Rear guard for a treadmill
AssigneePeloton Interactive, Inc.
InventorMatthew Baker
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Abstract
A treadmill or other exercise machine having a comb guard is described. For example, an assembly having a comb guard (e.g., an interlaced comb guard) may be disposed at a rear area of a treadmill. The comb guard may deflect objects or debris away from a gap between a moving surface of the treadmill and a rear guard or housing, and thus displace or move objects away from the moving surface of the treadmill.
Claims13
A treadmill, comprising:
- a moving surface including a plurality of slats coupled to one another, each slat comprising:
- an outer surface that comprises:
- a plurality of ridges longitudinally oriented in a direction of travel of the moving surface, and
- a plurality of first channels disposed between adjacent ridges, wherein the plurality of first channels includes at least one channel of a first width and one channel of a second width different from the first width;
- and
- an inner surface comprising a material with a higher tensile modulus than a material of the outer surface;
- a deck;
- and
- a rear assembly including a comb guard, wherein the rear assembly is disposed at a rear end of the deck of the treadmill and configured to partially cover the moving surface as it travels around the deck,
- wherein the comb guard comprises multiple protrusions,
- wherein each of the multiple protrusions are separated by a second channel and oriented within a respective first channel, and
- wherein each of the plurality of ridges is oriented within a respective second channel.
A treadmill, comprising:
- a deck;
- a moving surface that moves around the deck, wherein a top surface of the moving surface includes a plurality of ridges longitudinally oriented in a direction of travel of the moving surface and a plurality of first channels disposed between the plurality of ridges, wherein the plurality of first channels include at least one channel of a first width and one channel of a second width different from the first width;
- a guard assembly that is disposed at a rear area of the deck and configured to partially cover the moving surface as it moves around the deck;
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- a comb guard that is disposed between a front edge of the guard assembly and the moving surface, wherein the comb guard includes multiple protrusions configured to interface with the plurality of first channels and a plurality of second channels configured to interface with the plurality of ridges when the moving surface moves around the deck.
A guard connectable to a treadmill that includes a deck and a moving surface that moves around the deck, the moving surface having a top surface with a plurality of ridges longitudinally oriented in a direction of travel of the moving surface and a plurality of first channels disposed between the plurality of ridge, wherein the plurality of first channels include at least one channel of a first width and one channel of a second width different from the first width, the guard comprising:
- a cover configured to be disposed at and protect a rear area of the deck of the treadmill;
- and
- a comb interface configured to be disposed between the cover and the moving surface of the treadmill, wherein the comb interface includes multiple protrusions configured to interface with the plurality of first channels of the moving surface and a plurality of second channels configured to interface with the plurality of ridges of the moving surface when the moving surface moves around the deck so as to lift objects disposed on the top surface of the moving surface of the treadmill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.