Exercise devices – Involving user translation or physical simulation thereof – Treadmill for foot travel
Reexamination Certificate
2000-05-05
2001-07-24
Richman, Glenn E. (Department: 3764)
Exercise devices
Involving user translation or physical simulation thereof
Treadmill for foot travel
C482S069000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06264584
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a treadmill support belt and more particularly pertains to providing support and security while using a treadmill.
A treadmill may be used for a variety of different exercises. In particular, walking, jogging, and running are common uses for a treadmill. Standardly, treadmills have side rails and a display panel. Treadmill users have a tendency to grab the side rails or display panel, particularly when fatigued, or when using the treadmill in an inclined mode. However, grabbing the side rails prevents the user from achieving a full upper body workout.
The use of exercise devices and accessories is known in the prior art. More specifically, exercise devices and accessories heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of exercising and providing support while exercising are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,704,880 to Amatulle discloses a belt capable of being attached to the upright handles of a treadmill allowing the user a free arm workout. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,176,597 to Byrne and 5,234,392 to Clark disclose the use of belts attached to running exercise machines. U.S. Pat. No. 4,655,447 to Dubrinsky discloses a treadmill assembly with a safety harness capable of suspending the user.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a treadmill support belt for providing support and security while using a treadmill.
In this respect, the treadmill support belt according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of providing support and security while using a treadmill.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved treadmill support belt which can be used for providing support and security while using a treadmill. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of exercise devices and accessories now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved treadmill support belt. The belt provides support to the treadmill user, so as to prevent the treadmill user from grasping the side rails, allowing a complete upper body workout. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved treadmill support belt which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a belt portion adapted for coupling with the treadmill user. The belt portion is defined by an elongated member having opposed ends. The opposed ends are adapted for engagement together around the runner. A back support is secured to the belt portion intermediate the opposed ends thereof. The back support is defined by an upper edge, a lower edge, and opposed side edges. The back support has a pair of lateral supports extending outwardly from the opposed side edges thereof. The back support has a storage pouch secured thereto. The lower edge has a pair of tabs extending downwardly therefrom. The tabs each have a D-ring coupled thereto. A pair of securement straps are coupled with respect to the back support and the vertical support of the treadmill. The pair of securement straps each have a first end and a second end. The first ends are secured to the pair of lateral supports of the back support. The second ends each have a clip disposed thereon for coupling with the D-rings of the tabs of the back support after the securement straps have been wrapped around the vertical support of the treadmill.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved treadmill support belt which has all the advantages of the prior art exercise devices and accessories and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved treadmill support belt which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved treadmill support belt which is of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved treadmill support belt which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such a treadmill support belt economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved treadmill support belt for providing support and security while using a treadmill.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved treadmill support belt including a belt portion adapted for coupling with the runner. A back support is secured to the belt portion. The back support is defined by an upper edge, a lower edge, and opposed side edges. The back support has a pair of lateral supports extending outwardly from the opposed side edges thereof. A pair of securement straps are coupled with respect to the back support and the vertical support of the treadmill. The pair of securement straps each have a first end and a second end. The first ends are secured to the pair of lateral supports of the back support. The second ends are couplable with the lower edge of the back support after the securement straps have been wrapped around the vertical support of the treadmill.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4655447 (1987-04-01), Dubrinsky
patent: 5158510 (1992-10-01), Lemire
patent: 5176597 (1993-01-01), Bryne
patent: 5234392 (1993-08-01), Clark
patent: 5704880 (1998-01-01), Amatulle
Goldstein Law Offices P.C.
Richman Glenn E.
LandOfFree
Treadmill support belt does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Treadmill support belt, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Treadmill support belt will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2538255