Powered folding treadmill apparatus and method
AssigneeFF Acquisition Corp.
InventorsBruce F. Coody, Thomas C. Coburn
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Abstract
A foldable treadmill is provided with a powered folding capability. The treadmill has a support and a track bed. The front end of the track bed is disposed pivotally to the support, and an incline motor connects to the support and to the track bed. The motor is operated to fold or unfold the track bed. The track bed back end can be raised or lowered, and the incline of the track bed can be adjusted up or down at the front end of the track bed. The support can be an upright support. A slot is formed in the upright support. The track bed adjustably connects to the slot. As the incline of a track bed is adjusted with the incline motor, the track bed is guided in the slot.
Claims14
A foldable treadmill comprising:
- a support;
- a track bed comprising a front end and a back end, the track bed front end disposed pivotally to the support;
- and
- a motor operatively connected to the support and operatively connected to the track bed and operable to raise the track bed into a folded position with respect to said support.
A method of operating a foldable treadmill comprising:
- providing a track bed that is pivotally connected at one end to a support;
- and
- operating a motor that is operatively connected to the track bed and is operatively connected to the support to fold or unfold the track bed.
A foldable treadmill with front incline adjustment comprising:
- a support having a slot;
- a track bed having a front end and a back end, the track bed front end pivotally connected to the support in said slot for folding the track bed;
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- an incline adjustment operatively connected to the front end to adjust the incline of said track bed by raising or lowering the front end within said slot, said incline adjustment assists the folding of the treadmill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.