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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Gerald P. Ryan, Geneva, IL (US);
Inventor:
Gerald P. Ryan, Geneva, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 71/00 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 22/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 71/0054 (2013.01); A63B 24/0087 (2013.01); A63B 22/0235 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0081 (2013.01); A63B 2225/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A treadmill safety system that detects the runner or treadmill user without the need for attaching a string to the runner. It includes two basic components: 1) a distance or proximity sensor, laser, ultrasonic, IR, or other and 2) a method to kill treadmill power in the case the runner is not detected in position by the sensor. This can be by deactivation by electromagnet as in present treadmills, interruption of main power, or by any other method.