Patent ID: 6723027
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A treadmill having a folding mechanism, comprising a base, a support frame pivotally mounted on the base, and a folding mechanism mounted between the base and the support frame, wherein:the base is provided with two opposite guide tracks; the folding mechanism includes two opposite first levers, two opposite second levers, two limit levers, and a telescopic control handle, wherein: each of the two opposite first levers of the folding mechanism has a first end slidably mounted on a respective one of the two opposite guide tracks of the base, and a second end pivotally mounted on a bottom of the support frame; each of the two opposite second levers of the folding mechanism has a first end slidably mounted on a respective one of the two opposite guide tracks of the base, and a second end pivotally mounted on the bottom of the support frame; each of the two limit levers of the folding mechanism has a first end slidably mounted on a respective one of the two opposite guide tracks of the base, and a mediate portion pivotally mounted on the mediate portion of a respective one of the two opposite first levers of the folding mechanism; and the telescopic control handle of the folding mechanism is pivotally on the second end of one of the two opposite first levers of the folding mechanism, and is located adjacent to the bottom of the support frame.