DE20010414U1 - Ergonomic push-up aid - Google Patents

Description

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[Utility model application]

[Name of the invention:] Ergonomic push-up aid

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[Description]

The invention relates to an ergonomic push-up aid with a design that is particularly gentle on the wrist.

[State of the art]

Numerous push-up aids are known which consist of two bars or stirrups which are spaced apart from each other, essentially parallel and supported against the ground, floor or a support surface.

There are also push-up aids whose bars are height-adjustable so that different levels of difficulty can be set for the exercises.

None of these sports equipment are kind to the wrists, as they bend during the exercises and are therefore subjected to excessive strain. In addition, the bars cannot be adjusted to different hand sizes and are usually far too thin for large hands.

The German utility model 88 01 190 describes a push-up aid that essentially consists of two U-profiles, one for each hand. The U-profiles are supported with their open side (inverted U-profile) against the ground. During an exercise, the wrists are supported on the flat surface of the inverted U-profile, while the fingers grasp the end of the U-profile in such a way that the fingertips reach into the U-profile, which is open at the bottom.

This design of a push-up aid does not protect the wrists. The wrist continues to bend strongly during an exercise and is subjected to strain during body movements.

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[Task of the invention]

The aim of the invention is to create a sports device to help with push-ups, which consists of two parallel bars supported by the ground or floor. The sports device should protect the wrists of the person exercising during the exercises, allow different levels of difficulty even without adjusting the height of the bars, and be easily adjustable to the different hand sizes of the athlete.

The problem is solved with the inventive features of the first protection claim. Advantageous further developments and embodiments are the subject of the subclaims.

The ergonomic push-up aid consists of two bars arranged essentially parallel to each other, which are supported by footrests on the ground or floor, whereby at least the upper side of the bars has an angle of inclination β , which slopes downwards in the direction of the person exercising, i.e. in the direction away from the body.

The inclination of the bars means that the user's wrist is bent less and therefore less strained during the exercises.

In addition to the ergonomic design of the push-up aid, different levels of difficulty can be achieved depending on the grip position on the bars, by allowing the upper body of the exerciser to be bent more or less without touching the ground.

An advantageous embodiment of the invention is provided by a conical shape of the bars, whereby the smaller diameter of the truncated cone-shaped bars is directed away from the body in the direction of the athlete's gaze and the larger diameter is arranged towards the body. This means that on the one hand the

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On the one hand, the conical angle achieves the required inclination - or part of it - and on the other hand, different bar diameters are available for different hand sizes as required. In addition, the conical bar shape supports a natural, firm grip by the hand.

A special, off-center arrangement of the footrests makes it possible to grasp the push-up aid in a hand-friendly manner over the entire length of the bar. The two push-up aids required for performing push-ups are therefore constructed in reverse. The footrests are offset inwards on the bars, arranged off-center, because the finger side of the hand covers the bar for a longer period than the side with the thumb.

In order to avoid the inclination of the bars, which falls in the direction of view during training, causing the hands to slide forward, in another expedient embodiment at least the upper sides of the bars of the push-up aid are coated with a non-slip, non-slip material or wavy or spherical elevations are arranged on the upper side of the bars.

The push-up aid according to the invention can also be combined with other strength training equipment, as far as this makes sense, such as weight dumbbells.

[Examples]

Advantageous embodiments of the solution according to the invention are described in more detail with reference to drawings.

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Fig. 1 a push-up aid according to the state of the

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Fig. 2 a push-up aid according to the invention

with sloping slope,

Fig. 3 a push-up aid according to Fig. 2 in a

Side view showing the movement of the wrist,

Fig. 4 ' the position of an athlete performing push-ups on the push-up aid according to Fig. 2,

Fig. 5 a push-up aid according to the invention

in conical design,

Fig. 6 a push-up aid in combination with

a dumbbell.

Fig. 1 shows a push-up aid according to the state of the art in a side view and a front view.

A horizontally arranged beam 1 is supported by foot supports 2 and base plates 3 against a floor or ground 4.

To perform push-ups, two of the push-up aids according to Fig. 1 are placed parallel or at a slight angle to each other on the floor or ground 4.

Fig. 2 shows a push-up aid according to the invention in a side view and in a view from the front, with the two bars 1, 1' required for the exercises being shown in the front view, aligned parallel to each other. The right push-up aid is identified by the reference numerals 1, 2, 3 and the left push-up aid by the reference numerals 1', 2', 3.

As can be seen in the side view in Fig. 2, the beam 1 is mounted at an angle β on the footrests 2 opposite a

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Horizontally 14 is arranged inclined, wherein the angle β is decreasing in the viewing direction of a trainee 5, shown in Fig. 3, i.e. in the direction of the bar 1 facing away from the body.

Since the beam 1 in Fig. 2 has the shape of a cylinder with a circular or oval cross-section, the upper side of the beam 1 runs parallel to the axis of symmetry 9.

To ensure a good and firm stand on the floor or ground, the foot supports 2, 2' are closed with base plates 3.

The footrests 2, 2' can also form a unit with the base plates 3 or be designed in such a way that the base plates 3 are omitted.

From the front view, it can be seen that the footrests 2, 2' on the bars 1, 1' are offset inwards and arranged off-centre so that the fingers can be gripped even in the end positions of the bars 1, 1' and the entire length of the bars 1, 1' can be used to perform push-ups. For one exercise, one push-up aid in the right-hand version 1, 2, 3 and one push-up aid in the left-hand version 1', 2', 3 are therefore required in mirror image.

The angle of inclination β can be between 1° and 20°. The optimal inclination is around 10°. The length of the bars 1, 1' can be selected between 8 cm and 180 cm.

In Fig. 3, the push-up aid according to Fig. 2 is shown schematically in a side view together with a training athlete 5. The athlete 5 supports himself with the ball of his hand (wrist) 6 on the bar 1 of the push-up aid, with the fingers of the hand 7 grasping the bar 1.

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The angle of inclination β of the bar 1 increases the angle γ formed by the hand 7 to the forearm 8. The wrist 6 of the trainee 5 is bent less and is therefore subjected to less strain during the exercises.

Fig. 4 shows the position of an athlete 5 when performing push-ups in a view from the front. This view illustrates the necessity of the off-center arrangement of the footrests 2, 2' on the bars 1, 1'.

During the exercises, the elbow joints 10 of the athlete 5 move backwards, as can be seen in Fig. 3, and to the side, as in Fig. 4. Depending on the grip position of the hands 7, T on the bars 1, 1' and the arrangement of the bars 1, 1' in relation to one another, the elbows 10 move more or less in the indicated directions.

Due to the inwardly offset arrangement of the footrests 2, 2', the bars 1, 1' are largely grasped by the fingers of the hands 7, T even in their end positions. This means that the full length of the bars 1, 1' can be used to achieve different levels of difficulty.

Depending on the distance between the two push-up aids, the ball of the hand (wrists) 6, 6' are placed on the bars 1, 1' in a position deviating from a vertical position.

In addition to the parallel alignment of the beams 1, 1' shown in the drawings, they can also be positioned on the floor 4 at an angle to each other in the viewing direction.

The push-up aid shown in Fig. 5 has a bar 1 in a conical design with a cone angle a, which is

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the footrests 2 rests on the base plates 3. The cone angle α has a size between 0° and 35°.

In the lower part of Fig. 5, in a view from the front, analogous to Fig. 2, a right push-up aid 1, 2, 3 and a left push-up aid 1', 2', 3 are shown.

The smaller diameters of the truncated cone-shaped bars 1, 1' are arranged in the direction of the athlete 5's view, shown in Fig. 4, and the larger diameters of the bars 1, 1' are arranged in the direction of the body of the athlete 5. The axes of symmetry 9 of the bars 1, 1' can be aligned horizontally or can also be inclined. According to the invention, it is important that the upper sides of the bars 1, 1' have the angle of inclination β with respect to a horizontal line 14.

The required inclination of the bars 1, 1' is achieved by the cone angle α and/or the inclination angle β . In addition, due to the conical design of the bars 1, 1', different bar diameters are available for different hand sizes 7, as required, and in addition, the conical shape of the bars 1, 1' enables a natural, firm grip by the hand 7 of the athlete 5.

A useful variation of the push-up aid is shown in Fig. 6 in combination with a dumbbell.

The dumbbell spindle 11, which carries the weights 12 at its ends, is supported by two - optionally removable - footrests 2. In order to achieve the angle of inclination β, one footrest 2 is shorter than the other. The dumbbell spindle 11 thus corresponds to the bar 1 in Fig. 2, which together with the footrests 2 forms the push-up aid.

To perform push-ups, two push-up aids with footrests 2 and dumbbell axles 11 are necessary.

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In the middle area of the dumbbell spindle 11, a section 13 with a different diameter for different hand sizes can be inserted. It is also possible to make this area 13 conical for good access.

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[List of reference symbols]

Right beam 1

Left beam 1'

Footrests for the right bar 2

Footrests for the left bar 2'

Base plate 3

Floor or ground 4

Athletes 5

right wrist 6

left wrist 6'

right hand 7

left hand 7'

Forearm 8

Axis of symmetry of a Holmes 9

Elbow joint 10

Dumbbell axle 11

Weights 12 Access area on a dumbbell axle 13

Horizontal 14

Claims (12)

1. Ergonomic push-up aid consisting of two essentially parallel bars ( 1 , 1 ') which are supported relative to the ground or floor ( 4 ) by footrests ( 2 , 2 '), characterized in that at least the upper side of the bars ( 1 , 1 ') has an angle of inclination β relative to a horizontal line ( 14 ) which slopes in the direction of view of a person exercising ( 5 ), i.e. in the direction away from the body. 2. Push-up aid according to claim 1, characterized in that the bars ( 1 , 1 ') have the shape of a cylinder with a circular or oval cross-section and that the bars ( 1 , 1 ') are arranged on the footrests ( 2 , 2 ') sloping by the angle of inclination β. 3. Push-up aid according to claim 1, characterized in that the bars ( 1 , 1 ') are arranged in a truncated cone shape with a cone angle α such that at least the upper sides of the bars ( 1 , 1 ') have an inclination angle β and that the cone angle α is sloping in the direction of view of the person exercising ( 5 ), i.e. in the direction facing away from the body. 4. Push-up aid according to claim 1 to 3, characterized in that the bars ( 1 , 1 ') are arranged off-center and pointing outwards on the footrests ( 2 , 2 '). 5. Push-up aid according to claim 1 to 4, characterized in that the length of the bars ( 1 , 1 ') is between 8 cm and 180 cm. 6. Push-up aid according to claim 1 to 4, characterized in that the angle of inclination β is preferably 5° ≤ β ≤ 20°. 7. Push-up aid according to claim 1, 3 and 4, characterized in that the cone angle α is preferably 0° ≤ α ≤ 35°. 8. Push-up aid according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the bars ( 1 , 1 ') of the push-up aid are dumbbell axes ( 11 ) which are arranged on two - optionally removable - footrests ( 2 ) with a different height. 9. Push-up aid according to claim 8, characterized in that the dumbbell axes ( 11 ) have different diameters in the access area ( 13 ) for hands of different sizes ( 7 , 7 '). 10. Push-up aid according to claim 9, characterized in that the access area ( 13 ) on the dumbbell axes ( 11 ) is conical. 11. Push-up aid according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least the upper side of the bars ( 1 , 1 ') of the push-up aid is coated with a non-slip, non-slip material. 12. Push-up aid according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that wavy or spherical elevations are arranged on the upper side of the bars ( 1 , 1 ') of the push-up aid.