US 12,109,477 B2
Guard assembly for exercise machine
Matthew Baker, San Diego, CA (US); Azhar Meyer, New York, NY (US); and Kevin Danford, West Orange, NJ (US)
Assigned to Peloton Interactive, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed by Peloton Interactive, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/939,877.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/241,230, filed on Sep. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0072180 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A63B 71/00 (2006.01); A63B 22/02 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 71/0054 (2013.01) [A63B 22/02 (2013.01); A63B 2071/009 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A treadmill comprising:
a movable belt that rotates around a front axis and a rear axis; and
a guard assembly comprising:
a flexible guard that extends towards the rear axis and is spaced apart from the movable belt by a first gap and is exposed by a housing body;
a rigid guard positioned downstream of the flexible guard with respect to a moving direction of the belt and spaced apart from the movable belt by a second gap; and
a channel disposed between the flexible guard and the rigid guard.