Exercise treadmill for pulling and dragging action
First Claim
1. An exercise treadmill of the type having an endless moveable surface looped around rollers or pulleys to form an upper run and a lower run, the movable surface being rotated when one of the rollers or pulleys is rotated, and an exercise surface for walking or running while exercising, comprising a) a weight resistance means for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load;
- b) a pivot arm operatively connected to the weight resistance means, wherein pivoting the pivot arm directly actuates the weight resistance means so as to provide weight resistance for the simulating the dragging or pulling of a load.
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Abstract
An exercise treadmill of the type having an endless moveable surface looped around rollers or pulleys to form an upper run and a lower run, the movable surface being rotated when one of the rollers or pulleys is rotated, an exercise surface on for walking or running while exercising, and a weight resistance means for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load, wherein the endless movable surface moves in a direction simulating walking or running backwards.
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1. An exercise treadmill of the type having an endless moveable surface looped around rollers or pulleys to form an upper run and a lower run, the movable surface being rotated when one of the rollers or pulleys is rotated, and an exercise surface for walking or running while exercising, comprising
a) a weight resistance means for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load; b) a pivot arm operatively connected to the weight resistance means, wherein pivoting the pivot arm directly actuates the weight resistance means so as to provide weight resistance for the simulating the dragging or pulling of a load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An exercise treadmill comprising:
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a) a lower base housing an endless moveable surface looped around rollers or pulleys to form an upper run and a lower run, the movable surface being rotated when one of the rollers or pulleys is rotated, and the upper run comprising an exercise surface for walking or running while exercising;
b) a weight resistance means for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load; and
c) a pivot arm operatively connected to the weight resistance means, wherein pivoting the pivot arm actuates the weight resistance means so as to provide weight resistance for the simulating the dragging or pulling of a load, wherein the endless movable surface moves in a direction simulating walking or running backwards, whereby operation of the treadmill simulates the dragging or pulling of a load. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An exercise treadmill comprising:
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a) a lower base housing an endless moveable surface looped around rollers or pulleys to form an upper run and a lower run, the movable surface being rotated when one of the rollers or pulleys is rotated, and the upper run comprising an exercise surface for walking or running while exercising;
b) a weight resistance means for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load, wherein the weight resistance means is variable for providing varying weight resistance; and
c) a pivot arm pivotally connected to the lower base and operatively connected to the weight resistance means, wherein pivoting the pivot arm actuates the weight resistance means so as to provide weight resistance for the simulating the dragging or pulling of a load, wherein the endless movable surface moves in a direction simulating walking or running backwards, whereby operation of the treadmill simulates the dragging or pulling of a load. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An exercise treadmill comprising:
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a) a lower base housing an endless moveable surface looped around rollers or pulleys to form an upper run and a lower run, the movable surface being rotated when one of the rollers or pulleys is rotated, and the upper run comprising an exercise surface for walking or running while exercising;
b) a weight resistance means for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load, wherein the weight resistance means is variable for providing varying weight resistance; and
c) a pivot arm pivotally connected to the lower base and operatively connected to the weight resistance means, wherein pivoting the pivot arm actuates the weight resistance means so as to provide weight resistance for the simulating the dragging or pulling of a load, wherein the endless movable surface moves in a first direction simulating walking or running backwards, whereby operation of the treadmill simulates the dragging or pulling of a load and the endless movable surface moves in a second opposite direction for use of the exercise treadmill in a forward ambulatory mode. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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