US 11,986,697 B1
Mechanical assemblies for a treadmill
Daniel Leon Matalon Munro, Snohomish, WA (US); Azhar Meyer, New York, NY (US); Andrea Fox, Woodinville, WA (US); Joel Friedrick, San Diego, CA (US); Matthew Baker, New York, NY (US); and David Hermiller, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to Peloton Interactive, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed by Peloton Interactive, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Nov. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/501,516.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/502,301, filed on May 15, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/382,469, filed on Nov. 4, 2022.
Int. Cl. A63B 22/02 (2006.01); A63B 71/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 22/02 (2013.01) [A63B 71/0054 (2013.01); A63B 2071/009 (2013.01); A63B 2209/08 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A treadmill, comprising:
a deck;
a slat-based belt that moves around the deck; and
an end cap fixed to a rear end of the deck, wherein the end cap includes:
a pivot disposed at a lower portion of the end cap;
a guard that is fixed to the pivot and releasably attached to a top portion of the end cap,
wherein the guard has a curved shape and extends from the lower portion of the end cap to a location of the end cap that is between 80 and 100 degrees from a vertical axis of the treadmill.