Patent Publication Number: US-9901805-B2

Title: Exercise system

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Disclosure 
     The disclosure relates to exercise devices and more particularly pertains to a new exercise device for incorporating physical exercise with sedentary job tasks. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a treadmill that may be walked upon. A workstation is coupled to the treadmill and the workstation is accessible when the treadmill is walked upon. Thus, job tasks may be undertaken simultaneously with physical exercise. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of an exercise system according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a right side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 6  thereof, a new exercise device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 6 , the exercise system  10  generally comprises a treadmill  12  that may be walked upon. The treadmill  12  has a first end  14  and a belt  16 . The treadmill  12  may be an electric treadmill or the like. A workstation  18  is coupled to the treadmill  12 . The workstation  18  is accessible when the treadmill  12  is walked upon thereby facilitating job tasks to be undertaken simultaneously with physical exercise. The job tasks may comprise data entry or other sedentary job tasks associated with digital information. 
     The workstation  18  comprises a mount  20  that includes an upright  22  and a desk  24 . The upright  22  is coupled to and extends upwardly from the treadmill  12  and the upright  22  is positioned on the first end  14 . The upright  22  comprises an upper portion  26  that is slidably coupled to a lower portion  28 . Thus, the upright  22  has a telescopically adjustable height. 
     The desk  24  is coupled and extends away from the upright  22  such that the desk  24  is spaced from the belt  16 . The desk  24  may support an object thereby facilitating the object to be accessible when the treadmill  12  is walked upon. The desk  24  is positioned on the lower portion  28  and the desk  24  includes a pair of chutes  30  extending away from a central portion  32 . The chutes  30  are spaced apart from each other such that the desk  24  has a U-shape. The central portion  32  is coupled to the upright  22  having each of the chutes  30  directed away from the upright  22 . Thus, each of chutes  30  may support a pair of arms when the treadmill  12  is walked upon. 
     The desk  24  includes a platform  34  that is coupled to and extends away from the upright  22 . The platform  34  may support an object. The platform  34  is spaced from the belt  16  and the platform  34  is accessible when the treadmill  12  is walked upon. The platform  34  is positioned between the chutes  30 . 
     A bookshelf  35  is provided. The bookshelf  35  is coupled to the upright  22 . The bookshelf  35  may be positioned between the desk  24  and the belt  16 . The bookshelf  35  may contain objects. 
     An actuator  36  is coupled between the lower portion  28  and the upper portion  26 . The actuator  36  biases the upper portion  26  upwardly with respect to the lower portion  28 . The actuator  36  may comprise a hydraulic piston or the like. A lever  38  is coupled to the actuator  36  and the lever  38  may be manipulated. The upper portion  26  is positionable at a selected height with respect to the lower portion  28  when the lever  38  is manipulated. The actuator  36  retains the upper portion  26  at the selected height when the lever  38  is released. 
     An input  40  is coupled to the desk  24 . The input  40  may be electrically coupled to an extrinsic electronic device  42 . The input  40  includes a plurality of ports  44 . Each of the ports  44  may be positioned on the central portion  32  of the desk  24 . The plurality of ports  44  may comprise USB ports and MP3 ports. The extrinsic electronic device  42  may comprise a personal computer, a smart phone or other extrinsic electronic device capable of storing data. 
     A keyboard  46  is positioned on the platform  34  and the keyboard  46  may be manipulated when the treadmill  12  is walked upon. The keyboard  46  is electrically coupled to the input  40 . Thus, the keyboard  46  may control operational parameters of the extrinsic electronic device  42 . The keyboard  46  may comprise a QWERTY keyboard or the like. 
     A display  48  is coupled to the upper portion  26  and the display  48  may be visible when the treadmill  12  is walked upon. The display  48  has a front side  50  and a pair of lateral sides  52 . A screen  54  is coupled to the front side  50  of the display  48 . The screen  54  is electrically coupled to the input  40  and the screen  54  may display images received from the extrinsic electronic device  42 . The screen  54  may comprise an LED display or the like and the screen  54  is electrically coupled to the treadmill  12 . 
     A pair of cup holders  56  is provided. Each of the cup holders  56  is coupled to an associated one of the lateral sides  52  of the display  48 . Each of the cup holders  56  may receive a beverage container or the like. A pair of speakers  58  is provided and each of the speakers  58  is coupled to an associated one of the lateral sides  52  of the display  48 . Each of the speakers  58  is electrically coupled to the input  40  and each of the speakers  58  may emit audible sounds received from the extrinsic electronic device  42 . 
     In use, the extrinsic electronic device  42  is electrically coupled to the input  40 . The treadmill  12  is walked upon. The keyboard  46  and the screen  54  are utilized to complete job tasks while the treadmill  12  is walked upon. Thus, the job tasks are completed in conjunction with physical exercise. The extrinsic electronic device  42  may contain images associated with various landscapes. The screen  54  may display the images thereby simulating a walk through the various landscapes while the treadmill  12  is walked upon. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, system and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.