Patent ID: 8012067
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: A61H,A63B

Abstract:
1. In combination with a treadmill having a frame and a moving belt, a whole body vibrator for attachment to the treadmill whereby the linear motion of the belt of the treadmill is converted to a vibratory motion, the whole body vibrator comprising: a platform on which a user may stand; a roller for contacting the belt of a treadmill wherein the roller comprises at its respective outer ends two eccentrically protruding shaft ends which respectively support the platform on opposite sides of the platform; bearings present between the roller and said platform to permit the roller to rotate with respect to the platform and cause the shaft ends to, in opposite phase to each other, elevate and lower the respective sides of the platform to which they are coupled; and a linkage connecting the platform to the treadmill to localize the platform on the belt and restrict longitudinal movement of the platform with respect to the belt, whereby, when the whole body vibrator is placed on the treadmill belt, the advancement of the treadmill belt will cause the platform to effect an oscillating motion suited to provide a user, whose feet are positioned on the platform, with a whole body vibrator experience.