Patent ID: 6736760
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A footplate installed in the treadbase of a treadmill and supported on one longitudinal side rail and transverse frame bars of the treadbase of the treadmill near one side of the continuous belt of the treadbase of the treadmill, the footplate having a top wall, a bottom wall, a vertical front sidewall, a vertical rear sidewall, a plurality of slots longitudinally extended through said vertical front sidewall and said vertical rear sidewall, and a plurality of longitudinal grooves and longitudinal ribs extended between said vertical front sidewall and said vertical rear sidewall and alternatively arranged in parallel on said top wall, wherein the footplate is characterized by: having a top channel formed in said top wall and extended through said vertical front sidewall and said vertical rear sidewall in parallel to said slots at one lateral side, a plurality of mounting holes disposed in said top channel and extended through said bottom wall, and a plurality of fastening elements respectively mounted in said mounting holes and threaded into said longitudinal side rail of said treadbase of said treadmill.