Treadmills with obstacles and methods of use
US11420093B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2225/20
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A treadmill may be configured for gait training and/or therapy with attachable/detachable barriers affixable to a belt and/or with a vertical obstacle module and/or with sensor systems, but without requiring hoists, harnesses, attachments to the treadmill or base, or frame, and/or excessively high treadmill frames, such as those that exceed the height of the person on the treadmill. The barriers on the belt are configured to modify movement of only one foot of a person on the treadmill. The treadmill may use a single, integral belt. Methods of gait training and/or therapy may involve such treadmills without excessive expense and without excessive modification of standard treadmill equipment.
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