CN101111292A - Exercise machine - Google Patents
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus including a structure which, in use, rests on the floor and at least one resistance device which is engaged with the structure and which is actuable against a reaction force generated by the mass of a user on the structure. The structure includes opposed first and second ends and at least first and second resistance devices which are engaged at spaced locations with the structure at least at the first end.
Description
Background of invention
The present invention relates to body-building device.
Summary of the invention
The present invention relates to a kind of body-building device, comprise the structure that places in use on the floor, and at least one drag devices, itself and this structural engagement, and can overcome the user quality produced acts on this structural reaction force and be actuated.
This structure can be any suitable shape or size, and is made by any suitable material, for example is moulded by suitable plastic material.
In a preferred form of the present invention, this structure comprises the first relative end and second end, and at least the first and second drag devices, and it engages with described structure in spaced positions to being less than first end.
First and second drag devices are preferably also in second end and a structural engagement therewith at interval.
This structure can comprise relative the 3rd end between first end and second end and the 4th end.
The essence of this structure can be continuous flat board, perhaps can comprise one or more opening, can see plate at least in part via opening.The latter's feature can thereby adopt because of the former of aesthstic or saving material.
Speech as used herein " floor " comprises any underlaid support, and as ground, traditional floor or analog, body-building device is placed on it.
In a kind of form of the present invention, this structure comprises the frame section that is formed by a plurality of frame parts that are bonded with each other.In this example, this framework can have the profile of essentially rectangular on plane, and wherein first end and second end are formed by first and second frame parts respectively, and the 3rd end and the 4th end are formed by third and fourth frame parts respectively.First and second drag devices can extend along at least the third and fourth frame parts separately and be adjacent with it.
Central opening optionally is formed between first, second, third, fourth frame parts.
Of the present invention a kind of multi-form in, this structure can comprise at least the first and second frame section, its preferably can be relative to each other and first operating position and second store or transporting position between pivot type rotation, and at first operating position, these two frame section all are put on the floor, store or transporting position second, a frame section is overlapped on another frame section.
Frame section can be for example by suitable hinge or hinge material or analog and be connected to each other.
Each frame section can be any suitable shape.In an example, each frame parts be in the nature U-shaped, adjacent first branch of each respective frame section forms first end of this structure, and adjacent second branch of each respective frame section forms second end of this structure.The 3rd end of this structure and the 4th end can form by the respective bases of U-shaped frame section.
Each drag devices is suitable form.Yet preferably each drag devices is made by extendible parts, for example spring or elastic band.Under one situation of back, each elastic band can be passed one or more pulleys.
Each extendible parts can to small part be contained within the respective frame section or in the formed appropriate structuring.This is provided with preferred feasible when frame section is folded in second storage or transporting position, and various drag devices to small part is closed in the overlapping frame section.
The invention further relates to body-building equipment, it comprises the body-building device of aforementioned type, and this structural user's supportive device, its for this reason or the user of each drag devices provide support, and the active force that user's quality is produced transmits structure so far, and it is remained on floor or the ground.
In a preferred form of the present invention, when the user acted on drag devices, user's supportive device can be done the action that oscillates basically.
Depend on the force level that the user produces, supportive device can move with respect to body-building device by the user, to offset any tendency that makes body-building device be lifted away from ground between the operating period.
User's supportive device can be any suitable form, but is preferably inflatable device.
The shape of body-building device and user's supportive device and size can be arranged to so that the bottom surface section of user's supportive device can place on the floor, and part places on the upper surface portion of body-building device.This feature is not important, but only because of aesthstic, build or save the former of material thereby adopt.
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The present invention describes further by the example of reference institute accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 is the perspective view according to the body-building device of first form of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is in first or the perspective view of operator scheme according to the body-building device of second form of the present invention;
Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 are the plane and the side view of body-building device shown in Figure 2;
Fig. 5 shows that the body-building device of Fig. 2 stores or Transportation Model in second; And
Fig. 6,7,8,9 is respectively perspective view, side view, plane, end-view, has shown the state that the body-building device of Fig. 2 uses together in conjunction with inflatable user's supportive device.This combination is called " body-building equipment " in the present invention.
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Fig. 1 of accompanying drawing has shown the body-building device 10 according to first form of the present invention, and it comprises that frame structure 12 and four drag devices are respectively 14,16,18 and 20.
Each drag devices 14 to 20 comprises rubbery toroidal ring 34 respectively.Only narrate the structure of drag devices 14 herein, because these drag devices are analogous to each other basically.
The elastic band 34 of device 14 at one end 36 is fixed to suitable connecting elements 38, and it is fixed to the respective end of frame parts 22.Ring 34 extends to pulley 40, and it is fixed to directly the end at the frame parts 24 on connecting elements 38 opposites.Ring wraparound pulley 42 then, it is embedded to connecting elements 38 and ends at lug or similar means 44, and being connected with on it can be by the handle 48 of user's grasping.Shown handle still breaks away from lug, but normal conditions is thereon fastening.
Various frame parts engages one another by using suitable t connector 50.Frame parts for good and all t connector engages, or can engage releasedly, can make frame structure in order to store and to transport purpose and be decomposed into the compact mode (not shown).
The occupation mode of the similar device shown in Figure 2 of occupation mode of body-building device 10 is so locate to be not described further.Be appreciated that the following stated and relevant for the occupation mode of Fig. 2 device all is similar to the occupation mode of device 10 aspect practical at all.
Fig. 2,3 and 4 is respectively perspective view, plane and the side view of the body-building device 58 of second form according to the present invention.This body-building device 58 comprises framework 60, and it is made by first and second frame section 62 and 64 that all are roughly the U type in the plane.Frame section 62 comprises first branch, 66, second relative branch 68 and a base portion or the transverse part 70.The counterpart member of assembly 64 and similar number designation but added suffix " A ".The abutment surface of branch 66 and 66A is respectively 72 and 72A, and the abutment surface of branch 68 and 68A is respectively 74 and 74A, and it is respectively by the hinge 76 of framework 60 downsides and 78 and affixed mutually.
Go out portion 66 and 66A suddenly, and 68 and 68A have surface on relatively flat, the plane.On the other hand, the upper edge surfaces of base portion 70 and 70A is still outwardly-bent, and its form is essentially inverted channel-section.
Dotted outline as shown in Figures 3 and 4, similar body-building device 10 employed drag devices 14A and 14B still are embedded to frame section 62 and 64.The substantially similar corresponding member 38 shown in Figure 1 of connecting elements 38A and 38B, and the relative corner 80 and 82 of fastening structure so far, it is formed at the junction of branch 66 and base portion 70 respectively, and the junction of 66A of branch and base portion 70A.Pulley 84 and 84A and 86 and 86A be connected to corresponding connecting elements, and project upwards via the corresponding hole 88 and 90 of frame section.Guiding and angle pulley 96,98,100 and 102 are positioned at the downside of framework 60, and be adjacent with not outer two corners respectively.
The the 6th to 9 is respectively perspective view, side view, plane and the end-view of body-building device 58, has shown how it is used with user's supportive device 110.The combination of body-building device 58 and user's supportive device 110 is called as " body-building equipment " in the present invention.
User's supportive device 110 can be any suitable type, but the preferred styles of user's supportive device of the present invention has inflatable body, and it is made by flexible material.The preferred styles of this user's supportive device is described in U.S. Patent application No.10/639, and in 525 the explanation, the content of this specification is here all incorporated in this specification.
User's supportive device of this example comprises down protruding ground engagement face 112 and the upper surface 114 that is formed by nose 116, recessed seating area 118 and big relatively protruding back supporting area 120.Upper surface 114 further comprises a plurality of satchels, is formed by inflatable material, and it extends on end 116 and back region 120.
As Fig. 8 and 9 special demonstrations, the shape and the size of this device 58 and supportive device 110, the sidepiece 124 and 126 that makes inflatable supportive device outwards heave places on corresponding curved edge 70 of frame section and the 70A.When user's supportive device is positioned at the position of Fig. 7, the zone 128 of following ground engagement face 112 is positioned at inward flange 130 and the 130A (see figure 3) of branch 66 and 66A, and it curves inwardly and enters central opening 106.Similarly, the zone 132 of following ground engagement face 112 is positioned at edge 134 and the 314A of branch 68 and 68A.On the other hand, because elasticity and compressible character (this remains the result who is formed by inflatable body because of it) that user's supportive device 110 is slight, the major part of following ground engagement face extend through central opening 106 and are positioned on the ground or floor of support body-building device 58.
User's (not shown) can be used supportive device 110 in some way, and this mode has been described in U.S. Patent application No.10/639, in 525 the specification, and does not need initiatively to use body-building device 60.The advantage of Kao Lving is herein, when the user carries out exercise programming and may cause user's supportive device to move around, owing to move by the guiding of the body-building device that is placed in its below at least to a certain extent, so strengthened the stability of user's supportive device.
Yet the main purpose of body-building equipment of the present invention (combination of body-building device and user's supportive device) is, when the user is seated on user's supportive device or during rest, and can be movable on drag devices 14A and 14B.Therefore, for example in the body-building equipment of structure shown in Figure 7, but the user's grasping that is sitting in seating area 118 is connected to the handle 48 of resistance bands 34A and 34B, and to advance or direction of retreat is carried out arm or the curved movement of biceps is done.The user also can be by engaging its foot with handle 48, or by whippletree being connected to relative handle and knee placed below the whippletree and carrying out that shank is curved lifts or lift the leg action.Another body-building may still allow the user by hand that handle 48 is movable back and forth and carry out the seated row action.
If in the plan view supportive device 110 is changeed 180 °, end 116 is just adjacent with branch 68 and 68A.The user just can couch effectively on last support surface 114, and zone 120 is crossed at the back, and grasps handle 48 places trunk below earlier with arm, protrudes upward then and carries out weightlifting or the curved movement of arm is done.
In above-mentioned each health keeping mode, user's supportive device shifts user's quality and depends on strength that the resistance bands of running the applies strength to the below body-building device.Body-building device is a rigid structure, but user's supportive device resiliency compressible and have the essence of buffering still.Supportive device just as the effective interface between user and the body-building device, provides the support of user's body-contoured and body fit.
When using body-building equipment, the characteristic of user's supportive device tendency is for to move back and forth with respect to body-building device, and this still can change owing to the strength that the user applies, and owing to user's body dimension can change.Because user's supportive device freely places on the body-building device, but then by the edge configuration 70 and the 70A that outwards heave as guide structure, move on specific direction and be subject to a certain extent, therefore can cooperate and allow the relative motion of above-mentioned form immediately, but still to guarantee the mode firm, comfortable and that effectively support to the user forever.
The position of another factor person of being to use supportive device can be moved with respect to body-building device, with the strength of considering that the user produces.If strength is very high, body-building device has the tendency that is lifted by this.This can offset by the pulley that supportive device is shifted near place, handle 48 places, has been reduced because impose on the effective torque (force x distance) of body-building device.
Other patterns of various these body-building devices of use of not describing are conspicuous to those skilled in the art herein.
Can be by changing loop materials or its size, or by increasing or reduce the ring number that is connected to corresponding handle, and the change resistance that resistance bands produced.
Resistance bands also can be assembled by different way.For example handle can be connected to the opposite end of single ring, or a plurality of ring parallel to each other.Be provided with down at this, two arms just act on the drag devices, and the situation that acts on other drag devices of branch with each arm of having described is different.
When body-building device 58 does not use, can be folded into compact form, as shown in Figure 5.This helps the storage of this body-building device and transports.Two block diagram frame components are for hinge 76 and 78 and pivot and move to the lap position, and resistance bands is enclosed between the frame section in this position.When user's supportive device 110 loses heart, also can be folded into compact form.Body-building device 58 optionally is formed with ambient or sack so that can hold disappointing user's supportive device 110.
As described above, body-building device 10 can use with device 58 the same modes basically.So locate to be not described further the use of device 10.
Consider construction and operational requirements, cost, aesthetic factors and other viewpoints, the shape of body-building device can change in any suitable manner.Therefore to be appreciated that the shape of this body-building device is not restricted to illustrated example herein.
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1. a body-building device comprises the structure that places in use on the floor, and at least one drag devices, itself and described structural engagement, and can overcome the user quality produced acts on described structural reaction force and be actuated.
2. body-building device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described structure comprises the first relative end and second end, and at least the first and second drag devices, and it engages with described structure in spaced positions to being less than described first end.
3. body-building device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described structure is formed by first and second frame section at least, described first and second frame section can be between first operating position and second storage location pivot type rotation relative to one another, at described first operating position, these two frame section all are placed on the floor, and at described second storage location, a frame section is overlapped on another frame section.
4. body-building device according to claim 3, it is characterized in that each frame parts is essentially U-shaped, wherein, adjacent first branch of each respective frame section forms first end of described structure, and adjacent second branch of each respective frame section forms second end of described structure.
5. body-building device according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, each drag devices is corresponding elastic band, its be contained at least in part within the respective frame section or in the formed appropriate structuring, make that each drag devices is at least partially encased within the described overlapping frame section when this frame section folds in described second storage location.
6. body-building equipment, it comprises body-building device according to claim 1, and be positioned at described structural user's supportive device, described user's supportive device provides support for the user who operates described at least one drag devices, and this user's the reaction force that quality produced is sent to described structure, thereby it is remained on the floor.
7. body-building equipment, comprise the structure that places in use on the floor, at least one elastic band that engages with described structure, and inflatable device, it leans against on the described structure at least in part, and can move with respect to described structure, and the user who carries out body-building for the resistance that overcomes described at least one elastic band provides support.
8. body-building equipment according to claim 7 is characterized in that described structure comprises at least one guide structure, is used for helping described user's supportive device is remained on described structure.
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