Treadmill with lighting and safety features
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1. A lighting system for a treadmill, the treadmill including a tread that rotates around a front axle and a rear axle, wherein the tread comprises slats each having a tread surface and an underside, the lighting system comprising:
- a light positioned on at least one slat, wherein the light is configured to emit light between adjacent slats; and
a controller in communication with the light and configured to control the light.
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Abstract
A lighting system is described for a treadmill, the treadmill including a tread that rotates around a front axle and a rear axle, wherein the tread comprises slats each having a tread surface and an underside. The lighting system includes a light positioned on at least one slat, wherein the light is configured to emit light between the adjacent slats and a controller in communication with the light and configured to control the light.
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1. A lighting system for a treadmill, the treadmill including a tread that rotates around a front axle and a rear axle, wherein the tread comprises slats each having a tread surface and an underside, the lighting system comprising:
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a light positioned on at least one slat, wherein the light is configured to emit light between adjacent slats; and a controller in communication with the light and configured to control the light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A lighting system for a treadmill having a tread comprising slats each having a tread surface, a leading edge and an underside, each slat attached at longitudinal ends to a respective belt that rotates on bearings around a front axle and a rear axle, the lighting system comprising:
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a light attached to the leading edge of a respective slat such that each slat has a light and the light emits light between adjacent slats; and a controller in communication with each light and configured to control at least one of on/off, color, brightness, and light emission frequency of each light. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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