Exercise devices – Involving user translation or physical simulation thereof – Treadmill for foot travel
Reexamination Certificate
2003-03-26
2004-05-18
Lucchesi, Nicholas D. (Department: 3764)
Exercise devices
Involving user translation or physical simulation thereof
Treadmill for foot travel
C482S148000, C119S700000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06736760
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a treadmill and, more specifically, to a footplate for use in a treadmill, which is stable when installed and, has a lip that keeps the gap between the footplate and the continuous belt of the treadmill from sight.
FIG. 1
shows a footplate for use in a treadmill according to the prior art. According to this design, the footplate
5
has parallel grooves
511
in the top wall
51
. This design of footplate
5
may be installed in a treadmill
7
(see
FIG. 2
) in either of the two ways shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4
. According to the mounting arrangement shown in
FIG. 3
, double-sided adhesive tapes
6
are fastened to the top walls
711
of transverse bars
71
of the treadmill
7
and the bottom wall
5110
of the footplate
5
corresponding to the grooves
511
. This footplate mounting arrangement is not satisfactory in function because the double-sided adhesive tapes
6
become aged quickly with use. When the double-sided adhesive tapes
6
become aged, the footplate
5
may be forced out of plate by the user's legs. According to the mounting arrangement shown in
FIG. 4
, double-sided adhesive tapes
8
are fastened to inner surface portions
501
and
502
of the footplate
5
and the outer surface portions
710
of transverse frame bars
71
and outer surface portions
740
longitudinal side rail
74
of the treadmill
7
. This footplate mounting arrangement has the similar drawback.
The present invention has been accomplished to provide a footplate for treadmill, which eliminates the aforesaid problem.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the footplate has a top channel longitudinally disposed at one lateral side, a plurality of mounting holes disposed in the top channel, and a plurality of fastening elements respectively mounted in the mounting holes and threaded into one longitudinal side rail of the treadmill to fixedly secure the footplate to the treadmill. According to another aspect of the present invention, an ornamental packing strip is covered on the top channel of the footplate to keep the fastening elements from sight. According to still another aspect of the present invention, the footplate further has a lip longitudinally disposed at one lateral side remote from the top channel. When installed in the treadmill, the lip keeps the gap between the continuous belt of the treadmill and the footplate from sight.
REFERENCES:
patent: 6117053 (2000-09-01), Chiu
patent: D459745 (2002-07-01), Jin
Amerson L
Lucchesi Nicholas D.
Troxell Law Office PLLC
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