Claims
- 1. A method for making a treadmill having a frameless treadbase, the treadmill having a front support member and a rear support member, the treadmill also having an arched deck, the arched deck having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion between the first end and the second end, wherein the method comprises the acts of:
forming the arched deck such that, when placed on a horizontal axis, the first end and second end of the arched deck are positioned below the intermediate portion of the arched deck; and mounting the first end of the arched deck to the front support member and mounting the second end of the arched deck to the rear support member.
- 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the act of maintaining the front support member independent from the rear support member.
- 3. A method for making a treadmill having a frameless treadbase configured to enable a user to ambulate on the treadbase, the method comprising:
forming a deck; connecting said deck to a front support and a rear support such that the front support is independent of the rear support; and positioning an endless belt on said front and rear support such that the endless belt can rotate around said deck.
- 4. A method as recited in claim 3, wherein forming a deck comprises forming an arched deck such that the arched deck independently maintains a convex arch.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/947,938, filed on Sep. 6, 2001, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Treadmill with Frameless Treadbase,” to Watterson, et al,” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09947938 |
Sep 2001 |
US |
Child |
10804715 |
Mar 2004 |
US |