Upper body exercise and flywheel enhanced dual deck treadmills

• US 7,517,303 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2005
• Issued: 04/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: BowFlex, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
• Inventors: Piaget, Gary D., Christopher, Brent, Warner, Patrick A., Crawford, Douglas A.
• Primary Examiner(s): CROW, STEPHEN R
• Application Number:
  US11/065,746
• Publication Number:
  US 20050209059A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,509 Days
• Field of Search: 482 51- 54
• US Class Current: 482/54
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0041 one hand moving independently from the other hand, i.e. there is no link between the movements of the hands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/067 with crank and handles being on opposite sides of the exercising apparatus with respect to the frontal body-plane of the user, e.g. the crank is behind and handles are in front of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/026 Bars; Tubes; Leaf springs A63B21/023 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/045 having torsion or bending or flexion element
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/154 using special pulley-assemblies
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/225 with flywheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4035 for operation by hand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0005 with particular movement of the arms provided by handles moving otherwise than pivoting about a horizontal axis parallel to the body-symmetrical-plane
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/001 by simultaneously exercising arms and legs, e.g. diagonally in anti-phase A63B22/0076 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0012 the exercises for arms and legs being functionally independent
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0048 with cantilevered support elements pivoting about an axis A63B22/0076 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0056 the pivoting movement being in a vertical plane, e.g. steppers with a horizontal axis platforms for rocking motion about a horizontal axis A63B22/16
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0235 driven by a motor
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/025 electrically, e.g. D.C. motors with variable speed control
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0285 Physical characteristics of the belt, e.g. material, surface, indicia
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0292 separate for each leg, e.g. dual deck
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0664 performing an elliptic movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/03533 With separate means driven by each limb, i.e. performing different movements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/03541 Moving independently from each other A63B22/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/03583 Upper and lower limbs acting simultaneously on the same operating rigid member
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/03591 : Upper and lower limb moving in phase, i.e. right foot moving in the same direction as the right hand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/12 : for upper limbs or related muscles, e.g. chest, upper back or shoulder muscles bench press exercises A63B21/078; for teaching music G09B15/06
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/1209 : Involving a bending of elbow and shoulder joints simultaneously

Abstract

An exercise device includes a first treadle assembly supporting a first moving surface and a second treadle assembly supporting a second moving surface. The exercise device further includes an upper body exercise assembly operably associated with the exercise device. The first treadle assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame structure, and the second treadle assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame structure. In another form, an exercise device includes a frame structure, a first treadle assembly having a first endless belt in rotatable engagement with a first roller, a second treadle assembly having a second endless belt in rotatable engagement with a second roller, and a flywheel operably coupled with the first endless belt and the second endless belt.

Claims

1. An exercise device comprising:

a frame structure;

a first treadle assembly supporting a first moving surface, the first treadle assembly pivotally coupled with the frame structure;

a second treadle assembly supporting a second moving surface, the second treadle assembly pivotally coupled with the frame structure; and

an upper body exercise assembly operably associated with the exercise device, the upper body exercise assembly having a first handle structure pivotally coupled with the frame below the first treadle assembly, the first handle structure movably supported in a slot defined in the first treadle assembly.

2. The exercise device of claim 1 wherein the first handle assembly has a handle section pivotally coupled with the handle assembly.

3. An exercise device comprising:

a frame structure;

a first treadle assembly supporting a first moving surface, the first treadle assembly pivotally coupled with the frame structure;

a second treadle assembly supporting a second moving surface, the second treadle assembly pivotally coupled with the frame structure; and

an upper body exercise assembly operably associated with the exercise device, the upper body exercise assembly having at least one handle structure operably coupled with the frame structure, the at least one handle structure movably supported in a guide operably associated with one of said first or second treadle assembly.

4. The exercise device of claim 3, wherein the at least one handle structure is coupled to a rear portion of the frame structure.

5. The exercise device of claim 3, wherein the at least one handle structure includes a first handle structure and a second handle structure.