Patent ID: 6241638
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A fold-up exercise apparatus for in-place walking, jogging or running exercise, the apparatus comprising:an elongated treadmill assembly having an endless belt mounted for movement and having a support surface for supporting a user during exercise, said treadmill assembly having a front and a rear end;a freestanding base for stably supporting the exercise apparatus on a floor surface;said base supporting said front end of said treadmill assembly to rotate about a horizontally extending treadmill assembly axis between an exercise orientation with said rear end of said treadmill assembly supported on the floor surface and a storage orientation with said rear end of said treadmill assembly displaced from the floor surface; anda powered vertical adjustment mechanism comprising an infinitely adjustable telescoping column assembly moveably connecting said front end of said treadmill assembly to said base for raising and lowering said horizontally extending treadmill assembly axis with respect to said base whereby the inclination of said treadmill assembly can be adjusted.