WO2001056664A1 - Treadmill exercise device - Google Patents
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- WO2001056664A1 WO2001056664A1 PCT/IB2001/000110 IB0100110W WO0156664A1 WO 2001056664 A1 WO2001056664 A1 WO 2001056664A1 IB 0100110 W IB0100110 W IB 0100110W WO 0156664 A1 WO0156664 A1 WO 0156664A1
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- belt
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
- A63B22/02—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with movable endless bands, e.g. treadmills
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
- A63B22/02—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with movable endless bands, e.g. treadmills
- A63B22/0207—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with movable endless bands, e.g. treadmills having shock absorbing means
- A63B22/0228—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with movable endless bands, e.g. treadmills having shock absorbing means with variable resilience
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
- A61H2205/00—Devices for specific parts of the body
- A61H2205/12—Feet
- A61H2205/125—Foot reflex zones
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
- A63B22/02—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with movable endless bands, e.g. treadmills
- A63B22/0285—Physical characteristics of the belt, e.g. material, surface, indicia
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B2213/00—Exercising combined with therapy
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- the present invention relates to a treadmill exercise device usable, in particular, for physical training and/or rehabilitation exercises.
- the present invention in fact, relates to a moving belt device able to allow to walk or run in place, commonly known in the sector by the English word of "treadmill”.
- Machines of the aforesaid kind (bet they referred to the gymnasium environment, or to the residential environment - home fitness) try, with expedients of various kinds, to reproduce as faithfully as possible the actual reaction of the means with which the human body interacts, in order to make the exercise performed on the machine as close as possible to the specific exercise of the activity in question. And, in the simulation of the physical activity, especially in machines of modern design, the attempt has been made to highlight the positive aspects of the exercise itself and to limit potential drawbacks, in order to aim the training or rehabilitation session to the achievement of the benefits deriving from the specific physical activity, while minimising the influence of any negative characteristics which may be inherent in the actual execution of that physical activity.
- the athletic gesture of walking and of running is simulated thanks to the presence of a belt driven on pulleys and moving with inverse direction relative to the one that would be followed by the user of the machine in the actual execution of the corresponding physical activity.
- the belt slides while bearing onto an underlying table which reproduces the element reacting to the user's motion.
- the whole machine can be subjected to inclination movements of the belt which reproduce different degrees of "uphill”: all of this can be controlled by an onboard computer able to reproduce training cycles by acting on the different variables mentioned above, such as belt velocity, treadmill inclination, etc.
- the aim of the present invention is, on one hand, to eliminate the aforementioned drawbacks and, on the other hand, to propose new solutions, not traceable to the embodiments known to date.
- the present invention therefore proposes a treadmill exercise device in which the sliding belt whereon the athlete bears can be replaced with another belt presenting reaction characteristics that are different from the previous one through simple operations performed by the user him/herself.
- Figure 1 shows a treadmill exercise device, in accordance with the present invention, in a schematic lateral view and with details not in scale;
- Figures 2 and 3 show a detail of the device of Figure 1, i.e. movable means for the replacement of a belt in two different operative positions, with both figures showing a schematic lateral view in enlarged scale;
- Figure 4 shows a further embodiment of the exercise device of the previous figures in a schematic top plan view
- Figure 5 shows a detail in enlarged scale referred to the device of Figure 4 in a top plan view
- - Figure 6 shows another detail in enlarged scale referred to the device of Figure 4 in a schematic lateral view
- Figure 7 shows a further embodiment of the subject exercise device in a schematic top plan view
- Figure 8 shows a detail in enlarged scale referred to Figure 7 in a schematic and partially sectioned lateral view
- Figure 9 shows another detail referred to Figure 7 in partially sectioned schematic lateral view
- Figure 10 shows a further embodiment of the subject machine in a schematic top plan view; - Figure 11 shows a detail in enlarged scale referred to Figure 10 in a partially sectioned lateral view.
- an exercise device of the treadmill type according to the present invention is of the kind usable for physical training or rehabilitative exercises.
- the treadmill is globally indicated by the reference M, while the reference 13 indicates (shown in some figures with dashed lines) some of those parts, such as the casing 13a of the device M, the console 13b, the handrail 13c, which do not constitute the subject of the invention.
- the treadmill M has a base structure 1 able to support a belt 2 enclosed in a loop on end pulleys 7a and 7b whereof one is motorised with related means 16 (such pulleys are shown in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 10) able to drive the belt 2 along a closed path.
- related means 16 such pulleys are shown in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 10.
- an area Z destined to the execution of an exercise.
- the belt 2 is movable according to a velocity N, parallel to the development of two members 4 of the structure 1, and a direction determined according to the exercise to be executed (see arrow V of Figures 1, 4, 7 and 10).
- the exercise device M Positioned on the base structure 1, inferiorly to the area Z destined to the execution of an exercise, is present a platform 14 which defines a bearing for the user when the latter is on the belt 2. In other words, the platform 14 supports the user during the exercise.
- the exercise device M can be provided, in a wholly usual manner and in correspondence with the lower surface of the platform 14, with means 15 for locking-supporting the platform 14 itself to the base structure 1 of the device M.
- the exercise device M is provided with movable or disengageable means 6, 11 which allow for an easy and rapid replacement of the belt 2 with another belt of a different nature, i.e. with different characteristic of reaction to the user.
- the different belts 2 can reproduce surfaces of a different nature in such a way as to cause different kinds of stresses and reactions for the user, for instance personalised plantar stimulation and blood circulation improvement.
- the different belts 2 can therefore reproduce different kinds of surfaces found in nature: gravel (Figure 9), dirt, lawn ( Figure 6), sand ( Figure 11), but also surfaces such as "opus incertum”, “opus selciatum” and the like.
- the disengageable means 6 can be constituted simply by a closure 9 of the zipper type developing transversely to the belt 2 in such a way that its opening can allow the disengagement of the belt 2 from the related pulleys 7a, 7b and its replacement with another belt 2 of a different nature.
- the disengageable means 6 can be constituted by a plurality of hook elements 10 distributed transversely to the belt 2 and alternated between the two junction ends 2a, 2b of the belt itself 2 to allow balancing the tensioning of the belt 2.
- Each hook 10 can be coupled in a related seat 10a obtained on the opposite end 2a or 2b of the belt 2 (see in particular Figure 8) in such a way as to define a continuous surface on the belt 2 in order not to impact on the functionality of the belt itself.
- the movable means 11 can be obtained from the means supporting one of the two pulleys 7a and 7b (for instance the non motorised one), preferably the shafts 7c, and such as to allow a relative approach motion of the pulleys 7a and 7b and relative loosening of the belt 2 (which in this case remains of the closed type) with the consequent easy sliding of the same belt 2 laterally to the load- bearing structure 1 (see arrows F and FI of Figures 2 and 3). In this case it will also be necessary to provide for the disassembly of parts of the casing 13a (such as the head or a lateral element of the treadmill).
- insertable belts 2 can, as stated previously, have different surface roughness, representing the athlete's treading plane: to achieve this, it is possible to provide for the random distribution of areas associated to the belt of synthetic grass E (Figure 6), gravel G (Figure 9), undulating surfaces defining sand beach Rama (Figure 1), carpeting, mixed terrain, etc. This non-uniform distribution defines belts 2 presenting discontinuities along their bearing area and their thickness.
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AU28733/01A AU2873301A (en) | 2000-01-31 | 2001-01-31 | Treadmill exercise device |
EP01948946A EP1177019A1 (en) | 2000-01-31 | 2001-01-31 | Treadmill exercise device |
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ITBO2000A000036 | 2000-01-31 | ||
IT2000BO000036A IT1320937B1 (en) | 2000-01-31 | 2000-01-31 | SLIDING CARPET GYMNASTIC MACHINE. |
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DE102005050492A1 (en) * | 2005-10-21 | 2007-04-26 | Daum Gmbh & Co. Kg | Running belt training device has hand support device and/or housing with wall attachment arrangement and running belt can be pivoted into vertical position and locked for storage |
FR2950329A1 (en) * | 2009-09-23 | 2011-03-25 | Eric Belmon | DEVICE USING A MEMBRANE SUITABLE FOR CARRYING AND MOVING A LOAD. |
ITPD20110188A1 (en) * | 2011-06-09 | 2012-12-10 | Carnielli Fitness Spa | TREADMILL FOR FITNESS |
US10449403B2 (en) | 2016-03-31 | 2019-10-22 | Accessportamerica, Inc. | Gait pattern training device |
US10857421B2 (en) | 2017-05-31 | 2020-12-08 | Nike, Inc. | Treadmill with dynamic belt tensioning mechanism |
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US5599259A (en) * | 1989-06-19 | 1997-02-04 | Life Fitness | Exercise treadmill |
US5951441A (en) * | 1997-12-19 | 1999-09-14 | Icon Health & Fitness, Inc. | Cushioned treadmill belts and methods of manufacture |
DE29902731U1 (en) * | 1999-02-16 | 2000-03-30 | Kalusche Hans | Reaction treadmill |
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US5599259A (en) * | 1989-06-19 | 1997-02-04 | Life Fitness | Exercise treadmill |
US5951441A (en) * | 1997-12-19 | 1999-09-14 | Icon Health & Fitness, Inc. | Cushioned treadmill belts and methods of manufacture |
DE29902731U1 (en) * | 1999-02-16 | 2000-03-30 | Kalusche Hans | Reaction treadmill |
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DE102005050492A1 (en) * | 2005-10-21 | 2007-04-26 | Daum Gmbh & Co. Kg | Running belt training device has hand support device and/or housing with wall attachment arrangement and running belt can be pivoted into vertical position and locked for storage |
FR2950329A1 (en) * | 2009-09-23 | 2011-03-25 | Eric Belmon | DEVICE USING A MEMBRANE SUITABLE FOR CARRYING AND MOVING A LOAD. |
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ITPD20110188A1 (en) * | 2011-06-09 | 2012-12-10 | Carnielli Fitness Spa | TREADMILL FOR FITNESS |
EP2540354A3 (en) * | 2011-06-09 | 2013-11-27 | Carnielli Fitness S.p.a. | Fitness treadmill |
US11406859B2 (en) | 2016-03-31 | 2022-08-09 | Accessportamerica, Inc. | Gait pattern training device |
US10449403B2 (en) | 2016-03-31 | 2019-10-22 | Accessportamerica, Inc. | Gait pattern training device |
US11602660B2 (en) | 2016-03-31 | 2023-03-14 | Accessportamerica, Inc. | Gait pattern training device |
US10857421B2 (en) | 2017-05-31 | 2020-12-08 | Nike, Inc. | Treadmill with dynamic belt tensioning mechanism |
US11491365B2 (en) | 2017-05-31 | 2022-11-08 | Nike, Inc. | Treadmill with vertically displaceable platform |
US11565147B2 (en) | 2017-05-31 | 2023-01-31 | Nike, Inc. | Treadmill with dynamic belt tensioning mechanism |
US10918904B2 (en) | 2017-05-31 | 2021-02-16 | Nike, Inc. | Treadmill with vertically displaceable platform |
US11666799B2 (en) | 2017-05-31 | 2023-06-06 | Nike, Inc. | Treadmill with vertically displaceable platform |
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AU2873301A (en) | 2001-08-14 |
ITBO20000036A1 (en) | 2001-07-31 |
IT1320937B1 (en) | 2003-12-18 |
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