Patent ID: 8734302
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: A47B,A63B

Abstract:
1. A treadmill, comprising: a tread assembly comprising a movable runner tread for a user to run thereon; a supporting frame having a lower end portion connected to a front end portion of said tread assembly, and an upper end portion extended from said lower end portion at a predetermined evaluation, wherein said supporting frame comprises a first and a second base supporting member and a first and a second frame member; wherein said supporting frame further comprises a plurality of handle bars; a control unit mounted at said upper end portion of said supporting frame for controlling an operation of said tread assembly, wherein said control unit comprises a control housing supported at a top end portion of said supporting frame, a control module received in said control housing and is electrically connected to said movable runner tread, and a control panel provided on said control housing and is electrically connected to said control module, wherein a user is able to control said operation of said movable runner tread by operating on said control panel, wherein said plurality of handle bars are rearwardly extended from two sides of said control housing, wherein a user, while exercising on said movable runner tread, is able to grab on said handle bars for balancing and support and control said movable runner tread through said control unit; and a tread utility assembly comprising a utility member outwardly and movably extended from said control unit to form a utility platform which has a predetermined angle of inclination with respect to said supporting frame, wherein a user is allowed to simultaneously operate said control unit and run on said tread assembly, and accomplish a predetermined task on said utility platform in a convenient and safe manner, wherein said tread assembly comprises a base frame having a first and a second guiding member, wherein said movable runner tread is operatively mounted between said first and said second guiding member for supporting said user and for allowing said user to run on said movable runner tread, wherein said first and second base supporting members are mounted to said first and said second guiding member respectively, and said first and second frame members are upwardly extended from said first and said second base supporting member respectively for supporting said control unit and said tread utility assembly, wherein said lower end portion of said supporting frame is formed on said first and said second base supporting member, while said upper end portion of said supporting frame is formed on said upper end portions of said first and said second frame member, wherein said utility member of said tread utility assembly comprises a utility panel pivotally mounted to said control housing of said control unit in such a manner that said utility panel is arranged to be pivotally folded to be substantially aligned with said first and said second frame member and pivotally and adjustably unfolded to form a predetermined angle with respect to said first and said second frame member, wherein said tread utility assembly further comprises a reinforcing frame pivotally extended between said supporting frame and a bottom side of said utility member for providing reinforced support to said utility member when it is unfolded to form said predetermined angle of inclination with said supporting frame, wherein said tread utility assembly further comprises a coupler provided at said bottom side of said utility panel for detachably and adjustably coupling with said transverse arm of said reinforcing frame, wherein said coupler comprises a base coupling member and two side coupling members, and has a plurality pairs of retention slots spacedly and indently formed on said side coupling members in such a manner that each pair of retention slots is aligned with each other for accommodating said transverse arm of said reinforcing frame, wherein each pair of retention slots is spacedly formed from an adjacent pair of said retention slot so as to allow said transverse arm of said reinforcing frame to be adjustably received in said corresponding retention slots for adjusting an angle of inclination of said utility member.