US 11,883,708 B2
Safety control system for motorized resistance equipment utilizing one-way clutches
David Schmidt, Darien, CT (US)
Assigned to Schmidt Design, LLC, Darien, CT (US)
Filed by Schmidt Design, LLC, Darien, CT (US)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/516,254.
Application 17/516,254 is a continuation of application No. 16/172,356, filed on Oct. 26, 2018, granted, now 11,191,989.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/577,191, filed on Oct. 26, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0047905 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. A63B 21/005 (2006.01); A63B 21/00 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/00 (2006.01); A63B 21/012 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 21/0057 (2013.01) [A63B 21/0058 (2013.01); A63B 21/153 (2013.01); A63B 21/157 (2013.01); A63B 24/0087 (2013.01); A63B 71/0054 (2013.01); A63B 21/00069 (2013.01); A63B 21/0125 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0093 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0072 (2013.01); A63B 2220/58 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A safety control for an apparatus having a one-way clutch mounted on a driveshaft having a flexible element wound about a spindle, the control comprising:
a motor for providing power to said driveshaft for rotation;
a current sensor for measuring a current value through said motor; and
a logic controller capable of controlling said motor to avoid damage to a user upon identifying a one-way clutch malfunction and said current value exceeding a threshold value.