surface to a second end of the support surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.