Treadmill with foot fall monitor and cadence display
US9517378B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2220/833
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In general, the present invention discloses treadmills that include a monitor that detects foot falls of a person exercising on the treadmill. Various mechanisms are described that can be incorporated on a treadmill to detect foot falls. For example, load cells, vibration monitors, motor load variance monitors, and sound monitors can be used to detect foot falls. A processing unit on the treadmill can receive data from the foot fall monitor to calculate a cadence, or a number of foot falls per unit time. Information relating to cadence can be displayed to the person exercising. In addition to a foot fall monitor, the present invention also discloses a monitor that detects foot lifts of a person exercising on a treadmill. A processing unit can receive data from the foot fall and foot lift monitors to determine and display stride length.
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