EXERCISE EQUIPMENT COMPONENT SOLD AS

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
AUTO STRIDE	TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY, INC.	865 Hoff Road O'Fallon MO 63366	Exercise equipment component sold as part of the final product in the nature of controls for user input;AUTO STRIDE;
CORE DRIVE	TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY, INC.	865 Hoff Road O'Fallon MO 63366	Exercise equipment component sold as part of the final product in the nature of a crank;
CRUISE CONTROL	TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY, INC.	865 Hoff Road O'Fallon MO 63366	Exercise equipment component sold as part of the final product in the nature of an automatic variable speed and grade control;
EMERGE	TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY, INC.	865 Hoff Road O'Fallon MO 63366	Exercise equipment component sold as part of the final product, namely, console for automatic variable speed, grade control and cardiac heart monitoring;
ESCALATE	TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY, INC.	865 Hoff Road O'Fallon MO 63366	Exercise equipment component sold as part of the final product, namely, console for automatic variable speed, grade control and cardiac heart monitoring;
HRC CRUISE CONTROL	TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY, INC.	865 Hoff Road O'Fallon MO 63366	Exercise equipment component sold as part of the final product in the nature of an automatic variable speed and grade control;
MOTION MAN	TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY, INC.	865 Hoff Road O'Fallon MO 63366	Exercise equipment component sold as part of the final product in the nature of an electric informational display panel;
TRANSCEND	TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY, INC.	865 Hoff Road O'Fallon MO 63366	Exercise equipment component sold as part of the final product, namely, console for automatic variable speed, grade control and cardiac heart monitoring;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

A lockout mechanism allows for controlled use of exercise equipment. Use is allowed on a time-controlled basis. A predetermined period of time is allocated based on an amount of money paid. The preferred embodiments include a coin-operated, time-controlled, lockout mechanism incorporated onto various types of exercise equipment to prohibit use. The first category including those types of exercise equipment which utilize flywheels, including but not limited to: elliptical trainers, stationary bicycles, stair steppers and cross-country ski machines. This first embodiment employs a friction device to prohibit use. The second category including those types of exercise equipment which utilize adjustable resistance in the form of a weight stack, including but not limited to: universal gyms and nautilus equipment. This second embodiment employs a spring loaded latch mechanism to prohibit use. A third category includes those types of exercise equipment which require electricity to operate. This third embodiment employs a timer circuit to interrupt power to prohibit use.