EP1722869A4 - Upper body exercise and flywheel enhanced dual deck treadmills - Google Patents

Upper body exercise and flywheel enhanced dual deck treadmills

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EP1722869A4
EP1722869A4 EP05724323A EP05724323A EP1722869A4 EP 1722869 A4 EP1722869 A4 EP 1722869A4 EP 05724323 A EP05724323 A EP 05724323A EP 05724323 A EP05724323 A EP 05724323A EP 1722869 A4 EP1722869 A4 EP 1722869A4
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Prior art keywords
upper body
body exercise
dual deck
enhanced dual
flywheel
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1722869A2 (en
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Douglas A Crawford
Andrew P Lull
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Bowflex Inc
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Nautilus Inc
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Priority claimed from US10/789,182 external-priority patent/US7621850B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/789,579 external-priority patent/US7618346B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/789,294 external-priority patent/US7553260B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/065,746 external-priority patent/US7517303B2/en
Application filed by Nautilus Inc filed Critical Nautilus Inc
Priority claimed from PCT/US2005/006753 external-priority patent/WO2005082114A2/en
Publication of EP1722869A2 publication Critical patent/EP1722869A2/en
Publication of EP1722869A4 publication Critical patent/EP1722869A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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EP05724323A 2004-02-26 2005-02-28 Upper body exercise and flywheel enhanced dual deck treadmills Withdrawn EP1722869A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (9)

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US54878604P 2004-02-26 2004-02-26
US54881104P 2004-02-26 2004-02-26
US54878704P 2004-02-26 2004-02-26
US54826504P 2004-02-26 2004-02-26
US10/789,182 US7621850B2 (en) 2003-02-28 2004-02-26 Dual deck exercise device
US10/789,579 US7618346B2 (en) 2003-02-28 2004-02-26 System and method for controlling an exercise apparatus
US10/789,294 US7553260B2 (en) 2003-02-28 2004-02-26 Exercise device with treadles
US11/065,746 US7517303B2 (en) 2003-02-28 2005-02-25 Upper body exercise and flywheel enhanced dual deck treadmills
PCT/US2005/006753 WO2005082114A2 (en) 2004-02-26 2005-02-28 Upper body exercise and flywheel enhanced dual deck treadmills

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EP1722869A2 EP1722869A2 (en) 2006-11-22
EP1722869A4 true EP1722869A4 (en) 2009-12-02

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