Office treadmill
View Patent ↗An office treadmill allows an office worker to walk while working without compromising the quality and speed of job performance. It consists of a walking device which is easily converted into an office chair. The conversion from treadmill into office chair and vice versa takes about a minute and is not a physically or intellectually challenging task. The office worker can perform the full range of office duties while walking due to the “Stop” element of the Office Treadmill package.
1. A convertible treadmill comprising:
a foldable walking platform having multiple segments;
a power unit;
a motor coupled to the power unit and configured to actuate the platform; and
a stop feature, wherein said stop feature supports the user to keep the user in a stationary position to perform office work;
wherein the walking platform includes two segments rotatable with respect to one another and transitionable between a use condition in which they are aligned with one another in a same plane, and a stored condition in which they are not aligned, and wherein the two segments are coupled together via at least one locking mechanism.
2. The convertible treadmill of claim 1 , wherein the power unit is separable from the walking platform.
3. The convertible treadmill of claim 1 , wherein the walking platform is foldable to form or partly form office equipment.
4. The convertible treadmill of claim 1 , wherein the stop features is configured and arranged to keep a user's body in a stationary position while using the convertible treadmill.
5. The convertible treadmill of claim 4 , wherein the stop feature forms a part of an adjustable height over-the-desk platform.
6. The convertible treadmill of claim 4 , wherein the stop feature is independently supported on a desk.
7. The convertible treadmill of claim 2 , wherein the power unit forms a portion of the walking platform.
8. The convertible treadmill of claim 3 , wherein the walking platform is foldable to form at least a portion of a chair.
9. The convertible treadmill of claim 1 , further comprising a vertical chair frame coupleable to at least one of the two segments.
10. The convertible treadmill of claim 9 , wherein the vertical chair frame includes two vertically extending bars.
11. The convertible treadmill of claim 10 , further comprising a horizontal bar extending between the two vertically extending bars.
12. The convertible treadmill of claim 11 , wherein each of the two vertically extending bars includes a slot and wherein the horizontal bar is movable along the length of the two vertically extending bars to define a series of heights.
13. The convertible treadmill of claim 12 , further comprising a seat frame coupleable to the two vertically extending bars.
14. The convertible treadmill of claim 13 , wherein the seat frame includes a plurality of receptacles that fit over the two vertically extending bars.
15. The convertible treadmill of claim 14 , further comprising at least one cushion coupled to the seat frame.