DUAL DIRECTION EXERCISE TREADMILL FOR SIMULATING A DRAGGING OR PULLING ACTION WITH A USER ADJUSTABLE CONSTANT STATIC WEIGHT RESISTANCE
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 mechanism for providing a weight resistance for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load, wherein the weight resistance can be adjusted and set to a specific weight resistance setting;
b) a movable hand controller operatively attached to the weight resistance mechanism for operating and controlling the exercise treadmill and the weight resistance mechanism,wherein the endless movable surface moves in a direction simulating walking or running backwards, andwherein the weight resistance mechanism exerts an approximately constant and static counterforce to the hand controller generally only in the same direction as the endless movable surface moves and opposite a pulling direction,whereby operation of the treadmill simulates the dragging or pulling of a load by a combination of the actuation of the weight resistance mechanism to simulate the load and the walking or running backwards to provide the dragging or pulling action.
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Abstract
An exercise treadmill 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, a weight resistance mechanism for providing a weight resistance for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load, wherein the weight resistance can be adjusted and set to a specific weight resistance setting; a movable hand controller operatively attached to the weight resistance mechanism for operating and controlling the exercise treadmill and the weight resistance mechanism, wherein the endless movable surface moves in a direction simulating walking or running backwards, and wherein the weight resistance mechanism applies a constant and static force to the hand controller generally only in the same as the direction the endless movable surface moves and opposite a pulling direction, whereby operation of the treadmill simulates the dragging or pulling of a load by a combination of the actuation of the weight resistance mechanism to simulate the load and the walking or running backwards to provide the dragging or pulling action.
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11 Claims
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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:
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a) a weight resistance mechanism for providing a weight resistance for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load, wherein the weight resistance can be adjusted and set to a specific weight resistance setting; b) a movable hand controller operatively attached to the weight resistance mechanism for operating and controlling the exercise treadmill and the weight resistance mechanism, wherein the endless movable surface moves in a direction simulating walking or running backwards, and wherein the weight resistance mechanism exerts an approximately constant and static counterforce to the hand controller generally only in the same direction as the endless movable surface moves and opposite a pulling direction, whereby operation of the treadmill simulates the dragging or pulling of a load by a combination of the actuation of the weight resistance mechanism to simulate the load and the walking or running backwards to provide the dragging or pulling action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An exercise treadmill comprising:
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a) an endless moveable surface for walking or running, wherein the endless movable surface is movable in a direction simulating walking or running backwards; b) a weight resistance mechanism for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load, wherein the weight resistance mechanism provides weight resistance only generally opposite a pulling direction; and d) a movable hand controller operatively attached to the weight resistance mechanism for operating and controlling the exercise treadmill and the weight resistance mechanism, wherein the endless movable surface moves in a direction simulating walking or running backwards, and wherein the weight resistance mechanism applies an approximately constant and static counterforce to the hand controller generally only in the same direction as the endless movable surface moves and opposite the pulling direction and approximately at the set weight throughout an entire range of movement of the movable hand controller, whereby operation of the treadmill simulates the dragging or pulling of a load by a combination of the actuation of the weight resistance mechanism to simulate the load and the walking or running backwards to provide the dragging or pulling action. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An exercise method simulating the pulling or dragging of a load, comprising the steps of:
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a) stepping onto an endless looped belt that is looped around rollers or pulleys to form an upper run and a lower run so as to form a movable surface with the upper run comprising an exercise surface; b) grasping a movable hand controller operationally connected to a weight resistance mechanism and adjusting the weight resistance mechanism via the hand controller to a chosen weight resistance level; c) pulling on the movable hand controller, wherein pulling on the hand controller actuates the weight resistance mechanism so as to provide weight resistance generally only opposite a pulling direction for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load; and d) walking or running in a rearwards motion on the upper run while pulling on the hand controller, wherein the weight resistance mechanism applies an approximately constant and static counterforce to the hand controller generally only in the same direction as the endless movable surface moves and opposite the pulling direction, whereby the walking or running in a rearwards motion causes the actuation of the weight resistance mechanism, thus simulating the pulling or dragging of a load by a combination of the actuation of the weight resistance mechanism to simulate the load and the walking or running backwards to provide the dragging or pulling action. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An exercise method simulating the pulling or dragging of a load, comprising the steps of:
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a) stepping onto a movable endless surface looped around rollers; b) grasping a movable pulling handle that is operatively connected to a weight resistance mechanism that produces a constant, adjustable, one directional resistance against the pulling handle; c) walking or running on the movable endless surface in a direction such that the user is walking or running in a backwards direction; d) while walking or running backwards, pulling on the movable pulling handle, which in turn actuates the weight resistance mechanism, which imparts the constant, adjustable one directional resistance on the pulling handle in a direction away from the user; and e) while continuing to walk or run backwards, holding the movable pulling handle in a fixed position anywhere in a moveable range of motion of the movable pulling handle to simulate a dragging action, wherein when the user pulls on the movable hand controller, the weight resistance mechanism exerts the counterforce on the user of a set weight and wherein the counterforce is static and constant at the set weight throughout an entire range of movement of the movable hand controller.
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11. The method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising, throughout the duration of exercise, manipulating functions and informational data via controls contained on the movable pulling handle.
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