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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
William T Dalebout, Logan, UT (US);
Assignee:
Proform Fitness Products, Inc., Logan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74572 ; 7457 / ; 74574 ; 482 63 ; 482 64 ;
Abstract
A flywheel for a stationary exercise machine having a frictional resistance strap is formed of heat-sensitive plastic, and includes a band of heat-dissipating material disposed about the periphery or rim of the flywheel for frictional contact with the resistance strap. The strap extends around the flywheel rim over the band to provide an adjustable resistance to the flywheel's rotation. The band dissipates the frictionally generated heat arising from movement of the flywheel within the strap.