Patent ID: 7892150

Claim:
A combined treadmill and seat assembly for assisting a physically impaired user to independently exercise without help from a care giver, said combined treadmill and seat assembly comprising: a treadmill having a platform and a longitudinal axis that extends from front to back of said treadmill; and a seat assembly, adapted to support a seated user, being adjustably to said treadmill such that said seat assembly is selectively disposed between first and second positions in connection to said treadmill; wherein said seat assembly includes first and second seats oriented at oppositely facing axial directions so that said first seat extends towards said treadmill while said second seat extends away from said treadmill; wherein said treadmill platform is disposed along a first plane when said seat assembly is positioned at said first position that is coaxial to the longitudinal axis of the treadmill; and; wherein said treadmill platform is disposed along a second plane when said seat assembly is positioned at said second position that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the treadmill.