Patent ID: 7004887

Claim:
A locking device for a treadmill having a collapsible treadmill deck and a base assembly to lock the collapsible treadmill deck in a folded position relative to the base assembly and the locking device comprising: a telescopic tube to support the collapsible treadmill deck in the folded position and comprising an outside tube having an exterior periphery, a top end with an opening, a bottom end to be pivotally mounted to the base assembly and a pawl hole defined through the exterior periphery; and an inside tube telescopically mounted in the outside tube and having an inside end telescopically mounted in the opening at the top end of the outside tube, an outside end to be pivotally mounted on the collapsible treadmill deck and at least one positioning hole aligned with the pawl hole; and a latch interlocking the inside tube with the outside tube in position as the treadmill deck is folded up to the folded position and the latch comprising a stationary bracket fastened on the exterior periphery of the outside tube and corresponded to the pawl hole; and a pivot pawl pivotally mounted on the stationary bracket and having an inside end extended into the pawl hole to engage one of the at least one positioning hole to interlock the inside tube with the outside tube.