Treadmill belt of a treadmill trainer, and a treadmill trainer

Abstract

A treadmill belt for a treadmill trainer has slats arranged one behind the other. Each slat has a carrier with a tread, the carrier detachably receiving a cover strip, and the tread being disposed on the cover strip.

1 . A treadmill belt for a treadmill trainer, comprising:
 a plurality of slats arranged one behind the other, each slat having;
 a carrier; and 
 a cover strip having a tread defined thereon, the carrier detachably receiving the cover strip. 
   
     
     
         2 . The treadmill belt according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover strip is lockable on the carrier. 
     
     
         3 . The treadmill belt according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover strip comprises as a rail having a C-shaped cross-section. 
     
     
         4 . The treadmill belt according to  claim 2 , wherein the carrier has a resiliently yielding locking catch on at least one end of the carrier, the resiliently yielding locking catch operable to lock the cover strip on the carrier 
     
     
         5 . The treadmill belt according to  claim 4 , wherein the carrier has the resiliently yielding locking catch on both ends of the carrier. 
     
     
         6 . The treadmill belt according to  claim 4 , wherein one end of the cover strip abuts one of the ends of the carrier when the cover strip is received onto the carrier, the locking catch engaging the cover strip on the end in abutment. 
     
     
         7 . The treadmill belt according to  claim 4 , wherein a portion of the locking catch projects from an the cover strip when the cover strip is received onto the carrier. 
     
     
         8 . The treadmill belt according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 at least two circumferential straps laterally spaced apart from each other;   each of the carriers has a fixing element attaching the respective carrier on the respective straps.   
     
     
         9 . The treadmill belt according to  claim 1 , wherein each carrier is stiffened in a center of the carrier. 
     
     
         10 . The treadmill belt according to  claim 1 , wherein each tread is vulcanized, glued or foamed on the respective cover strip. 
     
     
         11 . The treadmill belt according to  claim 1 , wherein the treads of a plurality of the cover strips arranged one behind the other define a continuous running surface with peaks and valleys. 
     
     
         12 . The treadmill belt according to  claim 11 , wherein the peaks and valleys are defined such that there are no abrupt edges in transition between two adjacent cover strips. 
     
     
         13 . The treadmill belt according to  claim 1 , wherein the materials of the carriers and the materials of the cover strips are different from each other. 
     
     
         14 . A treadmill trainer, comprising:
 rollers or cylinders spaced apart from each other in a running direction for receiving a treadmill belt; and   a treadmill belt according  claim 1 .