Bike trainer

摘要

Provided are a bike trainer, and an exercise apparatus with a bike trainer for supporting a bike on a treadmill. A mounting bracket is adapted to be non-invasively installed on a frame of the treadmill utilizing a releasable fastener that is adjustable to secure an installation of the mounting bracket and allow the mounting bracket to be removed from the frame. A plurality of arms are coupled to the mounting bracket and each include a distal end to be positioned at an elevation vertically above an elevation of the belt of the treadmill. A bike coupler is provided adjacent to the distal end of at least one of the arms, and is adapted to cooperate with a portion of the bike to couple the bike to the bike trainer apparatus and maintain the bike over the belt of the treadmill.

主权项

1. A bike trainer apparatus to be coupled to a treadmill for supporting a bike at a position that allows wheels provided to the bike to roll over a belt of the treadmill, the bike trainer apparatus comprising:
a mounting bracket adapted to be non-invasively installed on a frame of the treadmill utilizing a releasable fastener, wherein the releasable fastener is adjustable from a first state in which the releasable fastener secures an installation of the mounting bracket on the frame to a second state in which the mounting bracket is removable from the frame; a plurality of arms coupled to the mounting bracket and each comprising a distal end to be positioned at an elevation vertically above an elevation of the belt of the treadmill; and a bike coupler provided adjacent to the distal end of at least one of the arms, wherein the bike coupler is adapted to cooperate with a portion of the bike to couple the bike to the bike trainer apparatus and maintain the bike over the belt of the treadmill, allowing the wheels of the bike to roll over the belt while the treadmill is operational, wherein
each of the plurality of arms comprises an arcuate region with a radius of curvature specific to position the bike coupler at a wheel-specific elevation above the elevation of the belt specific to a predetermined diameter of bike tire.