Patent ID: 7628733
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise treadmill, comprising: a frame structure including, a pair of spaced apart longitudinal frame members for providing longitudinal structural support for said frame structure; a pair of rotatable pulleys secured to said frame, said pulleys being positioned substantially parallel to each other; a drive unit for rotating a first one of said pulleys; a deck member; a belt secured over said pulleys so as to move in a longitudinal direction over said deck member when a first of said first pulleys is rotated; a control panel secured to said frame structure and operatively connected to said drive unit wherein said control panel permits a user to control the speed of said belt; and a deck support structure including a first resilient member secured to said deck; an adjustment mechanism including a moveable support member adapted to slide along one of said longitudinal frame members from a first position that provides a minimum or no support for said deck member into a second position between said first resilient member and a portion of said frame structure such that said first resilient member is effective to provide resilient support for at least a portion of said deck on said frame structure; and wherein said movable support member is configured to move generally in parallel with a first of said longitudinal frame members and is configured with a lower surface and a first upper surface such that the vertical distance between said lower surface and said first resilient member when said support member is in said first position is greater than the vertical distance between said first upper surface and said first resilient member when said support member is in said second position.