US 7,537,549 B2
Incline assembly with cam
Gerald Nelson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (US); Rodney L. Hammer, Lewiston, Utah (US); Gordon L. Cutler, Providence, Utah (US); Kurt Finlayson, Wellsville, Utah (US); and William T. Dalebout, North Logan, Utah (US)
Assigned to Icon IP, Inc., Logan, Utah (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/788,799.
Application 10/788799 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/496569, filed on Feb. 02, 2000, granted, now 6,761,667.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/542437, filed on Feb. 06, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2005/0032610 A1, Feb. 10, 2005
Int. Cl. A63B 22/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 482—54  [482/51] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A treadmill comprising:
a support base
a treadbase pivotally coupled to the support base, the treadbase having an endless belt; and
a lift apparatus comprising:
a lift motor assembly pivotally coupled on a first end thereof to the support base, and pivotally coupled on an opposite end thereof to a first portion of a cam at a first pivoting location, a second portion of the cam being pivotally linked to the support base at a second pivoting location, the first pivoting location of the cam being positioned beneath the second pivoting location of the cam when the treadbase is in a horizontal position; and
an incline link bar having a first end and a second end, the first end of the incline link bar being pivotally coupled to a third portion of said cam and the second end of the incline link bar being pivotally coupled to the treadbase.