Exercise treadmill for pulling and dragging action
First Claim
1. An exercise treadmill of the type having an endless moveable surface looped around rollers or pulleys to form an upper run and a lower run, the movable surface being rotated when one of the rollers or pulleys is rotated, and an exercise surface for walking or running while exercising, the improvement comprising:
- a) a weight resistance means for providing a weight resistance for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load and wherein the endless movable surface moves in a direction simulating walking or running backwards;
b) a pivot arm operatively connected to the weight resistance means, wherein pivoting the pivot arm actuates the weight resistance means so as to provide weight resistance for the simulating the dragging or pulling of a load; and
c) a hand controller attached to the pivot arm for operating and controlling the exercise treadmill and the weight resistance means,whereby operation of the treadmill simulates the dragging or pulling of a load by a combination of the actuation of the weight resistance means to simulate the load and the walking or running backwards to provide the dragging or pulling action.
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Abstract
An exercise treadmill of the type having an endless moveable surface looped around rollers or pulleys to form an upper run and a lower run, the movable surface being rotated when one of the rollers or pulleys is rotated, an exercise surface on for walking or running while exercising, and a weight resistance means for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load, wherein the endless movable surface moves in a direction simulating walking or running backwards.
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24 Claims
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1. An exercise treadmill of the type having an endless moveable surface looped around rollers or pulleys to form an upper run and a lower run, the movable surface being rotated when one of the rollers or pulleys is rotated, and an exercise surface for walking or running while exercising, the improvement comprising:
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a) a weight resistance means for providing a weight resistance for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load and wherein the endless movable surface moves in a direction simulating walking or running backwards; b) a pivot arm operatively connected to the weight resistance means, wherein pivoting the pivot arm actuates the weight resistance means so as to provide weight resistance for the simulating the dragging or pulling of a load; and c) a hand controller attached to the pivot arm for operating and controlling the exercise treadmill and the weight resistance means, whereby operation of the treadmill simulates the dragging or pulling of a load by a combination of the actuation of the weight resistance means to simulate the load and the walking or running backwards to provide the dragging or pulling action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An exercise treadmill comprising:
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a) an endless moveable surface for walking or running, wherein the endless movable surface is movable in a direction simulating walking or running backwards; b) a weight resistance means for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load, wherein the weight resistance means provides weight resistance only in the pulling direction; c) a pivot arm operatively connected to the weight resistance means, wherein pivoting the pivot arm actuates the weight resistance means so as to provide weight resistance for the simulating the dragging or pulling of a load; and d) a hand controller attached to the pivot arm for operating and controlling the exercise treadmill and the weight resistance means, whereby operation of the treadmill simulates the dragging or pulling of a load by a combination of the actuation of the weight resistance means to simulate the load and the walking or running backwards to provide the dragging or pulling action. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An exercise method simulating the pulling or dragging of a load, comprising the steps of:
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a) stepping onto an endless looped belt that is looped around rollers or pulleys to form an upper run and a lower run so as to form a movable surface with the upper run comprising an exercise surface; b) grasping a hand controller operationally connected to a weight resistance means via a pivot arm and adjusting the weight resistance means via the hand controller to a chosen weight resistance level, wherein pivoting the pivot arm by pulling on the hand controller actuates the weight resistance means so as to provide weight resistance only in the pulling direction for the simulating the dragging or pulling of a load; c) walking or running in a rearwards motion on the upper run while pulling on the hand controller, whereby the walking or running in a rearwards motion causes the actuation of the weight resistance means, thus simulating the pulling or dragging of a load by a combination of the actuation of the weight resistance means to simulate the load and the walking or running backwards to provide the dragging or pulling action. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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