Patent ID: 8118711

Claim:
A treadmill-used security apparatus, comprising: a) a plug comprising: i) a casing; and ii) a conductive card; wherein said conductive card of said plug comprises: i) a first portion; and ii) a second portion; wherein said first portion of said conductive card of said plug is disposed in said casing of said plug; wherein said second portion of said conductive card of said plug is extended from said casing of said plug; wherein said casing of said plug comprises: i) an upper shell; and ii) a lower shell; wherein said lower shell of said casing of said plug is attached to said upper shell of said casing of said plug; and wherein said lower shell of said casing of said plug comprises a slot through which said conductive card of said plug is extended from said casing of said plug; b) a socket comprising: i) a casing; and ii) two conductive elements; wherein said casing of said socket has a slot defined therein; wherein said two conductive elements of said socket are disposed in said casing of said socket so as to allow said two conductive elements of said socket to be isolated from each other normally, but connected to each other directly through said conductive card of said plug when said conductive card of said plug is inserted into said casing of said socket, through said slot in said casing of said socket; wherein each of said conductive elements of said socket is a conductive clip; wherein each conductive clip comprises two elastic prongs; wherein each elastic prong of each conductive clip is formed with a lower end; wherein said casing of said socket comprise two shoulders; wherein said two shoulders of said casing of said socket are respectively formed on two opposite sides of said slot in said casing of said socket; wherein said two shoulders of said casing of said socket are for supporting said lower ends of said elastic prongs of said conductive clips; and wherein said two elastic prongs of one conductive clip are disposed collinearly with said two elastic prongs of the other conductive clip, respectively, and, said two shoulders of said casing of said socket are separate, distinct, and spaced-apart from each other, and said conductive card directly connects said two conductive clips to each other, so as allow said slot in said casing of said socket to be only one continuous slot and said conductive card of said plug to be only one continuous conductive card.