Guard assembly for exercise machine
AssigneePeloton Interactive, Inc.
InventorsMatthew BAKER, Azhar Meyer, Kevin DANFORD
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Abstract
An exercise machine with a movable belt includes a guard assembly with a flexible guard that extends towards the rear axis and is spaced apart from the movable belt by a first gap and is exposed by the housing body, a rigid guard positioned downstream of the flexible guard with respect to a moving direction of the belt and spaced apart from the movable belt by a second gap, and a channel disposed between the flexible guard and the rigid guard. The guard assembly protects the user from injury and prevents damage to the exercise machine.
Claims20
A treadmill comprising:
- a slat-based belt that rotates around a front axis and a rear axis;
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- a guard assembly configured to be positioned at multiple arc positions with respect to an arc of the slat-based belt at the rear axis of the treadmill.
A treadmill comprising:
- a slat-based belt that rotates around a front axis and a rear axis;
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- a guard assembly configured to be positioned at an arc position of 90 degrees with respect to a vertical axis of the treadmill.
A treadmill, comprising:
- a movable belt that rotates around a front axis and a rear axis;
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- a guard assembly comprising:
- a flexible guard;
- a rigid guard;
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- a channel disposed between the flexible guard and the rigid guard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.