US 12,515,095 B2 · Handrail configuration for a treadmill

Abstract

A treadmill is provided. The treadmill includes a frame; a first side support coupled to and extending substantially vertically upwards relative to the frame; a second side support coupled to and extending substantially vertically upwards relative to the frame; and a handrail assembly having a first side coupled to the first side support and a second side coupled to the second side support, each of the first and second sides of the handrail assembly comprising upper and lower members vertically spaced from one another and front and rear push members spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal length of the treadmill, the front and rear push members coupling the upper and lower members, and collectively providing a plurality of hand placement positions including at least two substantially horizontally aligned hand placement positions and at least one primarily vertically aligned hand placement position.

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Dependent claims

A treadmill, comprising:

a frame;
a first side support coupled to and extending substantially vertically upwards relative to the frame;
a second side support coupled to and extending substantially vertically upwards relative to the frame;
and
a handrail assembly having a first side coupled to the first side support and a second side coupled to the second side support, each of the first and second sides of the handrail assembly comprising upper and lower members vertically spaced from one another and front and rear push members spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal length of the treadmill, the front and rear push members coupling the upper and lower members, and collectively providing a plurality of hand placement positions including at least two substantially horizontally aligned hand placement positions and at least one primarily vertically aligned hand placement position.

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A treadmill, comprising:

a frame;
a first side support coupled to and extending substantially vertically upwards from the frame;
a second side support spaced apart from the first side support, the second side support coupled to and extending substantially vertically upwards from the frame;
a first upper member coupled to the first side support;
a first lower member coupled to the first side support, the first lower member coupled to the first side support vertically below the first upper member;
a second upper member coupled to the second side support;
a second lower member coupled to the second side support, the second lower member coupled to the second side support vertically below the second upper member;
a first push member coupled to the first lower member and extending upwards towards the first upper member;
a second push member coupled to the second lower member and extending upwards towards the second upper member;
wherein the first side support, the first upper member, the first lower member, and the first push member define a first space;
wherein the second side support, the second upper member, the second lower member, and the second push member define a second space;
and
wherein at least one of the first or second push members are configured to be engaged with by a user of the treadmill while performing a push exercise on the treadmill.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Handrail configuration for a treadmill

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Handrail configuration for a treadmill

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Abstract

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