Auxiliary equipment for exercise treadmill

Abstract

Auxiliary equipment is provided that aids in walking or running on an exercise treadmill, allowing for natural and stable walking or running. The auxiliary equipment comprises a pair of hip supports disposed on both sides of the hips of a user and adjustable in the lateral direction, so as to prevent the user from tilting sideways when walking and when running as a result of contact between the hips and the hip support. Furthermore, a back support, which is adjustable in the vertical direction, is disposed behind the back of the user, so as to prevent the user from tilting forward or backward when walking or running, as a result of the back support contacting the back.

1 . Auxiliary equipment for an exercise treadmill comprising a pair of hip supports disposed on both sides of the hips of a user and adjustable in the lateral direction, so as to prevent the user from tilting sideways when walking and when running as a result of contact between the hips and the hip supports.  
   
   
       2 . Auxiliary equipment for an exercise treadmill comprising a back support disposed behind the back of a user and adjustable in the vertical direction, so as to prevent the user from tilting forward or backward when walking and when running, as a result of contact between the back and the back support.  
   
   
       3 . The auxiliary equipment for an exercise treadmill recited in  claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary equipment for an exercise treadmill is movable in the longitudinal direction of the main body of the exercise treadmill.  
   
   
       4 . The auxiliary equipment for an exercise treadmill recited in  claim 2 , wherein the auxiliary equipment for an exercise treadmill is movable in the longitudinal direction of the main body of the exercise treadmill.  
   
   
       5 . The auxiliary equipment for an exercise treadmill recited in  claim 1 , wherein one end of a connecting member is attached to the hip support member and the other end thereof is slidably inserted in a cylindrical mounting member, so that the space between the pair of facing hip supports can be adjusted depending on the degree of insertion of this other end of the connecting member into the mounting member.  
   
   
       6 . The auxiliary equipment for an exercise treadmill recited in  claim 2 , wherein one end of a connecting member is attached to the hip support member and the other end thereof is slidably inserted in a cylindrical mounting member, so that the space between the pair of facing hip supports can be adjusted depending on the degree of insertion of this other end of the connecting member into the mounting member.  
   
   
       7 . The auxiliary equipment for an exercise treadmill recited in  claim 1 , wherein the bottom end of a support rod that is attached to the back support is slidably inserted in a cylindrical member that is open at the top and the bottom, so that the back support can be moved up and down with the vertical movement of the support rod in the cylindrical member.  
   
   
       8 . The auxiliary equipment for an exercise treadmill recited in  claim 2 , wherein the bottom end of a support rod that is attached to the back support is slidably inserted in a cylindrical member that is open at the top and the bottom, so that the back support can be moved up and down with the vertical movement of the support rod in the cylindrical member.  
   
   
       9 . The auxiliary equipment for an exercise treadmill recited in  claim 5 , wherein movable members having U-shaped sections are fitted at the edges of both sides of the exercise treadmill base so as to engage the base at the interior of the U-shaped sections and so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction.  
   
   
       10 . The auxiliary equipment for an exercise treadmill recited in  claim 6 , wherein movable members having U-shaped sections are fitted at the edges of both sides of the exercise treadmill base so as to engage the base at the interior of the U-shaped sections and so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction.  
   
   
       11 . The auxiliary equipment for an exercise treadmill recited in  claim 7 , wherein movable members having U-shaped sections are fitted at the edges of both sides of the exercise treadmill base so as to engage the base at the interior of the U-shaped sections and so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction.  
   
   
       12 . The auxiliary equipment for an exercise treadmill recited in  claim 8 , wherein movable members having U-shaped sections are fitted at the edges of both sides of the exercise treadmill base so as to engage the base at the interior of the U-shaped sections and so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction.