Treadmill exercise apparatus
AssigneeRemedy Innovations Ltd
InventorFrederick Murray
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus includes a treadmill mounted on a frame with a rotating conveyor providing a moving surface for a person to exercise upon. The exercise apparatus also includes at least three static foot support portions connected to the frame allowing the person to stand on the exercise apparatus and not on the moving surface. First and second static foot support portions of the at least three static foot support portions are on either side of the rotating conveyor, and a third static foot support portion of the at least three static foot support portions is located in front of the moving surface approximately below a grasping handle.
Claims2
An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a frame;
- a treadmill mounted on said frame and including a rotating conveyor providing a moving surface, for supporting a person thereon during exercise, said moving surface defining a direction of travel;
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- a plurality of static foot support portions connected to said frame allowing said person to stand on said frame and not on said moving surface, said plurality of static foot support portions being respectively elevated above an upper planar surface of the frame and including a first static foot support portion located on one side of said rotating conveyor with respect to said direction of travel, a second static foot support portion on another side of said rotating conveyor opposite said first static foot support portion and a third static foot support portion located in front or behind said moving surface with respect to said direction of travel, wherein said third static foot support portion is at a height which is higher than adjacent portions, respectively, of said moving surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.