Tray for exercise treadmill

• US 20060258513A1
• Filed: 05/13/2005
• Published: 11/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mike C. Eynon, Steve R. Routley
• Original Assignee: Mike C. Eynon, Steve R. Routley
• Inventors: Eynon, Mike C., Routley, Steve R.
• Application Number:
  US11/128,771
• Publication Number:
  US 20060258513A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/54
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 23/001 Trays, e.g. with foldable legs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/02 with movable endless bands , e.g. treadmills other training appliances for running on the spot A63B69/0028
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user

Abstract

A tray adapted to mount to the hand rails of a piece of exercise equipment such as a treadmill. The tray may be adjustable in height and may be set at different angles. The tray may mount to the treadmill hand rails using a clam shell type interface.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a tray portion;

a first support bracket, said first support bracket adjustably fastened to said tray portion;

a second support bracket, said second bracket adjustably fastened to said tray portion;

a first lower attachment portion, said first lower attachment portion adjustably fastened to said first support bracket; and

a second lower attachment portion, said second lower attachment portion adjustably fastened to said second support bracket,

wherein said first and said second lower attachment portions comprise a partial cylinder adapted to mount to a cylindrical rail

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said tray portion is substantially flat.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said tray portion comprises:

a raised rim; and

a substantially flat portion within the periphery of said raised rim.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said substantially flat portion comprises a padded top surface.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said tray portion comprises:

a tray; and

a first and a second tray bracket,

said first and said second tray brackets protruding from the bottom of said tray portion, said first and said second tray brackets being the fastening point for said first and said second support portions.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said first support bracket and said second support bracket are adjustably fastened such that said first support bracket and said second support bracket maintain substantially a right angle relative to the bottom of said tray in one axis.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said first and said second tray bracket are adjustably fastened to the bottom surface of said tray.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said first and said second tray bracket are adjustably fastened such that the lateral spacing between said first and said second tray bracket may be adjusted.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said first and said second support brackets comprise substantially flat brackets, said flat brackets comprising a first end and a second end.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the first ends of said support brackets are adjustably fastened to said tray brackets.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the second ends of said support brackets are adjustably fastened to said first and said second lower attachment portions.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the partial cylinders of said first and said second attachment portions principal axes substantially parallel to the plane of said tray portion.

19. The system of claim 10 wherein said tray portion is substantially flat

20. The system of claim 19 wherein said tray portion comprises:

a raised rim; and

a substantially flat portion within the periphery of said raised rim.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein said substantially flat portion comprises a padded top surface.

13. An adjustable tray system comprising:

a tray, said tray having a top surface and a bottom surface, said tray having a principal axis;

a first tray bracket;

said first tray bracket fastened to said bottom surface of said tray;

a second tray bracket;

said second tray bracket fastened to said bottom surface of said tray;

a first support bracket, said first support bracket adjustably fastened to said first tray bracket to allow rotation around a first axis, wherein said first axis is substantially parallel to said principal axis;

a second support bracket, said second support bracket adjustably fastened to said second tray bracket to allow rotation around a second axis, wherein said second axis is substantially parallel to said principal axis;

a first lower attachment bracket, said first lower attachment portion adjustably fastened to said first support bracket; and

a second lower attachment bracket, said second lower attachment portion adjustably fastened to said second support bracket.

14. The adjustable tray system of claim 13 wherein said first axis and said second axis are coaxial.

15. The adjustable tray system of claim 14 wherein said first tray bracket and said second tray bracket are adjustably fastened to said tray.

16. The adjustable tray system of claim 15 wherein said first tray bracket and said second tray bracket are adjustable such their spacing along said first axis may be varied.

17. The adjustable tray system of claim 14 wherein said first lower attachment bracket is rotatably adjustable around an axis parallel to said first axis, and wherein said second lower attachment bracket is rotatably adjustable around an axis parallel to said second axis.

18. A system for exercising comprising:

an exercise machine, said exercise machine comprising a first handrail and a second handrail, said first and said second handrails positioned in approximately parallel positions on each side of a user position, said first and said second handrails comprising a first geometric cross-section;

a tray portion;

a first support bracket, said first support bracket adjustably fastened to said tray portion;

a second support bracket, said second support bracket adjustably fastened to said tray portion;

a first lower attachment portion; and

a second lower attachment portion,

wherein said first and said second lower attachment portions comprise an internal mounting surface adapted to mount to said first geometric cross-section.

22. The system of claim 18 wherein said tray portion comprises

a tray;

and

a first and a second tray bracket;

said first and said second tray brackets protruding from the bottom of said tray portion, said first and said second tray brackets being the fastening point for said first and said second support brackets.

23. The system of claim 22 wherein said first and said second tray bracket are adjustably fastened to the bottom surface of said tray.

24. The system of claim 23 wherein said first and said second support brackets comprise substantially flat brackets, said flat brackets comprising a first end and a second end.

25. The system of claim 24 wherein the first ends of said supports brackets are adjustably fastened to said tray brackets.

26. The system of claim 25 wherein the second ends of said support brackets are adjustably fastened to said first and said second lower attachment portions.