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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2000
Gary E. Oglesby, Manhattan, IL (US);
Emil S. Golen, Jr., Barrington, IL (US);
James B. Fox, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
John Danile, Algonquin, IL (US);
Robert D. Kohan, Naperville, IL (US);
Christopher E. Clawson, Palatine, IL (US);
Kenneth F. Lantz, Poquoson, VA (US);
Daniel R. Wille, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Timothy J. Porth, Bloomington, MN (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A microprocessor based exercise treadmill control system is disclosed which includes various features to enhance user operation. These features include programs operative to: permit a set of user controls to cause the treadmill to initially operate at predetermined speeds; permit the user to design custom workouts; permit the user to switch between workout programs while the treadmill is in operation; and perform an automatic cooldown program where the duration of the cooldown is a function of the duration of the workout or the user's heart rate. The features also include a stop program responsive to a detector for automatically stopping the treadmill when a user is no longer on the treadmill and a frame tag module attached to the treadmill frame having a non-volatile memory for storing treadmill configuration, and operational and maintenance data.