Abstract: An endless treadmill belt includes a bottom-ply fabric that at least partially forms a bottom surface of the belt, and the bottom surface of the belt is for sliding across a treadmill deck. The bottom-ply fabric includes textured synthetic yarns that at least partially form the bottom surface of the belt. A solid lubricant composition is impregnated in the bottom-ply fabric. The solid lubricant composition is a mixture that includes higher and lower viscosity lubricants and a binder.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 7, 2003
Date of Patent:
June 23, 2009
Assignee:
Forbo Financial Services AG
Inventors:
Jay Philip Leighton, Sandra Vause Canipe