Buffer board structure of a treadmill

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  "publication_number": "US9573017B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Buffer board structure of a treadmill",
  "abstract": "A buffer board structure of a treadmill includes bamboo layers made by attaching bamboo sheets side by side, a bottom surface of which is adhered by a membrane layer whereby the bamboo sheets are firmly stuck on the membrane layer. Each membrane layer has an upper and lower faces respectively stuck between the bamboo layers. The bamboo sheets of each bamboo layer face the same juxtaposing direction, whereas bamboo layers juxtaposed lengthways provide a better buffer. By setting one membrane layer between two bamboo layers, contact faces of the bamboo layers and the membrane layer adhered together become smoother, and an adhesive fills in a gap more evenly. A slip resistant layer is stuck on the top bamboo layer. A smoother buffering effect and a stable juxtaposition are obtained when the bamboo layers are trodden to prevent the breakdown of buffer relations between the bamboo sheets and the membrane layers.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A buffer board structure of a treadmill being installed under a belt of said treadmill and applied to create a buffering effect when said belt is trodden to sink and impact on said buffer board structure, said buffer board structure comprising: a plurality of bamboo layers which are placed one over another, each of said bamboo layers including a plurality of bamboo sheets attached side by side along an axial direction, said bamboo sheets of any two of said adjacent bamboo layers being parallel to each other along said axial direction; a plurality of membrane layers, each of said membrane layers being laid between said two adjacent bamboo layers; an adhesive arranged between each of said membrane layers and each of said bamboo layers to adhere said bamboo layer to said membrane layer; and a slip resistant layer adhered to an upper surface of one of said bamboo layers which is placed at a top position, wherein each of said membrane layers is a whole plastic sheet or is made by laminating plastic sheets.",
    "2. A buffer board structure of a treadmill being installed under a belt of said treadmill and applied to create a buffering effect when said belt is trodden to sink and impact on said buffer board structure, said buffer board structure comprising: a plurality of bamboo layers which are placed one over another, each of said bamboo layers including a plurality of bamboo sheets attached side by side along an axial direction, said bamboo sheets of any two of said adjacent bamboo layers being parallel to each other along said axial direction; a plurality of membrane layers, each of said membrane layers being laid between said two adjacent bamboo layers; an adhesive arranged between each of said membrane layers and each of said bamboo layers to adhere said bamboo layer to said membrane layer; and a slip resistant layer adhered to an upper surface of one of said bamboo layers which is placed at a top position, wherein each of said membrane layers is a woven cloth or a non-woven cloth."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "1. Field of the Invention\n\nThis invention relates to an application of a treadmill and relates particularly to a buffer board structure of a treadmill.\n\n2. Description of the Related Art\n\nGenerally, a treadmill uses a buffer board as a support below a belt. Because a quite large treading force is imparted to the buffer board when a user runs the treadmill, no buffer bounce will make the user quite uncomfortable. In this regard, it is common to install a buffer cushion and a buffer mechanism under the buffer board, stick a foam layer to the buffer board and then stick a woven layer to the foam layer. The aforesaid arrangement allows the belt to operate smoothly and provides a buffering effect with comfort.\n\nHowever, the user easily treads on a same position and repeats his treading action, and in the long term this problem may cause the foam layer to collapse permanently. This collapse renders the foam layer unable to retrieve and lose the buffering effect.\n\nThis novel invention is made to improve a prior art issued by Taiwan patent No. TWI406686, and this invention and the prior art have the common inventor. The prior art comprises a treadmill buffer board which includes bamboo strips having the appropriate thickness and width. The bamboo strips are classified into longitudinal bamboo strips and latitudinal bamboo strips. At least one longitudinal bamboo strip and at least one latitudinal bamboo strip can be crossed each other and woven into a woven bamboo plywood board.",
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  "inventors": [
    "Chung-Fu Chang"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2015-07-30",
  "publication_date": "2017-02-21",
  "grant_date": "2017-02-21",
  "priority_date": "2014-12-30",
  "application_number": "US-201514813365-A",
  "family_id": "56163038",
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