Endless belt for treadmill

Abstract

A belt device includes one or more intermediate layers each having one or more conductive wires for reducing or for eliminating static electricity. The intermediate layers each includes a number of longitudinal fibers arranged parallel to the conductive wire, and / or includes a number of lateral fibers arranged parallel to the conductive wire. An outer peripheral layer may be attached onto the intermediate layer, or having the intermediate layer engaged into the outer peripheral layer, or an inner peripheral layer may be attached onto the intermediate layer, for allowing the intermediate layer to be disposed between the outer and the inner peripheral layers.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an endless belt device for an exercise treadmill, and more particularly to an endless belt device for an exercise treadmill having a structure for reducing or eliminating static electricity. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0004] Typical exercise treadmill comprise an endless belt device disposed on rollers to present a walking surface in an inclined plane for supporting a user thereon and for allowing the user to conduct walking or jogging exercises or the like. [0005] For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,280,362 to Dalebout et al. discloses one of the typical exercise treadmills of the type used in gymnasiums, health clubs, and sanitaria to provide a controlled form of exercise within a confined indoor space, and the typical exercise treadmill also comprises an endless belt device disposed on a relatively large number of rollers that are disposed transversely in a supporting frame, ...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an endless belt device for attaching to an exercise treadmill and including a structure for reducing or eliminating static electricity and for allowing various information to be effectively sensed or detected or measured by the electrical facilities.

[0011] In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a belt device comprising at least one intermediate layer including at least one conductive wire engaged therein for reducing or for eliminating static electricity and for allowing various information to be effectively sensed or detected or measured by the electrical facilities.

Problems solved by technology

However, the endless belt of the typical exercise treadmills are normally made of polymer materials, such as polyester, and may generate static electricity when the endless belt is moved or rotated around the rollers, and the static electricity may affect the sensing or detecting or measuring the rotational or moving speed of the endless belt or of the information of the exercisers.

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