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Tray for exercise treadmill

a treadmill and exercise technology, applied in the field of indoor fitness machines, can solve the problems of insufficient television viewing for many of today's active workforce members, and one is often unable to find the time to exercis

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-16
ROUTLEY STEVE R +1
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With the busy pace of many working person's daily schedules, one is often unable to find the time to exercise.
The mere watching of television may not be sufficient for many of today's active workforce members.

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[0017]FIG. 1 illustrates an exercise system 100 according to some embodiments of the present invention. A tray system 101 is mounted upon the hand rails 104 of an exercise apparatus 102, which may be a treadmill or other type of exercise apparatus. The position of the tray system 101 may be adjusted vertically in some embodiments. The angle of the tray portion of the tray system 101 relative to horizontal may be adjusted in some embodiments. A personal computer 103 or other device or material may be placed upon the tray by the user while exercising on the exercise apparatus 102. The user may adjust the position of the tray such that the user may utilize the tray system 101, and any device or materials placed upon it, while exercising. The attachment of the tray system 101 to the handrails 104 allows the tray system 101 to be securely fastened to the exercise treadmill 102 without physically interfering with any forward mounted electronics, such as a control panel, on the exercise tr...

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Abstract

A tray adapted to mount to the hand rails of a piece of exercise equipment such as a treadmill. The tray may be adjustable in height and may be set at different angles. The tray may mount to the treadmill hand rails using a clam shell type interface.

Description

BACKGROUND [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to the field of indoor fitness machines, and more specifically to tray for using while exercising on a treadmill. [0003] 2. Description of Related Art [0004] With the busy pace of many working person's daily schedules, one is often unable to find the time to exercise. However, exercise is an important aspect of daily life for many working people. A treadmill is a common way in which one can exercise, either at home, in the office, or at the gym. Often, a television is supported from the ceiling in an area of the gym where many treadmills are being used, allowing those exercising to multi-task at least to the level of watching television while exercising. [0005] The mere watching of television may not be sufficient for many of today's active workforce members. They may seek to layer work related activities onto their exercise regimen. An example of addressing this issue is seen in U.S. Pat. No. 6,520,894 to Mes...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B22/02
CPCA47B23/001A63B71/0622A63B22/02
Inventor ROUTLEY, STEVE R.EYNON, MIKE C.
Owner ROUTLEY STEVE R
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