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Patent US8113994 - Exercise device with treadles - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn exercise device employing side-by-side pivotally supported moving surfaces. In one particular example, an exercise device employs a first belt deployed about a front roller and a rear roller and an adjacent second belt deployed about a front roller and a rear roller. The rear of the belts in the area...http://www.google.com/patents/US8113994?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8113994 - Exercise device with treadlesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8113994 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/494,580Publication dateFeb 14, 2012Filing dateJun 30, 2009Priority dateFeb 28, 2003Also published asEP1606025A2, EP1606025A4, US7553260, US8439807, US20040192514, US20090264260, US20120142501, US20140080677, WO2004078271A2, WO2004078271A3Publication number12494580, 494580, US 8113994 B2, US 8113994B2, US-B2-8113994, US8113994 B2, US8113994B2InventorsGary Piaget, Douglas A. Crawford, Edward L. Flick, Bradley J. Smith, Matthew Rauwerdink, Patrick A. WarnerOriginal AssigneeNautilus, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (107), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (6), Classifications (27), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetExercise device with treadles
The present application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/789,294 (the �'294 application�), filed Feb. 26, 2004 entitled �Exercise Device With Treadles�, which claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. �119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/450,789 (the �'789 application), filed on Feb. 28, 2003 entitled �Dual Deck Exercise Device�, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/450,890 (the �'890 application�, filed Feb. 28, 2003 entitled �System and Method For Controlling an Exercise Apparatus�, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/451,104 (the �'104 application), filed Feb. 28, 2003 entitled �Exercise Device With Treadles�. The '294, '789, '890, and '104 applications are hereby incorporated by references into the present application in their entireties.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/789,182 filed on Feb. 26, 2004 and entitled �Dual Deck Exercise Device�; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/789,579, filed on Feb. 26, 2004 and entitled �System and Method For Controlling an Exercise Apparatus�; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/548,265 filed on Feb. 26, 2004 and entitled �Exercise Device with Treadles�; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/548,786 filed on Feb. 26, 2004 and entitled �Control System and Method for an Exercise Apparatus�; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/548,811 filed on Feb. 26, 2004 and entitled �Dual Treadmill Exercise Device Having a Single Rear Roller�; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/548,787 filed on Feb. 26, 2004 and entitled �Hydraulic Resistance, Arm Exercise, and Non-Motorized Dual Deck Treadmills�; and U.S. Design Application No. 29/176,966 (now U.S. Design Pat. No. D534,973) filed on Feb. 28, 2003 and entitled �Exercise Device with Treadles�. FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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