Patent ID: 11918847
Assignee: THE GIOVANNI PROJECT LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An auto lock system for a manual treadmill, the manual treadmill including a tread that rotates on front wheels supported on a front axle and rear wheels supported on a rear axle, the auto lock system comprising:
a locking mechanism comprising:
a movable arm having a distal end facing one of the front axle or the rear axle;
a locking device at the distal end of the movable arm configured to engage the one of the front axle or the rear axle to inhibit rotation of respective front wheels or rear wheels; and
an actuator configured to move the movable arm;

a controller; and
a sensor in communication with the controller and configured to detect a user on the manual treadmill, wherein the controller is configured to:
in response to the sensor detecting no user on the manual treadmill, actuate the actuator to move the movable arm such that the locking device engages the one of the front axle or the rear axle.