Patent AU-2009303477-A1 (AU)
Title: Exercise device with proximity sensor
Inventor: WATTERSON SCOTT
IPC: A63B24/00
Filed: 2009-10-13
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date (10) International Publication Number 22 April 2010 (22.04.2010) W O 2010/045260 Al (51) International Patent Classification: (US). ASHBY, Darren [US/US]; 144 South State Street, A63B 24/00 (2006.01) Richmond, UT 84333 (US). (21) International Application Number: (74) Agents: DELLENBACH, David, B. et al.; Workman PCT/US2009/060552 Nydegger, 1000 Eagle Gate Tower, 60 East South Tem (22) International Filing Date: plc, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (US). 13 October 2009 (13.10.2009) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AF, AG, AL, AM, (25) Filing Language: English AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (26) Publication Language: English CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (30) Priority Data: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, 12/251,222 14 October 2008 (14.10.2008) US KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): ICON ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, IP, INC. [US/US]; 1500 South 1000 West, Logan, UT NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, 84321 (US). SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (72) Inventors; and (75) Inventors/Applicants (or US only): WATTERSON, (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every Scott [US/US]; 560 South 1000 East, Logan, UT 84321 kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, [Continued on next page (54) Title: EXERCISE DEVICE WITH PROXIMITY SENSOR (57) Abstract: An exercise device configured to sense and to respond to objects in proximity to the exercise device is 14 provided. The device includes a sensor configured to sense objects in proximity to the exercise device other than the user who is operating the exercise device. A con sole is in communication with the sensor that instructs components of the treadmill to provide, for example, an 4 audible and/or visual response to the user of the exercise device, or to slow or stop the exercise device from mov ing. Sensors that are capable of sensing whether objects 26 are within different spatial zones of proximity are dis closed. Multiple pre-defined and/or user-defined respons 2 es to objects detected in multiple corresponding spatial 20- zones of proximity are also disclosed herein. '50 4 ---- 40 In F~ll W O 2 0 1 0 /0 4 5 2 6 0 A 1 ||llll|||l I|||lllllllllll||||||||||||||||| I|||D|||| I|||I||I|||||||||||||I||||||||||D|||| TM), European (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, Published: ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV' - with internationalsearch report (Art. 21(3)) MC, MK, NIT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BE, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).