Patent ID: 6830541
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: A63B,H01H

Abstract:
A treadmill with a movable switch mounted on an arm thereof, comprising:a main frame including two opposite sides each having an arm extending from the main frame; a platform mounted on the main frame; an endless strap mounted surrounding the platform and movable relative to the platform for user to exercise on the endless strap; a computer mounted on the main frame for showing data of the treadmill; and at least one movable switch mounted on a corresponding one of the arms of the main frame, the at least one movable switch including: a holder secured on a corresponding one of the arms of the main frame, and having two electrode plates mounted in the holder and opposite to each other, the two electrode plates respectively electrically connected to the computer; and a rotor movably and partially mounted in the holder, the rotor having a convex electrode plate attached to a bottom of the rotor and electrically connected to the computer of the treadmill, the convex electrode plate selectively contacted to the two electrode plates of the holder.