CN100376301C

CN100376301C - Body-building auxiliary equipment

Info

Publication number: CN100376301C
Application number: CNB2004100684106A
Authority: CN
Inventors: W·J·范斯特拉亚坦; C·伦丁
Original assignee: GREENHOUSE INTERNAT LLC
Current assignee: GREENHOUSE INTERNAT LLC
Priority date: 2004-07-21
Filing date: 2004-07-21
Publication date: 2008-03-26
Anticipated expiration: 2024-07-21
Also published as: CN1724095A

Abstract

The present invention relates to body-building auxiliary equipment which comprises an inflating main body with an external surface and not less than one inflating component with at least one part of the external surface.

Description

A kind of body-building auxiliary equipment

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of multiduty body-building auxiliary equipment, be used for auxiliary people support when the stretching, extension of body-building and adjustment movement and weight training exercises or the like.Scope of the present invention is not limited to the occupation mode of this equipment.

Background technology

United States Patent (USP) 5,033 discloses a kind of body-building apparatus device of inflation No. 742, and it is used for doing the sit-ups exercise so that its abdominal muscles buffering and support its health when stressed as the practitioner.This single type device comprises the plenum chamber that has pressure fluid that at least one is hollow and is made by a kind of thin pliable and tough elastic plastic material.

United States Patent (USP) 3,760, a kind of improved treatment trunk and body extremity exercise apparatus are disclosed for No. 801, the body support structure exercise people of this device by using a planned inflation and venting arm and shank and people's body part is not had any substantial effect.

United States Patent (USP) 3,408 discloses a kind of Gas-filled chair No. 107, its have one be fixed on slice and following sheet between the cushion seat, this seat is in the centre of sheet end.Described opposite side that is interconnected on the seat limits sealed chamber.

Summary of the invention

According to the present invention, a kind of body-building auxiliary equipment is provided, it comprises: the inflation main body with a ground-engaging surface, this ground engaging surface is downwards a convex, this inflation main body also has a upside, it comprises recessed first a qualification district as the user seat, comprise that also one bandy second limits the district, this second qualification district forms a upper support surface, thereon at least a portion back of user can one supported with respect to ground transformable direction, and at least one pneumatic element is arranged at least a portion of described upside.

According to the present invention, a kind of body-building auxiliary equipment also is provided, it comprises: an inflation main body, this main body has a ground-engaging side and a upside, this upside has a recessed seating area and a thigh bonding land adjacent with the seating area, at least one pneumatic element is on upside, and one second pneumatic element is at least a portion of described thigh bonding land.

The invention provides a kind of body-building auxiliary equipment, this body-building auxiliary equipment comprises an inflation main body, and this inflation main body has an outer surface and at least one pneumatic element at least a portion of outer surface.

This inflation main body has the ground of any suitable form in conjunction with downside.For example downside can be flat or bend outwards on two dimension or three-dimensional.

This pneumatic element or a plurality of pneumatic element can be arranged on the outer surface of whole or any part of inflating main body.Yet, preferably utilize this pneumatic element or a plurality of pneumatic element to be positioned on the upside of employed main body.

Pneumatic element can be separated into multistage, to inflate main body or square at least in part one-tenth one Any shape, the suitable air bubble-shaped surface of size.

The inflation section can be extended on entire upper surface substantially, or provides with the multiple row that is spaced from each other and is arranged on the upper surface.Profile, size, the position of inflation section can change according to requirement attractive in appearance, so that the support to the user, anti-skidding surface or similarly effect to be provided.

In a form of the present invention, the part of at least one pneumatic element or at least one pneumatic element location and shaping are so that form user's headrest on main body.

Main body has a upside, and this upside comprises a seating area, and pneumatic element is positioned on the upside of the main body adjacent with the seating area.The seating area is by a recessed area limiting.Pneumatic element can be positioned, and whole or part back provides support to the user so that be suitable in using.

In the variation of the present invention, upside all is concave or convex usually, by one or more pneumatic element critically being located and be shaped, and realizes needed support angle.

Can also design a kind of pneumatic element, preferably be separated into multistage again, be arranged on the upside, thereby pneumatic element provides the support to the single leg of user, both legs or leg top.

Pneumatic element can link to each other with main body, and main body and pneumatic element can be inflated synchronously like this.Perhaps, pneumatic element also can be designed to be independent of main body and the structure of inflating.

At least main body upside can be made by one first flexible sheet material.Pneumatic element is made by at least one second flexible sheet material is fixed on this first flexible sheet material, with formation cryptomere or closed structure, thereby can inflate with main body, or the independent inflation of the section of being separated into.

In the variation of the present invention, a pneumatic element is independent of the main body inflation, and links to each other with main body by any suitable manner.In other words, although pneumatic element is anchored on the main body, pneumatic element and main body can adopt independent element to form, for example sheet material.

In preferred embodiment of the present invention, upside comprises at least one first flexible sheet material, and pneumatic element is made by at least one second flexible sheet material is fixed on this first flexible sheet material.Sheet material has contrastive colours, to strengthen the attractive in appearance of this body-building auxiliary equipment.For example, main body is made by the sheet material of one or more colors, and the sheet material that is used to form pneumatic element then can be made by contrastive colours or transparent material.

Preferably, main body utilizes prior art to be made by plastic sheet, and interfixes by for example welding or the similar approach adjacent part with sheet material.

Main body can be inflated by one first unidirectional filler valve, and pneumatic element can realize independent inflation by one second unidirectional filler valve.By the inside of pneumatic element with the inflation main body is connected, can realize the synchronous inflation of pneumatic element and main body.If desired, one or more extra valve can be used to make the quick exhaust of main body or pneumatic element or the two.

The position of pneumatic element and shape, particularly, the position and the shape of the section of pneumatic element (when the pneumatic element section of being separated into) can change, so that the stayed surface of the profile of any suitable shape is provided for the user of this body-building auxiliary equipment.For example, by means of the capsule that engages with user's lower back portion zone or the section of pneumatic element, can provide a kind of lumbar support.This user is sitting in or takes exercise at the main body upper surface.

Description of drawings

Below by embodiment and with reference to accompanying drawing the present invention is further described, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the side view of a kind of body-building auxiliary equipment according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is the body-building auxiliary equipment plan view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the body-building auxiliary equipment shown in Figure 1 view from an end on arrow mark 3 directions;

Fig. 4 is the perspective view of body-building auxiliary equipment shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 5 is the profile after the body-building auxiliary equipment upper surface portion is amplified;

Fig. 5 A is the another kind of optional form of structure shown in Figure 5;

Fig. 6 is according to second embodiment of the invention and the similar view of body-building auxiliary equipment shown in Figure 4.

Fig. 7 and Fig. 4 are similar, change but described the another kind that can be included in the body-building auxiliary equipment of the present invention; With

Fig. 8,9,10 represents other optional shapes of body-building auxiliary equipment of the present invention respectively.

The specific embodiment

Accompanying drawing 1 to 4 shows side view, vertical view, end view and the perspective view according to a kind of body-building auxiliary equipment 10 of first kind of form of the present invention respectively.

This body-building auxiliary equipment comprises a main body 12 and pneumatic element 14,16, and pneumatic element 14,16 is separated into a plurality of injection section 18 of some slightly flat strips respectively.

Main body 12 is made by a kind of solid flexiplast sheet material.In the prior art, such material can be in order to make any suitable shape under certain reason.The stacked of this sheet material can interfix in a kind of leakage-preventing mode by welding or similar prior art.

Main body 12 has a following ground in conjunction with side 20 and a upside or surface 22.This side 20 is outwardly-bent to the opposite end 26 of main body from an end 24 of main body.This downside 20 on described direction is convexs, but radian can change as required.On relative therewith direction, as shown in Figure 3, this downside 20 is linear or flat substantially.

Upside 22 similarly, main body is crooked on 26 the direction from side 24 to side in a kind of mode of complexity.With reference to figure 1, main body has a recessed seating area 30, and is outwardly-bent in order to thigh or shank engaging zones 32 to be provided between seating area and the end 24.On the opposite side of seating area, uper side surface 22 is also outwardly-bent, so that the backside bonded that extends to end 26 zone is provided, although be in a kind of distant mode.

With reference to figure 3, should be noted that, the direction of upside 22 between end 24 and 26 be flat or linear in a lateral direction substantially.

Main body 12 is made by flexibility inflation sheet material.When the air pressure in the main body increased, material had the trend of outside expansion naturally.Though main body can be shaped as any suitable shape face under certain reason like this, this surface mark deserves to be called flat or linear, but still outwardly-bent slightly.

Main body 12 is supported in inside by means of a desirable profile by means of panel, this panel by inner welding on the sheet material that constitutes main body.In the embodiment in figure 1, be provided with three panel (not shown), lay respectively at position 40,42 and 44 in body interior.In body interior, along the line that panel inside is fused on the main body, because the effect of body interior pressure, these panels impose on the outward appearance that main body one is in line and rib is arranged, and help to limit the distortion for former design shape of main body.

Section 18 on the upside 22 has been divided into two row, and these two row have been formed pneumatic element 14 and 16 respectively, and cover front portion or thigh support district 32 and back region 34 separately basically.On the sheet material 52 that sheet material 50 is fixed to formation main body upper surface, thereby form each pneumatic element, see Fig. 5.These two sheet materials utilize technology known in the art to be welding together mutually along the line 54 that pre-determines.In fact,, sheet material 50 is divided into a plurality of sections, can on upper surface 22, forms any suitable section form by correct selection and layout sealing wire 54.In the present embodiment, each profile of section that constitutes pneumatic element 14 all is rectangle basically, referring to the example of Fig. 2, and is slightly less than the section that profile is the formation pneumatic element 16 of rectangle equally.

Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 are similar, and shown is a kind of distinct methods that forms a pneumatic element such as air bag or segment structure.Two flexiplast sheet material 50A and 50B are connected to each other by mutual welding along many line 54A, to form holistic pneumatic element 18A.Pneumatic element 18 is what to be separated with main body 12 at first, then can be with any suitable method, and permanent type or engage with main body removably.Being connected of parts 18A and main body for example, can adopt the detachable mode of hook and eye material 56, be similar to that trade mark Velcro sold like that.Perhaps, can adopt the permanent type ways of connecting of bonding or welding 56.One valve 64A is connected on the parts 18A, and it only is used for to this parts inflation, and can not be used for inflating to main body.

Although seating area 30 need not injection section basically, if necessary, with on the upper surface remainder the section identical or different size extra injection section also can be used on this seating area.

A kind of charge valve 60 of type known in the art provide a kind of can be to the device of body interior pressurization.Preferably, can adopt a kind of suitable air pump (not shown).Valve 60 can be contained in any suitable place.Valve 60 can be a kind of check valve, promptly allows toward the body interior pressurization, and overflows in main body with limit air from movable sealing.For main body is exitted rapidly, when needing, an air can be set in suitable place overflow or air bleeding valve 60A, for example see Fig. 3.

As required, pneumatic element 14 and 16 can synchronously be inflated with the inside of main body 12.This can realize by form one or more holes 62 of passing sheet material 52 in upside 22 (seeing Fig. 5 A) simply.Perhaps, an independent charge valve 64 that is used for pneumatic element 16 can be placed with parts 14 to communicate, so that these parts inflate together, or each pneumatic element also can have a corresponding valve.

This body-building auxiliary equipment 10 can have multiple purposes for the user of positive body-building.Be typically the user and be sitting in seating area 30, user's leg rests on the ground 70 simultaneously.Different exercise methods, for example sit-ups, act leg and similar motion can be done.The user can also use this equipment 10 as a support when carrying out weight lifting or similarly training.In stretching, extension and adjustment movement, this body-building apparatus can be used to provide support, if necessary, this body-building auxiliary equipment is also rotatable by 180 °, so that upside 22 is leaned against on the ground, and downside 20 provides a curved surface for the user, to carry out stretching routine, push-up and similar motion.The scope of application of the present invention never is confined to any way here.

The volume of main body 12 is bigger, and along with relatively easy adjusting is sitting in or leans against the weight of the people on the main body, the result causes distortion.Usually, those parts for the user's that directly contacts with body-building auxiliary equipment health provide solid support.For pneumatic element 14 and 16, they each all be separated into a plurality of little injection section, with give the user with the part or point supports, if it is suitable to pressurize, each injection section just is easy to keep its shape.In addition, to a great extent, these sections or air bag provide anti-skidding surface for user's thigh and back, and each section is because its relative " firmly " property not strictly speaking, can provide the effect of a kind of being referred to as " massage ".

Fig. 6 and Fig. 4 are similar, are the views according to the body-building auxiliary equipment 10A of a variation of the present invention.Many aspects of this body-building auxiliary equipment 10A are all similar to above-mentioned body-building auxiliary equipment 10, thereby these similar aspects below will no longer be set forth.

Body-building auxiliary equipment 10A comprises pneumatic element 14 and 16, the multiple row of pneumatic element 14 and 16 sections of being separated into 18.The quantity of the bonding wire by reducing Duan Liezhong selectively in pneumatic element 16 forms a bigger section 18A.Section 18A is positioned at the place near end 26, in use is the peak of body-building auxiliary equipment here usually, thereby a headrest is provided or supports for the user.

If necessary, by adopting the more flexible sheet material section of qualification 18A, the shape of headrest and size can further improve.

Quantity, size, shape and the position of the quantity of inner panel and section can change as required among each embodiment.If necessary, pneumatic element or air bag can also be arranged on the sidepiece and following earthed surface of main body, although and be that its profile can be square, circle, hemispherical, ellipse or any suitable shape or its combination for attractive in appearance usually.

Fig. 7 is the perspective view of the body-building auxiliary equipment 10B of another variation according to the present invention.Wherein, applicable, similar parts adopt similar Reference numeral to represent.Body-building auxiliary equipment 10B comprises a recessed seating area 30A, and it is constituting respectively between the section 18 of pneumatic element 14 and 16.The elongate curved tubular sections 80,82 that dotted line is represented lays respectively in abutting connection with each side of seating area of main body 12 respective side portion 84 and 86.Section 80 and 82 provides the lumbar support of certain angle for each side at the user's that is sitting in the 30A place lower back portion place.

Fig. 8 shows another variation 10C of the present invention.The upper surface of this body-building auxiliary equipment is similar to equipment 10A shown in Figure 6, but the following curved side 20 of body-building auxiliary equipment 10A is that flat or linear (not crooked) downside 20A replaces by one substantially.This structure has limited the body-building auxiliary equipment ability of " pivot rotation " on the ground really, and for the user of weight lifting or similar motion, " putting down " face 20A can provide a more stable support but then.

Upper surface 22 also can change its form, for example is flat, the plane, the inclined-plane or bandy, and one or more pneumatic element optionally is separated or is divided into a plurality of sections on whole or part upper surface.

Fig. 9 is the perspective view according to the body-building auxiliary equipment 10D of a variation of the present invention, have a profile and be roughly oval-shaped inflation main body 12D, from a side, downside 20D and upside 22D are all outwardly-bent, for example be convex substantially, but looking up from relative side, all is flat or linear in downside 20D and the upside 22D nominal.Two relatively large pneumatic element 14D and 16D are positioned on the upside respectively, make user's health be difficult for the seating area of sitting and a headrest of slip so that form one on upside, and independent a plurality of little injection section 18D.

Among the embodiment of 10E shown in Figure 10, downside 20E is a convex, and upside 22E then is a spill.One pneumatic element that is positioned at upside is separated into a plurality of sections 18E, and section 18E is divided into two row X and the Y that separate, and lumbar support section 80E and 82E are on the offside of the mid portion of upside 22E simultaneously.

Very clear, each variation of this body-building auxiliary equipment has the advantages that major part clearly gives the credit to body shape.But in each example, the pneumatic element or the section that are positioned at upside all have similar effect for agent structure, as the positioning supports to the user, prevent that health from sliding or the like.

Claims

1. body-building auxiliary equipment, it comprises:

Inflation main body with a ground-engaging surface, this ground-engaging surface is downwards a convex, this inflation main body also has a upside, it comprises recessed first a qualification district as the user seat, comprise that also one bandy second limits the district, this second limits the district and forms a upper support surface, thereon at least a portion back of user can one supported with respect to the transformable direction in ground, and at least one pneumatic element is arranged at least a portion of described upside.

2. body-building additional device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described at least one pneumatic element is separated into multistage.

3. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described section is being extended on the whole upside basically.

4. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described section is divided into apart from one another by two row of opening.

5. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that the part of upside is between two row.

6. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, at least a portion of at least one pneumatic element is positioned and is shaped so that the headrest when forming the user and lying on the main body.

7. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, inflation main body and at least one pneumatic element interconnect so that inflation synchronously.

8. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, inflation main body and at least one pneumatic element are independent separately the inflations.

9. body-building auxiliary equipment, it comprises:

An inflation main body, this main body has a ground-engaging side and a upside, this upside has a recessed seating area and a thigh bonding land adjacent with the seating area, and at least one pneumatic element is on upside, and one second pneumatic element is at least a portion of described thigh bonding land.

10. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, upside comprises that at least one first flexible sheet material and at least one pneumatic element make by at least one second flexible sheet material is fixed on this first flexible sheet material.

11. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, at least the second flexible sheet material is fixed on first flexible sheet material in many places, so that be separated into multistage to major general's second flexible sheet material.

12. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, upside comprises at least one first flexible sheet material, and forms at least one pneumatic element by at least two flexible sheet materials that interconnect.

13. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, at least one pneumatic element removably engages with main body.

14. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, at least one pneumatic element permanently is connected on the main body.

15. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, at least one pneumatic element comprises a plurality of being connected to each other so that the section of synchronous inflation.

16. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, upside comprises the backside bonded district in abutting connection with the seating area.

17. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, an other pneumatic element is to small part backside bonded district.

18. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, described at least one pneumatic element is separated into multistage.

19. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that, this multistage is arranged as first row.

20. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, at least a portion of described at least one pneumatic element is positioned and is shaped so that form user's headrest.

21. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, described second pneumatic element is separated into multistage.

22. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, is included on the offside of seating area isolated at least the three, the 4th pneumatic element.

23. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, the ground-engaging side is outwardly-bent in one direction, and is linear in the horizontal substantially.

24. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, the thigh bonding land is outwardly-bent.

25. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, the backside bonded district is outwardly-bent.

26. body-building auxiliary equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, the upside of main body is at least partially in crooked on the direction, and is linear substantially in the horizontal.