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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:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick Hald, Park City, UT (US);
Gerald Nelson, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Icon IP, Inc., Logan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 7/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 7/100 ;
Abstract
An improved lift apparatus for use in an exercise device having a support base and a moveable element is disclosed. The moveable element can be selectively raised and lowered relative to the support base by the user during operation of the exercise device. The improved lift apparatus includes: (i) a first lift motor; (ii) a second lift motor; and (iii) a synchronization mechanism for synchronizing the first and second lift motors. A belt safety mechanism for controlling unanticipated movement of the endless belt is also disclosed.