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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
May. 22, 2006
Applicants:
James G. Gill, Glendale, CA (US);
Michael B. Harrington, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
James G. Gill, Glendale, CA (US);
Michael B. Harrington, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Reel Efx, Inc., North Hollywood, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 22/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A treadmill having a belt assembly allows a user to walk or run in any arbitrary direction. A flattened flexible toroid bladder injected with a lubricant, and stretched over a frame with rotating members. Separate power-driven mechanisms concurrently rotate the toroid belt around the major and minor axis to allow omni-directional user movement.