Exercise Assembly

Abstract

An exercise assembly includes a treadmill that has a belt which can be walked upon. The belt has a braking mechanism and the braking mechanism inhibits the belt from being moved thereby presenting resistance to a user attempting to walk on the belt. A set of pull bars is coupled to and extends upwardly from the treadmill for simulating pulling a heavy object. A set of push bars is coupled to and extends upwardly from the treadmill to simulate pushing a heavy object. A spool is rotatably integrated into the treadmill and the spool is in mechanical communication with the braking mechanism such that the spool resists being rotated. A rope is wrapped around the spool and the rope resists being pulled on by the user when the user walks on the treadmill for simulating pulling a heavy object with the rope.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An exercise assembly for simulating pulling a heavy object, said assembly comprising:
 a treadmill having a belt being configured to be walked upon, said belt having a braking mechanism, said braking mechanism inhibiting said belt from being moved wherein said belt is configured to present resistance to a user attempting to walk on said belt;   a set of pull bars, each of said pull bars being coupled to and extending upwardly from said treadmill wherein each of said pull bars is configured to be gripped by the user when the user is walking on said treadmill, each of said pull bars being positioned downstream of the direction of travel of said belt wherein said set of pull bars is configured to be pulled on by the user when the user is walking on said belt for simulating pulling a heavy object;   a set of push bars, each of said push bars being coupled to and extending upwardly from said treadmill wherein each of said push bars is configured to be gripped by the user when the user is walking on said treadmill, each of said push bars being positioned upstream of the direction of travel of said belt wherein said set of push bars is configured to be pushed on by the user when the user is walking on said belt for simulating pushing a heavy object;   a spool being rotatably integrated into said treadmill, said spool being in mechanical communication with said belt such that said spool rotates when said belt moves, said spool being in mechanical communication with said braking mechanism such that said spool resists being rotated; and   a rope being wrapped around said spool wherein said rope is configured to resist being pulled on by the user when the user walks on said treadmill for simulating pulling a heavy object with the rope.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said treadmill includes a bed, said bed having a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a front side and a back side, said treadmill including a pair of rollers, each of said rollers being rotatably integrated into said treadmill, each of said rollers extending between said first lateral side and said second lateral side, each of said rollers being positioned adjacent to a respective one of said front side and said back side, said belt extending around each of said rollers, said braking mechanism being positioned around a respective one of said rollers, said braking mechanism engaging said respective roller between a minimum level of friction and a maximum level of friction wherein said braking mechanism is configured to adjust the level of resistance for the user. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein said set of pull bars is positioned adjacent to said back side of said bed, said set of pull bars including a pair of vertical bars each extending upwardly from a respective one of said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said bed, said set of pull bars including a plurality of horizontal bars each extending between said vertical bars wherein said horizontal bars are configured to be gripped by the user, said set of pull bars including a pair of spindles each extending between said horizontal bars wherein each of said spindles is configured to be gripped by the user. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein said set of push bars is positioned between said set of pull bars and said front end of said bed, said set of push bars including a pair of vertical bars each extending upwardly from a respective one of said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said bed, said set of push bars including a plurality of horizontal bars each extending between said vertical bars of said push bars wherein said horizontal bars of said push bars are configured to be gripped by the user, said set of push bars including a pair of spindles each extending between said horizontal bars of said push bars wherein each of said spindles of said push bars is configured to be gripped by the user. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 an axle extending through said spool, said axle having a distal end with respect to said spool;   a first gear being coupled to said roller on which said braking mechanism is positioned, said first gear having a common rotational axis with respect to said roller on which said braking mechanism is positioned;   a second gear being disposed on said distal end of said axle; and   a chain extending around said first gear and said second gear such that axle is in mechanical communication with said braking mechanism such that said braking mechanism inhibits rotation of said spool.   
     
     
         6 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a yoke being disposed on said spool and extending upwardly from said spool; and   a pulley being rotatably disposed on said yoke such that said pulley is positioned above said spool.   
     
     
         7 . The assembly according to  claim 6 , wherein said rope extends over said pulley on said yoke, said rope having a distal end with respect to said spool, a portion of said rope between said pulley and said distal end being exposed on said treadmill wherein said portion of said rope is configured to be gripped by the user, said rope being routed between respective pairs of horizontal members of said push bars. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a control panel being coupled to said treadmill wherein said control panel is configured to be accessible to the user, said control panel being in electrical communication with said braking mechanism for adjusting resistance of said braking mechanism, said control panel having a plurality of control buttons being disposed thereon for controlling operational parameters of said braking mechanism, including increasing resistance and decreasing resistance; and   a power cord being coupled to and extending away from said treadmill, said power cord being electrically coupled to said control panel, said power cord having a distal end with respect to said treadmill, said distal end having a male plug being electrically coupled to said distal end wherein said male plug is configured to be plugged into a power source comprising a female electrical outlet.   
     
     
         9 . An exercise assembly for simulating pulling a heavy object, said assembly comprising:
 a treadmill having a belt being configured to be walked upon, said belt having a braking mechanism, said braking mechanism inhibiting said belt from being moved wherein said belt is configured to present resistance to a user attempting to walk on said belt, said treadmill including a bed, said bed having a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a front side and a back side, said treadmill including a pair of rollers, each of said rollers being rotatably integrated into said treadmill, each of said rollers extending between said first lateral side and said second lateral side, each of said rollers being positioned adjacent to a respective one of said front side and said back side, said belt extending around each of said rollers, said braking mechanism being positioned around a respective one of said rollers, said braking mechanism engaging said respective roller between a minimum level of friction and a maximum level of friction wherein said braking mechanism is configured to adjust the level of resistance for the user;   a first gear being coupled to said roller on which said braking mechanism is positioned, said first gear having a common rotational axis with respect to said roller on which said braking mechanism is positioned;   a set of pull bars, each of said pull bars being coupled to and extending upwardly from said treadmill wherein each of said pull bars is configured to be gripped by the user when the user is walking on said treadmill, each of said pull bars being positioned downstream of the direction of travel of said belt wherein said set of pull bars is configured to be pulled on by the user when the user is walking on said belt for simulating pulling a heavy object, said set of pull bars being positioned adjacent to said back side of said bed, said set of pull bars including a pair of vertical bars each extending upwardly from a respective one of said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said bed, said set of pull bars including a plurality of horizontal bars each extending between said vertical bars wherein said horizontal bars are configured to be gripped by the user, said set of pull bars including a pair of spindles each extending between said horizontal bars wherein each of said spindles is configured to be gripped by the user;   a set of push bars, each of said push bars being coupled to and extending upwardly from said treadmill wherein each of said push bars is configured to be gripped by the user when the user is walking on said treadmill, each of said push bars being positioned upstream of the direction of travel of said belt wherein said set of push bars is configured to be pushed on by the user when the user is walking on said belt for simulating pushing a heavy object, said set of push bars being positioned between said set of pull bars and said front end of said bed, said set of push bars including a pair of vertical bars each extending upwardly from a respective one of said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said bed, said set of push bars including a plurality of horizontal bars each extending between said vertical bars of said push bars wherein said horizontal bars of said push bars are configured to be gripped by the user, said set of push bars including a pair of spindles each extending between said horizontal bars of said push bars wherein each of said spindles of said push bars is configured to be gripped by the user;   a spool being rotatably integrated into said treadmill, said spool being in mechanical communication with said belt such that said spool rotates when said belt moves, said spool being in mechanical communication with said braking mechanism such that said spool resists being rotated;   an axle extending through said spool, said axle having a distal end with respect to said spool;   a second gear being disposed on said distal end of said axle;   a chain extending around said first gear and said second gear such that axle is in mechanical communication with said braking mechanism such that said braking mechanism inhibits rotation of said spool;   a yoke being disposed on said spool and extending upwardly from said spool;   a pulley being rotatably disposed on said yoke such that said pulley is positioned above said spool;   a rope being wrapped around said spool wherein said rope is configured to resist being pulled on by the user when the user walks on said treadmill for simulating pulling a heavy object with the rope, said rope extending over said pulley on said yoke, said rope having a distal end with respect to said spool, a portion of said rope between said pulley and said distal end being exposed on said treadmill wherein said portion of said rope is configured to be gripped by the user, said rope being routed between respective pairs of said horizontal members of said push bars;   a control panel being coupled to said treadmill wherein said control panel is configured to be accessible to the user, said control panel being in electrical communication with said braking mechanism for adjusting resistance of said braking mechanism, said control panel having a plurality of control buttons being disposed thereon for controlling operational parameters of said braking mechanism, including increasing resistance and decreasing resistance; and   a power cord being coupled to and extending away from said treadmill, said power cord being electrically coupled to said control panel, said power cord having a distal end with respect to said treadmill, said distal end having a male plug being electrically coupled to said distal end wherein said male plug is configured to be plugged into a power source comprising a female electrical outlet.