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Treadmill with a Firmly Located Belt

a belt and treadmill technology, applied in the field of treadmills, can solve the problems of user injury, falling on the belt, user loss of balance, etc., and achieve the effect of reliable and smooth treadmills

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-09-13
LO CHIU HSIANG
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[0007]It is the primary objective of the present invention to provide a reliable and smooth treadmill.
[0008]To achieve the foregoing objectives, the treadmill includes a frame, front and rear roller, a belt and at least two upper guiding units. The front and rear rollers are supported on the frame. The belt is wound around the front and rear rollers. The upper guiding units are connected to the frame and used for contact with the upper section of the belt to alleviate suspension of the upper section of the belt above the frame.

Problems solved by technology

The user could lose balance and, in the worst case, fall on the belt and get hurt.
The risks are higher with the concave platform or the intermediate rollers arranged in a concave manner than with the planar platform or the intermediate rollers arranged in a rectilinear manner.
Furthermore, while exercising with the treadmill, the user inevitably moves the belt transversely as well as longitudinally.
This causes edges of the belt to rub against the frame.
This would eventually wear the belt and might entail a jam of the belt and cause the user to lose balance and, in the worst scenario, fall on the belt and get hurt.

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[0016]Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a treadmill 10 includes a frame 20, a front roller 30, a rear roller 40, a series of intermediate rollers 23, a belt 50, upper guiding units 60, lower guiding units 70 and lateral guiding units 80 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The frame 20 includes two lateral bars extending in a concave manner. A caster 22 is supported on a bracket 21 attached to a front end of each of the lateral bars of the frame 20. The casters 22 are used for rolling on the ground or a floor for transporting the treadmill 10.

[0017]Two feet 24 are connected to the frame 20. In detail, each of the feet 24 includes a horizontal section extending between two vertical sections. Each of the vertical sections of each of the feet 24 is connected to a related one of the lateral bars of the frame 20. The horizontal sections of the feet 24 are used for contact with the ground or floor for positioning the treadmill 10.

[0018]Each of the rollers 23, 30 and 40 are ...

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Abstract

A treadmill includes a frame, front and rear roller, a belt and at least two upper guiding units. The front and rear rollers are supported on the frame. The belt is wound around the front and rear rollers. The upper guiding units are connected to the frame and used for contact with the upper section of the belt to alleviate suspension of the upper section of the belt above the frame.

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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0001]1. Field of Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a treadmill and, more particularly, to a treadmill including a firmly located belt.[0003]2. Related Prior Art[0004]A conventional treadmill includes a frame, front and rear rollers supported on the frame, a belt wound around the front and rear rollers, and a platform or a series of intermediate rollers supported on the frame between the front and rear rollers and beneath an upper section of the belt. The platform may be planar or concave. The intermediate rollers may be arranged in a rectilinear or concave manner. To reduce impacts on a user's feet, angles, knees and legs, the platform is concave, or the intermediate rollers are arranged in a concave manner. The upper section of the belt suspends on the platform or the intermediate rollers because the upper section of the belt is shorter and lighter than a lower section of the belt. Hence, there is a gap between the upper section of the belt and...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B22/02
CPCA63B22/02
Inventor LO, CHIU HSIANG
Owner LO CHIU HSIANG
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