Treadmill having adjustable control panel

• US 7,637,850 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2008
• Issued: 12/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Michael Lin
• Original Assignee: Michael Lin
• Inventors: Chen, Ming Nan
• Primary Examiner(s): CROW, STEPHEN R
• Application Number:
  US12/152,059
• Publication Number:
  US 20090280964A1
• Time in Patent Office: 596 Days
• Field of Search: 482 51- 54, 482 57- 65, 482/148
• US Class Current: 482/54
• 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 2210/50 Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport

Abstract

A treadmill includes a support device disposed on a tread base, a handle device having two arms pivotally attached to the support device with an axle and rotatable between a working position and a storing position, and a control device disposed between the arms. The control device may include a frame pivotally attached to the arms with a pivot shaft for allowing the frame to be pivoted relative to the arms of the handle device. The control device includes a groove formed in a flap, and the support device includes a guide rod slidably engaged into the groove of the flap for guiding the frame to pivot relative to the support device and for limiting the frame to rotate relative to the support device.

Claims

1. A treadmill comprising:

a tread base, an endless belt rotatably attached to said tread base

a support device disposed on said tread base,

a handle device including two arms pivotally attached to said support device with an axle for allowing said handle device to be pivoted relative to said support device between a working position and a storing position, a hand grip secured between said arms, and

a control device disposed between said arms;

wherein said handle device includes a curved slot formed in one of said arms and formed around said axle, and said support device includes a latch device slidably engaged with said curved slot of said arm for latching said arm to said support device at selected angular positions.

2. The treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control device includes a frame pivotally attached to said arms with a pivot shaft for allowing said frame to be pivoted relative to said arms of said handle device.

3. The treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control device includes a flap attached to said frame and having a groove formed in said flap, and said support device includes a guide rod slidably engaged into said groove of said flap for guiding said frame to pivot relative to said support device.

4. The treadmill as claimed in claim 3, wherein said support device includes two beams, and said guide rod is disposed on one of said beams.

5. The treadmill as claimed in claim 4, wherein said support device includes a gasket disposed between said arm and said beam.

6. The treadmill as claimed in claim 4, wherein said handle device includes a curved slot formed in one of said arms and formed around said axle, and said support device includes a guide pin slidably engaged into said curved slot of said arm for guiding said arm to pivot relative to said beam and for limiting said arm to pivot relative to said beam.

7. The treadmill as claimed in claim 6, wherein said support device includes two beams, and said guide pin is disposed one of said beams.

8. The treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein said arm includes an enlarged opening formed in one end of said curved slot and having an inner diameter greater than that of said curved slot of said arm, said latch device includes a latch member having an outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of said curved slot of said arm but no greater than the inner diameter of said opening of said arm for allowing said latch member to be engaged into said opening of said arm and for latching said arm to said handle device.

9. The treadmill as claimed in claim 8, wherein said support device includes two beams, and said latch device includes a casing attached to one of said beams, a button slidably engaged in said casing and secured to said latch member, and means for biasing said latch member to engage into said opening of said arm.

10. The treadmill as claimed in claim 9, wherein said support device includes a gasket disposed between said arm and said beam.