Patents by Inventor Marysue Edwards

Marysue Edwards has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Safety harness on/off switch assembly for treadmills
    Patent number: 4898378
    Abstract: A safety harness on/off switch assembly for a motorized treadmill comprises a support positioned over the treadmill, and a safety harness including a pair of spaced laterally interconnected straps at their upper ends yieldably and flexibly suspended from the support and at their lower ends including a pair of loops to receive portions of the body of a user upon the treadmill. A normally closed safety switch is mounted upon the support and is located in the electrical circuit of the treadmill. When the user faints, falls, or trips, or is injured, his or her body rests upon the straps and opens the safety switch thereby automatically shutting down the motorized treadmill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1990
    Assignee: Safe/Stress, Inc.
    Inventors: Marysue Edwards, Max M. Dubrinsky
  • Safety harness on/off switch assembly for treadmills
    Patent number: 4861021
    Abstract: A safety harness on/off switch assembly for a motorized treadmill comprises a support positioned over the treadmill, and a safety harness including a pair of spaced laterally interconnected straps at their upper ends yieldably and flexibly suspended from the support and at their lower ends including a pair of loops to receive portions of the body of a user upon the treadmill. A normally closed safety switch is mounted upon the support and is located in the electrical circuit of the treadmill. When the user faints, falls, or trips, or is injured, his or her body rests upon the straps and opens the safety switch thereby automatically shutting down the motorized treadmill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Safe/Stress, Inc.
    Inventors: Marysue Edwards, Max M. Dubrinsky