Treadmill
US5857942A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B22/02
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A treadmill comprises a base, a pair of spaced rollers, an endless belt, a control panel, and a forward post. The rollers are journalled in the base. One of the rollers constitutes a rear roller and the other roller constitutes a forward roller spaced forward of the rear roller. The belt is entrained around the rollers. The belt includes an upper reach extending between the rollers and adapted to enable a user to walk or run thereon. The forward post is configured for at least in part supporting the control panel. The post has a lower end margin and an upper end margin The lower end margin is operatively connected to the base and is spaced forward of the forward roller. The upper end margin of the post is configured for supporting the control panel. The post has an arcuately shaped bend extending from its lower end margin to its upper end margin. The bend of the post has a concave surface portion facing generally rearwardly and extending from the lower end margin of the post to the upper end margin of the post.
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