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US 5,102,380 AGranted
Cooling exercise treadmill
AssigneeProform Fitness Products, Inc.
InventorsDavid L. Jacobson, William T. Dalebout
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Abstract
A treadmill has a fan which is powered by treadmill motor to direct cooling air onto the user. The treadmill has a single post which may be rotated from an upright position to a storage position which is substantially in alignment with the endless belt and the support surface underneath the endless belt.
Claims9
A treadmill comprising:
- a frame;
- a support surface mounted to said frame to support a user thereon;
- guide means mounted to said frame at opposite ends of said support surface for guiding an endless belt means;
- said endless belt means trained about said guide means for movement thereabout and over said support surface;
- motor means connected to said guide means to supply rotational torque thereto and in turn to said endless belt means;
- blower means connected to be rotated by said motor means and positioned to discharge air towards a user positioned on said endless belt means over said support surface, said blower means including
- a fan secured to one end of said motor for rotation thereby, and
- a volute positioned about said fan and having a discharge;
- a trunnion attached to said frame and extending upwardly therefrom;
- a hood having apertures formed therein to register with said discharge from the volute;
- and
- a post mounted to said trunnion to be rotatable between a first position in which said post extends upwardly from said frame and a second position in which said post is displaced from said first position for storage;
- said post having an upward end to which handle means are mounted for graphing by a user in an upright position on said belt, said post being rectangular in cross section from above said trunnion, and said trunnion being formed to have a front side facing outwardly from the frame with left and right sides integrally formed therewith, wherein said post has a portion which extends over said front side;
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- locking means associated with said post and said trunnion, said locking means being operable to lock said portion to said front side.
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A treadmill comprising:
- a frame;
- a support surface mounted to said frame to support a user thereon;
- guide means mounted to said frame at opposite ends of said support surface for guiding an endless belt means;
- said endless belt means trained about said guide means for movement thereabout and over said support surface;
- motor means connected to said guide means to supply rotational torque thereto;
- a trunnion attached to said frame and extending upwardly therefrom, said trunnion being formed to have a front side facing outwardly from said frame;
- a post mounted to said trunnion to be rotatable between a first position in which said post extends upwardly from said frame and a second position in which said post is displaced from said first position for storage, said post being formed to fit over said trunnion with a portion extending over said front side of said trunnion;
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- locking means associated with said post and said trunnion, said locking means being operable to lock said portion of said post to said front side.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.