# US 12,005,302 B2 · Exercise apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,005,302 B2 - Document ID: US12005302B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/509,901 - Filed: 2021-10-25 - Published: 2022-02-10 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-01 - Assignees: Johnson Health Tech Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Johnson Health Tech Co., Ltd - Inventors: Russell C. Manzke; Ryan Francis Crist - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12005302B2 ## CPC - A63B 22/02: with movable endless bands {, e.g. treadmills (other training appliances for running on the spot A63B69/0028)} - A63B 21/00069: {Setting or adjusting the resistance level; Compensating for a preload prior to use, e.g. changing length of resistance or adjusting a valve} - A63B 21/0555: {Details of the rope or band, e.g. shape or colour coding} - A63B 21/4043: {Free movement, i.e. the only restriction coming from the resistance (A63B21/00043, A63B21/072 take precedence)} - A63B 22/0023: {the inclination of the main axis of the movement path being adjustable, e.g. the inclination of an endless band} - A63B 23/047: {Walking and pulling or pushing a load (for exercising the player ability for rugby or American football A63B69/34)} - A63B 69/0057: {Means for physically limiting movements of body parts (A63B23/0211 takes precedence)} - A63B 21/0051: {using eddy currents induced in moved elements, e.g. by permanent magnets} - A63B 21/015: including rotating or oscillating elements {rubbing against fixed elements} - A63B 21/023: {Wound springs} - A63B 21/0407: {Anchored at two end points, e.g. installed within an apparatus} - A63B 21/0414: {with both ends stationary during the actual exercise, i.e. moving only at intermediate locations} - A63B 21/0552: {Elastic ropes or bands} - A63B 21/225: {with flywheels} - A63B 22/0242: {with speed variation} - A63B 2071/009: {Protective housings covering the working parts of the apparatus} - A63B 2209/00: Characteristics of used materials - A63B 2209/08: magnetic - A63B 2209/10: with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener - A63B 2210/58: slideably retracted in a housing when not in use - A63B 2225/093: Height - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) ## Abstract An exercise apparatus comprises a platform having a front roller, a rear roller and an endless belt mounted around the front roller and the rear roller for allowing a user to perform a first exercise type of a relatively lower resistance or a second exercise type of a relatively higher resistance. A front frame is mounted at a front side of the platform and has at least one holding portion adapted to be grasped by the user. One or more control interfaces controls the first exercise type and the second exercise type. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An exercise apparatus comprising: a platform having a front roller, a rear roller, and an endless belt mounted around the front roller and the rear roller for allowing a user to perform a first exercise type of a relatively lower resistance or a second exercise type of a relatively higher resistance, an upper surface of the belt between the front and rear rollers being substantially flat, wherein a resistance level applied to the endless belt is modifiable for each of the first and second exercise types; a front frame mounted at a front side of the platform, and having at least one holding portion adapted to be grasped by the user; a first resistance device and a second resistance device each configured to apply resistance to the endless belt for each of the first exercise type and the second exercise type; and one or more control interfaces configured to control resistance of the endless belt via the first and second resistance devices while the user is performing the first exercise type and while the user is performing the second exercise type. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more control interfaces includes a first symbol associated with the first exercise type and a second symbol associated with the second exercise type. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first symbol comprises a first human figure represented as performing the first exercise type, and the second symbol comprises a second human figure represented as performing the second exercise type. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first symbol comprises a running person with a parachute, and the second symbol comprises a person pushing a weight. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more control interfaces comprises a first control interface having a first lever and a second control interface having a second lever. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second resistance devices are controllable by the one or more control interfaces to adjust a resistance level of the endless belt. ### Claim 7 An exercise apparatus configured to allow a user to perform a first exercise type of a relatively lower resistance or a second exercise type of a relatively higher resistance, the exercise apparatus comprising: a platform having a front roller, a rear roller and an endless belt mounted around the front roller and the rear roller; a resistance device configured to adjust a resistance level of the endless belt; a frame coupled to the platform; a restricting device coupled to the frame and configured to restrict forward motion of the user while the user is performing the first exercise type; at least one holding portion coupled to the frame and adapted to be grasped by the user while the user is performing the second exercise type; and a control interface configured to control the resistance device to adjust the resistance level of the endless belt for each of the first and second exercise types, wherein the control interface includes a first symbol associated with the first exercise type and a second symbol associated with the second exercise type, and wherein the first symbol comprises a first human figure represented as performing the first exercise type, and the second symbol comprises a second human figure represented as performing the second exercise type. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first symbol is one of two first symbols associated with the first exercise type. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein a first of the two first symbols includes a first parachute symbol having a first size to represent a relatively lower resistance level of the endless belt, and a second of the two first symbols includes a second parachute symbol having a second size to represent a relatively greater resistance level of the endless belt, the second size being larger than the first size. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the restricting device is a strap. ### Claim 11 An exercise apparatus configured to allow a user to perform a first exercise type configured to simulate moving with an attached parachute and a second exercise type configured to simulate pushing a weight forward, the exercise apparatus comprising: a platform having a front roller, a rear roller and an endless belt mounted around the front roller and the rear roller; a resistance device configured to adjust a resistance level applied to the endless belt, the resistance level being modifiable for each of the first and second exercise types; a frame coupled to the platform; a strap coupled to the frame and configured to restrict forward motion of the user while the user is performing the first exercise type; at least one holding portion coupled to the frame and adapted to be grasped by the user while the user is performing the second exercise type; a first control interface configured to control the resistance level applied to the endless belt when performing the first exercise type; and a second control interface configured to control the resistance level applied to the endless belt when performing the second exercise type. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first control interface includes two first symbols associated with the first exercise type. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein a first of the two first symbols includes a first parachute symbol having a first size to represent a relatively lower resistance of the endless belt, and a second of the two first symbols includes a second parachute symbol having a second size to represent a relatively greater resistance of the endless belt, the second size being larger than the first size. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 11, further comprising: a first symbol associated with the first control interface; and a second symbol associated with the second control interface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein the first symbol comprises a running person dragging a parachute, and the second symbol comprises a person pushing a weight.