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Motorless Treadmill with Large Flywheel

a motorless, treadmill technology, applied in the direction of gymnastic exercise, frictional force resistor, sport apparatus, etc., can solve the problems of limited mobility, limited mobility, and the inability to equip a machine of any kind with a motor, so as to enhance a strength profile, wide range of resistance levels, and the effect of cost and maintenan

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-09-18
GLOBAL FITNESS PROD
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The invention is a manual treadmill with adjustable resistance. It uses a heavy flywheel instead of a motor, which is cheaper and easier to maintain. The flywheel keeps the belt in motion and allows the user to exercise at different levels of resistance. The resistance is applied gradually, giving the user the ability to choose from a wide range of levels. The treadmill simulates actual incline climbing better, burning more calories and stimulating more muscle. It also provides arm, shoulder, and upper body workouts and is suitable for a variety of postures.

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Generally, treadmills are powered by a motor and are used mainly for aerobic (cardiac) exercise such as walking and running, but provide little or no possibility of simultaneous specific or varied muscle strengthening regimes with resistance training.
Equipping an exercise machine of any kind with a motor adds significant cost, operating expense, liability, and limited mobility.

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[0015]Referring now to FIG. 1, the treadmill is seen to have a continuous treadmill belt 1 forming a treadmill exercise surface 2 and supported by front roller 3 and back roller 4, which are mounted in frame 5. Exercise surface 2 of treadmill belt 1 rides on a support surface (not shown) as is known in the art. Frame 5 rests on feet 14. Attachment support socket 6 is fixed to the front of frame 5. Attachment socket 6 is hollow and may be cylindrical or define a square or other cross section in order to receive snugly the stem 7 of an accessory positioner 8. Accessory positioner 8 has a particular shape and configuration, in this case including an arm rest portion 15, but other, interchangeable, accessory positioners may have different shapes and configuration as will be explained below. Attachment socket 6 is provided with holes 9 so that pins 10 can pass through them and through complementary holes 11 on stem 7 and similar stems for other accessory positioners. As depicted in FIG. ...

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A motorless exercise treadmill has a flywheel of 7 to 10 inches radius, weighing 40 to 60 pounds. The flywheel provides a fluid motion for the belt when the brake system is engaged and smooth transition through increasing or decreasing speeds. Inclination of the treadmill is fixed at 9 to 20 degrees, which accommodates the large size of the flywheel. Handle and other attachments of different designs are provided so the user can exercise in various positions with various resistance levels for developing specific leg, core, arm and other muscles, not normally achievable on a treadmill.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the full benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 61 / 782,998 filed Mar. 14, 2013 and U.S. Provisional Application 61 / 858,854 filed Jul. 26, 2013, both of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The invention relates to exercise treadmills. In particular, it relates to motorless treadmills—that is, treadmills powered by the user. Handle and other attachments of different designs are provided so the user can exercise in various positions with various resistance levels for developing specific leg, core, arm and other muscles. A large flywheel of a particular design is arranged to provide a fluid motion for the belt when the brake system is engaged and smooth transition through increasing or decreasing speeds. Inclination of the treadmill is fixed.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Generally, treadmills are powered by a motor and are used mainly for aerobic (cardiac) exer...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B22/02A63B21/22
CPCA63B21/225A63B22/02A63B69/0057A63B21/015A63B23/047A63B21/4033A63B21/4039
Inventor KENNEDY, CHARLES P.
Owner GLOBAL FITNESS PROD
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