Patent ID: 6059696
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
Apparatus for engaging and supporting the back of an individual walking on a treadmill driven by an electric motor and having an upright portion for engagement by the hands of the user, the apparatus comprising an elongated support member adapted to extend laterally with respect to the back of the user when walking on the treadmill, a pair of belts each movably disposed at a different one of the opposite end of the elongated support member, each of the pair of belts having one end portion adapted to be attached to the upright portion of the treadmill, the pair of belts when attached to the upright portion of the treadmill enabling the support member to engage and support the back of the user walking on the treadmill and to free the hands and thereby the arms of the user with respect to the upright portion of the treadmill, and means disposed adjacent the elongated support member and in engagement with each of the other end portions of the pair of belts for tensioning the belts in electrical response to the drive of the treadmill by the electric motor with respect to the elongated support member and thereby with respect to the back of the user when walking on the treadmill.