Dual direction exercise treadmill for simulating a dragging or pulling action

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-11-20
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[0024]Generally speaking, the internal mechanical components of the treadmill are similar to (or can be similar to or the same as) the internal mechanical components of known treadmills. The treadmill comprises an endless belt looped about rollers or pulleys so as to provide a platform on which the user can stand, walk and / or run. A deck below a portion of the belt supports the belt and the user. A belt motor cooperates with the belt and / or the rollers or pulleys to move the belt, thus creating a moving platform on which the user can walk or run for the exercise regimen. An incline motor cooperates with the platform, the deck, the rollers or pulleys, the front support legs, and / or the rear support legs to incline the belt to simulate a hill.

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However, with the exception of this inventor's inventions, this inventor is unaware of any specific exercise treadmill that is structured to allow the user to comfortably simulate a dragging or pulling motion; that is, a backwards walking motion either on a level plane or uphill.

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[0074]FIG. 5 is a side view of an embodiment of the moment arm weight resistance mechanism in the resting position. FIG. 6 is a side view of an embodiment of the moment arm weight resistance mechanism in a resistance position. FIG. 7 is a top view of an embodiment of the moment arm weight resistance mechanism for the invention. FIG. 8 is a side view of the embodiment of the moment arm weight resistance mechanism shown in FIG. 7. FIG. 9 is a side view of an alternate embodiment of a moment arm weight resistance mechanism for the invention. FIG. 10 is a sectional side view of the moment arm weight resistance mechanism shown in FIG. 3 in larger detail.

[0075]FIG. 11 is a sectional side view of a representative weight and weight adjusting drive that can be used with the invention. FIG. 12 is a side view of one internal pulley and cable configuration between the resistance arm and the moment arm mechanism. FIG. 13 is a view of a representative control console and hand controller for the i...

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[0076]FIG. 15 is a side view, partly in section, of one embodiment of the invention operating in reverse dragging / pulling mode in an inclined position, showing a moment arm weight resistance mechanism and a hand grip or hand grip controller operatively attached to the weight resistance mechanism only via a flexible cable so as to have a multi-directional range of motion, without resistance arm sections or linkages. FIG. 16 is a top view of an embodiment of the invention having a movable hand grip or hand grip controller operatively connected to the weight resistance mechanism and a fixed control console, illustrating the distinction between the movable hand grip controller and the fixed or unmovable console control. FIG. 17 is a top view of an embodiment of the invention showing controller features both on the movable resistance arm and the fixed console controller.

[0077]FIG. 18 is a side view, partly in section, of an alternate pneumatic or hydraulic weight resistance mechanism in ...

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An exercise treadmill having an endless moveable surface looped around rollers or pulleys to form an upper run and a lower run, the movable surface being rotated when one of the rollers or pulleys is rotated, and an exercise surface for walking or running while exercising, a weight resistance mechanism for providing a weight resistance for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load, wherein the weight resistance can be adjusted and set to a specific weight resistance setting; a movable hand grip controller operatively attached to the weight resistance mechanism for operating and controlling the exercise treadmill and the weight resistance mechanism, wherein the endless movable surface moves in a direction simulating walking or running backwards, and wherein the weight resistance mechanism applies an approximately constant and static force to the hand grip controller generally only in the same as the direction the endless movable surface moves and opposite a pulling direction, whereby operation of the treadmill simulates the dragging or pulling of a load by a combination of the actuation of the weight resistance mechanism to simulate the load and the walking or running backwards to provide the dragging or pulling action.

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STATEMENT OF RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This patent application is a continuation-in-part of (i) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 935,828 having a filing date of 6 Nov. 2007, currently pending, (ii) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 385,512 having a filing date of 20 Mar. 2006, currently pending, (iii) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 289,916 having a filing date of 30 Nov. 2005, currently pending and allowed, (iv) WIPO International Patent Application No. PCT / US2007 / 062988 having an International Filing Date of 28 Feb. 2007, currently pending and which designated the US for a continuation-in-part patent application filing, and (v) WIPO International Patent Application No. PCT / US2005 / 043244 having an International Filing Date of 30 Nov. 2005, currently pending and which designated the US for a continuation-in-part patent application filing.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]This invention relates to the general technical field of exercise, physical fitne...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B22/02
CPCA63B21/00076A63B21/1434A63B21/1469A63B21/1492A63B21/155A63B22/0012A63B22/0023A63B22/02A63B22/0235A63B23/047A63B71/0622A63B2021/0616A63B2022/0035A63B2022/0079A63B21/0616A63B21/4017A63B21/4035A63B21/4047
Inventor ELLIS, JOSEPH K.
Owner FITNESS TOOLS
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