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US 12,011,637 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, a flexible deck, and a belt. The suspension connector is connected to the frame. The flexible deck is connected to the suspension connector. The flexible deck includes a metal panel extending substantially an entire width and length of the flexible deck. The belt is disposed on the flexible deck.
Claims20
A treadmill comprising:
- a frame;
- a plurality of suspension connectors connected to the frame;
- a flexible deck connected to the plurality of suspension connectors;
- a belt disposed on the flexible deck;
- and
- an intermediate support disposed between the frame and the flexible deck and between the plurality of suspension connectors,
- wherein the plurality of suspension connectors provide at least one of rotation or translation of at least a portion of the flexible deck relative to the frame.
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A method of manufacturing a treadmill, the method comprising:
- providing a frame;
- connecting a plurality of suspension connectors to the frame;
- connecting a flexible deck to the plurality of suspension connectors;
- disposing a belt on the flexible deck;
- and
- disposing an intermediate support between the frame and the flexible deck and between the plurality of suspension connectors,
- wherein the plurality of suspension connectors provide at least one of rotation or translation of at least a portion of the flexible deck relative to the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.