Upper body exercise and flywheel enhanced dual deck treadmills

• US 9,308,415 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2014
• Issued: 04/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BowFlex, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
• Inventors: Crawford, Douglas A., Piaget, Gary D., Warner, Patrick A., Christopher, Brent
• Primary Examiner(s): CROW, STEPHEN R
• Application Number:
  US14/282,492
• Publication Number:
  US 20140256513A1
• Time in Patent Office: 693 Days
• Field of Search: 482 1-148
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 frame, a first treadle assembly supporting a first moving surface, and a second treadle assembly supporting a second moving surface. The first treadle assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame, and the second treadle assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame. The exercise device further includes an upper body exercise assembly operably associated with the exercise device.

Claims

1. An exercise device comprising:

a frame;

a first treadle assembly supporting a first moving surface, the first treadle assembly including a rear end pivotally coupled with the frame at a pivot axis;

a second treadle assembly supporting a second moving surface, the second treadle assembly including a rear end pivotally coupled with the frame at the pivot axis; and

an upper body exercise assembly including a first handle structure pivotally coupled with the frame, the first handle structure operably associated with one of the first treadle assembly or the second treadle assembly such that movement of the first handle structure causes pivotal movement of the one of the first treadle assembly or the second treadle assembly.

2. The exercise device of claim 1, further comprising a second handle structure pivotally coupled with the frame, the second handle structure operably associated with the other of the first treadle assembly or the second treadle assembly such that movement of the second handle structure causes pivotal movement of the other of the first treadle assembly or the second treadle assembly.

3. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the one of the first treadle assembly or the second treadle assembly defines a guide for the first handle structure.

4. The exercise device of claim 3, wherein the guide comprises a plate or channel coupled with an underside of the one of the first treadle assembly or the second treadle assembly.

5. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the first handle structure engages an underside of the one of the first treadle assembly or the second treadle assembly.

6. The exercise device of claim 5, wherein the first handle structure includes a wheel in contact with the underside of the one of the first treadle assembly or the second treadle assembly.

7. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the first handle structure is operably associated with the one of the first treadle assembly or the second treadle assembly forwardly of the pivotal coupling of the first and second treadle assemblies with the frame.

8. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the first handle structure is pivotally coupled with the frame forwardly of the pivotal coupling of the first and second treadle assemblies with the frame.

9. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the first handle structure is pivotally coupled with a front portion of the frame.

10. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the first handle structure is pivotally coupled with the frame at a location along the length of the first handle structure intermediate terminal ends of the first handle structure.

11. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the first handle structure includes a first length extending upwardly from the pivotal coupling with the frame and a second length extending rearwardly from the pivotal coupling with the frame.

12. The exercise device of claim 11, wherein the first length is longer than the second length.

13. The exercise device of claim 11, wherein the first handle structure further comprises a wheel rotatably coupled to the second length of the first handle structure.

14. The exercise device of claim 13, wherein the wheel is in contact with an underside of the one of the first treadle assembly or the second treadle assembly.

15. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the first handle structure is generally L-shaped.