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Auxiliary folding device for a treadmill
   
Document Number
US Patent 6857991
Issued Date
February 22, 2005
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An auxiliary folding device for a treadmill is mounted between a main frame and the platform of the treadmill. The platform is pivotally connected to the main frame. The auxiliary folding device includes an air cylinder having opposite ends respectively pivotally connected to the main frame and the platform. The air cylinder extends when the user folds the platform toward the main frame for user to fold the treadmill in a labor-saving way.
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Published
February 22, 2005
Application Number
10/720,242
Filed
November 25, 2003
US Classification
482/54  
Int'l Classification
A63B   22/00   (20060101)   A63B   22/02   (20060101)  
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Priority Data
Mar 04, 2003 [TW] 92203240 U
USPTO Field of Search
482/54  
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