Icon Health & Fitness, Inc.

Icon Ip, Inc.

Rick Hendricksen

Greg W Law

Scott R Watterson

Paul C Ricks

An exercise machine includes a support structure, a crank shaft rotatably mounted on the support structure, a first planetary gear set operatively coupled to the crank shaft so that the crank shaft provides an input for the first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set operatively coupled to the first planetary gear set so that an output of the first planetary gear set provides an input for the second planetary gear set, and a flywheel rotatably operatively coupled to the second planetary gear set so that an output of the second planetary gear set rotates the flywheel.

Direct drive for exercise machines

A cushioned treadmill deck with a cushioning member coupled to the upper surface of a support deck is disclosed. The cushioning member cushions the impact to a user exercising on the treadmill. One cushioning member extends to the edges of the support deck such that the user can stand thereon. Examples of the cushioning member include a member having a plurality of cushioning layers, each having different cushioning properties, and a member having a cushioning layer and a protective layer.

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River Heights, UT, United States of America

Rick Hendricksen