Treadmill with a table top
A treadmill includes a base, a frame with an endless belt pivotably connected to the base, two upright supports connected to two sides of the base, a board pivotably connected to the two supports. The board has two first leg assemblies and two second leg assemblies connected to a surface thereof. The first leg assemblies are pivotably connected to the two supports so that the board is pivoted downward and secured to the supports. The board is used as a table top.
The present invention relates to a treadmill with a table top when the treadmill is in its folded status.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONA conventional treadmill is generally includes a base with two posts extending from two sides of the base and a handle assembly is connected to a top portion of the two posts, a frame with a driving motor is pivotably connected to the base and an endless belt driven by the motor is connected to the frame. In order to reduce the space occupied by the treadmill, manufacturers develop so many types of folding mechanism to fold the frame and/or the handle assembly relative to the base. The size of folded treadmills becomes compact so as to be stored in a smaller space. However, Once the treadmills are folded, they have no extra function but a folded and compact exercising device.
The present invention intends to provide a treadmill that includes a table top which is positioned horizontally when the treadmill is folded.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to a treadmill that comprises a base with two upright supports on two sides of the base and a frame has one end pivotably connected between the two sides of the base and an endless belt reeves through two ends of the frame. A board has two first leg assemblies and two second leg assemblies connected to a surface of the board wherein the surface faces the frame. The first leg assemblies are pivotably connected to the two supports so that the board is able to be pivoted toward the frame and used as a table top.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the treadmill 10 of the present invention comprises a base 11 with two upright supports 111 connected to two sides of the base 11 and a frame 12 has one end pivotably connected two upright tubes on the two sides of the base 11 and an endless belt 13 reeves through two ends of the frame 12. A driving motor (not shown) is connected to the frame 20 to drive the endless belt 13.
A board 22 connected to a table frame 20 has two first leg assemblies 21 and two second leg assemblies 210 connected to a surface of the board 22 wherein the surface faces the frame 12. The two first leg assemblies 21 are pivotably connected to the two supports 111 respectively. The second leg assemblies 210 are used as two handles and a control panel is located between the two second leg assemblies 210 as shown
Each of the supports 111 is a tubular member with C-shaped cross section so that an open slot is defined longitudinally in each support 111. A notch 113 is defined in a top of each support 111 and respective one of the two first leg assemblies 21 is engaged with the notch 113., a connection pin 2123 pivotably connecting each of the first leg assemblies 21 to the support 111 corresponding thereto, each of the supports 111 having a positioning bolt 112 threadedly extending therethrough and engaged with one of the second holes 2111 when the corresponding first leg assembly 21 is located co-axially connected with the support 111.
When folding the board 22 downward, referring to
As shown in
While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A treadmill comprising:
- a base with two upright supports connected to two sides of the base;
- a frame having one end pivotably connected between the two sides of the base and an endless belt reeving through two ends of the frame, and
- a board having two first leg assemblies and two second leg assemblies connected to a surface of the board wherein the surface faces the frame, the first leg assemblies pivotably connected to the two supports.
2. The treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the first and second leg assemblies includes an inner tube fixed on the board and an outer tube which is movably mounted to the inner tube.
3. The treadmill as claimed in claim 2, wherein a plurality of first holes are defined through the inner tube and a plurality of second holes are defined through the outer tube of each of the first and second leg assemblies, a pin extending through aligned first and second holes to position the outer tube relative to the inner tube of each of the first and second leg assemblies.
4. The treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the supports is a tubular member with C-shaped cross section and includes a notch with which respective one of the two first leg assemblies is engaged, a connection pin pivotably connecting each of the first leg assemblies to the support corresponding thereto, each of the supports having a positioning bolt threadedly extending therethrough and engaged with one of the second holes when the corresponding first leg assembly is located co-axially connected with the support.
5. The treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein the board is connected to a table frame and two side panels are pivotably connected to two sides of the board.
6. The treadmill as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a plurality of positioning tabs pivotably connected to the board and the tabs being pivoted to be located across conjunction sides of each panel and each one of the two sides of the board to prevent the side panels from being folded.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 9, 2004
Publication Date: Feb 23, 2006
Inventor: Huang-Tung Chang (Chang-Hua)
Application Number: 11/007,320
International Classification: A63B 22/02 (20060101);