Folding treadmill
CA 2436751 A1 · Owner: Mckendrick, Matthew E. · Inventors: Dalebout, William T.; Plott, Matthew R.; Watterson, Scott R.
Overview
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A treadmill (12) including a support structure and an tread base pivotally mounted to the support structure (18). The tread base (22) having a front portion and a rear portion rotatably coupled together by way of a folding mechanism that allows the rear portion to fold toward the front portion so that lower surfaces of the front and rear portions are substantially adjacent one to another. The folding mechanism can include a means for releasably locking (32) the front portion to the rear portion to create a surface upon which a belt can move and upon which an individual can exercise. The treadmill can include a motion assembly that inclines and declines the tread base while , …
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- Filed January 30, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 30, 2022.
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