Patent ID: 6923746
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise treadmill, comprising: a frame structure including two rotatable pulleys, said pulleys being positioned substantially parallel to each other, and a pair of spaced apart longitudinal frame members for providing longitudinal structural support for said frame structure; a motor; a transmission operatively connecting said motor to a first of said pulleys; an endless, moveable surface being rotated when said first pulley is rotated, and providing an exercise surface on which a user can walk or run while exercising; a deck member for supporting the weight of a human user secured beneath at least a portion of said exercise surface; and a control panel secured to said frame structure and operatively connected to said motor for permitting the human user to control the speed of said endless movable surface; at least one side rail secured to said frame structure; and a deck support structure including at least two resilient support members, wherein at least a portion of said resilient support members are composed of elastomeric material, and wherein said resilient support members are laterally spaced and interposed in a lateral plane between said frame structure and said deck member and wherein each of said resilient support members are permanently secured in said lateral plane between said deck member and said frame structure so as to prevent longitudinal movement of all of said elastomeric material in said resilient support members with respect to said deck member and wherein said resilient support members support said deck member on said frame structure so as to permit said deck member to deflect downwardly with respect to said frame in response to the impact force of the human user's feet on said exercise surface.