Patent ID: 7101317
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise device providing stairclimber and treadmill configurations, comprising: a body; a plurality of treads; a plurality of risers, each of which is detachably connected to at least one of the treads; a transmission device disposed in the body and connected to the treads and the risers for moving the treads and the risers, wherein the treads and the risers adjacent thereto are selectively deployed in the stairclimber configuration and in the treadmill configuration, and wherein the treads are substantially coplanar to the risers when deployed in the treadmill configuration; and a plurality of connectors, each of which is detachably disposed between at least one tread and at least one riser, to hold the at least one tread and the at least one riser in a step configuration when deployed in the stairclimber configuration; wherein the treads are rendered coplanar with the risers by removing the connectors and deploying the treads in the treadmill configuration.