Patent ID: 7435205
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A treadmill comprising: a frame at least substantially housing a motor assembly operable to drive a belt disposed around rollers, wherein operation of the motor assembly causes the belt to move which facilitates exercise of a user and wherein said frame includes at least two frame arms, each of said two frame arms positioned substantially parallel to said belt when said belt is in use at at least a substantially non-inclined position; an electronic display capable of displaying exercise-related information; and a weight measurement system including a plurality of footpads, a plurality of load cells, and an electronic circuit, wherein each footpad is mechanically linked to a load cell within the respective frame arm to cause each footpad to float with respect to the frame arm, wherein each load cell converts deformation caused by the user standing on said mechanically linked footpad into an electrical signal indicative of a weight applied on a foot of said user, and wherein said electronic circuit combines said electrical signals from each load cell into an output signal, said electronic display being responsive to said output signal to determine a numerical value indicative of the user's weight, wherein at least some of the exercise-related information displayed on the electronic display is calculated using said numerical value.