Exercise device with treadles

摘要

An exercise device employing side-by-side pivotally supported moving surfaces. In one particular example, an exercise device employs a first belt deployed about a front roller and a rear roller and an adjacent second belt deployed about a front roller and a rear roller. The rear of the belts in the area of the rear rollers are pivotally secured and the front of the belts in the area of the front roller are adapted to reciprocate in an up and down motion during use. In some implementations, the moving surfaces include an interconnection structure such that a generally downward movement of one surface is coordinated with a generally upward movement of the other surface. In other implementations, the moving surfaces are operably associated with one or more resistance elements that effect the amount of force required to pivot or actuate the moving surfaces.

主权项

1. An exercise apparatus comprising:
a right treadle assembly including a deck and an endless tread belt that runs over the deck to provide a right moving tread surface, the right treadle assembly being pivotable about a pivot axis; a left treadle assembly including a deck and an endless tread belt that runs over the deck to provide a left moving tread surface, the left treadle assembly being pivotable about the pivot axis; an interconnection assembly positioned primarily below and operably connecting the right and left treadle assemblies so that pivotal movement of either of the right and left treadle assemblies in a first direction causes pivotal movement of the other of the right and left treadle assemblies in a second direction that is opposite the first direction; a resistance element positioned primarily below the right and left treadle assemblies and coupled to the interconnection assembly to resist pivotal motion of the right and left treadle assemblies; and a flexible member joined to one of the right or left treadle assemblies and operatively associated with the resistance element.