Treadmill having vibration damping function for its handlebars

Abstract

A treadmill includes a tread board, two uprights mounted on two opposite sides of the tread board, two handlebars each pivotally mounted on a respective one of the uprights, and two vibration damping devices each mounted between a respective one of the uprights and a respective one of the handlebars to provide a vibration damping effect to the respective handlebar. Thus, each of the vibration damping devices provides a vibration damping effect to the respective handlebar to prevent vibration from being transmitted to the user's two hands directly so as to protect the user's two hands during the exercising process.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a treadmill and, more particularly, to a treadmill having a vibration damping function for its handlebars. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] A conventional treadmill comprises a tread board, two uprights mounted on two opposite sides of the tread board, and two handlebars each secured on a respective one of the uprights. Thus, a user's two hands can hold the handlebars during the exercising process to prevent the user from being falling down. However, the user's two hands have to partially support the user's weight during movement of the user's body and are subjected to vibration transmitted by the handlebars during the exercising process, so that the user's two hands are easily hurt during a long-term utilization. In addition, the handlebars are secured on the uprights, so that the handlebars cannot be moved to correspond to upward and downward movement of the user's t...

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Benefits of technology

[0005] In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a treadmill, comprising a tread board, two uprights mounted on two opposite sides of the tread board, two handlebars each pivotally mounted on a respective one of the uprights, and two vibration damping devices each mounted between a respective one of the uprights and a respective one of the handlebars to provide a vibration damping effect to the respective handlebar.

[0007] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a treadmill, wherein when a user's two hands apply a force on the handlebars, each of the handlebars is pivoted relative to the respective upright, so that the handlebars are movable upward and downward to correspond to upward and downward movement of the user's two hands, thereby providing a comfortable sensation to the user.

[0008] A further objective of the present invention is to provide a treadmill, wherein each of the vibration damping devices provides a vibration damping effect to the respective handlebar to prevent the vibration from being transmitted to the user's two hands directly so as to protect the user's two hands during the exercising process.

Problems solved by technology

However, the user's two hands have to partially support the user's weight during movement of the user's body and are subjected to vibration transmitted by the handlebars during the exercising process, so that the user's two hands are easily hurt during a long-term utilization.

In addition, the handlebars are secured on the uprights, so that the handlebars cannot be moved to correspond to upward and downward movement of the user's two hands, thereby easily providing an uncomfortable sensation to the user.

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