Reorienting treadmill with covered base
AssigneeICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
InventorsScott R. Watterson, William T. Dalebout
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The treadmill has a tread base that is rotatably attached to and between a left upright and a right upright. The tread base is rotatable between a first position for performing exercises and an upright or storage position. A latching structure is provided to latch the tread base to the support structure. The treadmill also includes inclination structure for inclining the tread relative to the support surface when in the first position. The treadmill also includes rigid handles and in one configuration movable handles. The tread base also has a rigid undersurface or pan to fully enclose the underside of the tread base. A lift assist gas cylinder is also interconnected between the tread base and the feet attached to the uprights.
Claims11
A treadmill comprising:
- support structure having feet means for stably supporting said support structure on a support surface to be free standing and having upright structure extending upwardly from said feet means;
- a tread base having a frame that includes a front, a rear, a left side, a right side and a top having an endless belt positioned between said left side and said right side, said frame being connected to said support structure to be moveable about an axis of rotation between a first position in which said endless belt is positioned for operation by a user positioned thereon and a second position in which said rear of said frame is repositioned toward said support structure, said tread base having a mass with a center of gravity positioned relative to said axis of rotation to stably retain said tread base in said second position;
- and
- cover means secured to said frame to substantially enclose the side of said tread base opposite said top to become the underside of said tread base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.