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US 2026/0207992 A1Published application
Mechanical Assemblies for a Treadmill
AssigneePeloton Interactive, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Leon Matalon MUNRO, Azhar MEYER, Andrea FOX, Joel FRIEDRICK, Matthew BAKER, David HERMILLER
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Abstract
Various devices, systems, methods, and apparatuses utilize mechanical assemblies to prevent, detect, and/or mitigate objects from entering or moving close to or under a treadmill or exercise machine. In some embodiments, a guard, or guard assembly, is attached or otherwise fixed to a rear area of a treadmill. The guard assembly may include an end cap and pivoting guard configured to be retrofit to existing treadmills, such as to a rear end or area of a deck or frame of a treadmill.
Claims1
A treadmill, comprising:
- a deck;
- a slat-based belt that moves around the deck;
- and
- an end cap fixed to a rear end of the deck, wherein the end cap includes:
- a pivot disposed at a lower portion of the end cap;
- a guard that is fixed to the pivot and releasably attached to a top portion of the end cap at a location of the end cap that is between 80 and 100 degrees from a vertical axis of the treadmill.
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