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MOVING BELT ERGOMETER WITH BRAKING ARRANGEMENT

  • US 3,602,502 A
  • Filed: 04/20/1970
  • Issued: 08/31/1971
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/1968
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a moving belt ergometer for physically stressing a living being, said ergometer including a walking surface in the form of an endless moving belt which can be adjusted in its inclination with respect to the horizontal, and drive means including a speed-controlled variable-speed electromotor for driving said moving belts, the improvement comprising:

  • a. brake means for applying a braking force to said moving belt; and

    b. means responsive to the direction of the force being transmitted between said belt and said drive means for actuating said brake means whenever said drive means is being driven by said moving belt as a result of a user-developed force which tends to drive said belt at a speed faster than that imparted by said drive means.

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