Patent ID: 6530866
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A treading exerciser comprising:a treading base having a top side, a bottom side opposite to said top side and adapted to be disposed on a ground surface, a front end, and a rear end opposite to said front end, said treading base being provided with a tread belt device that extends between said front and rear ends and that is exposed from said treading base at said top side so as to be adapted to be treaded by the user; an upright post having a lower portion connected to said front end of said treading base, and an upper portion opposite to said lower portion; a control panel mounted on said upper portion of said upright post; a grip retainer mounted on said upper portion of said upright post; a grip member retained removably on said grip retainer and adapted to be gripped by one hand of the user treading on said tread belt device, said grip member having a sensor unit mounted thereon and adapted to detect heart beat of the user and to generate an electrical signal corresponding to the heart beat; and an electrical cable unit having one end connected to said sensor unit and an opposite end connected to said control panel, thereby enabling said control panel to receive the electrical signal from said sensor unit and to monitor the heart beat of the user.