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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Keith M. Weier, Poway, CA (US);
Douglas A. Crawford, Lafayette, CO (US);
Kuo-ti Huang, Chiayi County, TW;
Inventors:
Keith M. Weier, Poway, CA (US);
Douglas A. Crawford, Lafayette, CO (US);
Kuo-Ti Huang, Chiayi County, TW;
Assignee:
Nautilus, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 22/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a locking mechanism for use with exercise treadmills capable of being selectively configured in an operating configuration or a storage configuration. The locking mechanism may utilize various configurations of engagement devices and/or locking members to allow a user to selectively lock a treadmill frame in a fixed position relative to a base frame.