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

Claim 11:
12. 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 having a disengaged position in which the locking mechanism is not engaged with the front axle or the rear axle, the front axle and the rear axle configured to move in both a forward direction and a rearward direction, and an engaged position in which the locking mechanism engages the front axle or the rear axle, inhibiting or preventing movement of the respective front axle or rear axle in both the forward direction and the rearward direction;
an actuator configured to move the locking mechanism between the disengaged position and the engaged position; and
a controller configured to:
in response detecting an input indicating that the front axle or the rear axle are no longer moving, actuate the actuator to move the locking mechanism from the disengaged position to the engaged position.