Exercise devices – Having specific electrical feature – Equipment control
Patent
1995-03-10
1996-10-08
Cheng, Joe
Exercise devices
Having specific electrical feature
Equipment control
482 54, 482902, 434247, 198779, A63B 2400
Patent
active
055625720
ABSTRACT:
A treadmill having a track assembly that allows a user to walk or run in any arbitrary direction. A movable user support has a plurality of rotatable members that rotate about axes normal to the direction of movement of the user support. Separate power driven mechanisms concurrently move the user support and rotate the members to omni-directional user movement.
A control for the power driven mechanisms is responsive to the directional orientation of the user on the user support to cause the user support to operate in the direction of the orientation of the user.
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