Patent ID: 6705973
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
A display for a exercise device and the display comprising:a holder adapted to attach to an exercise device and the holder having an open top, a bottom with an inner surface, a front with an inner surface, a rear with an inner surface, two opposite sides with an inner surface, a central cavity, and a through hole defined through the holder near the bottom of the holder and communicating with the central cavity; a display body with a front and a bottom movably mounted in the central cavity of the holder, and the display body having a display panel mounted in the front of the display body and adapted to show messages; and a controlling device mounted on the front of the display body and adapted to control modes of operation and set settings of the display body; at least one resilient member with a top end and a bottom end mounted between the holder and the bottom of the display body in the central cavity and adapted to provide a restitution force for moving the display body upward in the central cavity; a damper assembly mounted between the display body and the holder in the central cavity and adapted to limit how quickly the display body moves; and a lock assembly attached to the holder and adapted to hold the display body in the central cavity of the holder at a lower position and the lock assembly comprising a release with an enlarged head and a releasing end movably mounted in the through hole, and the releasing end in the central cavity; a pawl pivotally mounted on the bottom of the display body corresponding to the release; and a latch formed on the holder in the central cavity over the release; wherein the pawl engages the latch to keep the display body at the lower position in the central cavity of the holder.