EP0817661B1 - Suspended trimming device - Google Patents

Abstract

A suspended trimming device in which two lengths of cable (5) are suspended from a yoke (4) and have loops (6) at their ends, in which the yoke (4) is suspended to pivot at least about a horizontal axis. According to the invention, the yoke (4) is suspended on an elastic cable (2) secured to the yoke (4) at its longitudinal centre so that the yoke is vertically movable and can also rotate about a vertical axis.

Description

The invention relates to a hanging trim device, at from which hang two rope sections from a bracket, on their A loop is provided at each end, the Bracket pivotable at least about a horizontal axis at least one elastic rope is suspended, which is preferably attached to the bracket in the longitudinal center.

A hanging trim device is already from DE-PS 141129 known. In this known device is in the Rest position horizontal bracket around a horizontal axle bolt pivoted. At each end of the bracket is attached a rope section that hangs down and down has a loop for the gymnast.

GB-A-2 271 292 describes a device in which one Hang two sections of rope down. The bracket is on suspended from an elastic rope, which in the Longitudinal center is attached to the bracket.

The object of the invention is a hanging trimming device to improve the type of movement mentioned at the beginning for the person using the hanging trim device to enlarge.

According to the invention this is achieved in that the bracket or at the knot of the elastic rope carrying the bow a rope pulley is attached over which - as such known - an additional rope is guided, which to the free Each end has a loop.

The bracket is on the one hand against the spring force of the elastic Rope movable and can also be a turn vertical axis. This allows the bracket in the room take practically any position, with which the hanging trim device for movement training, strengthening the muscles and Joints with little effort due to the lifting effect of the Bügels is ideal. The hanging trim device can be lying down or used sitting, also standing on the bar. hands or feet are put in the loops, with which the can perform various movement exercises, such as For example, tackling, cycling, up and down or in front swing back or rock to relax. The coat hanger yourself can stand and stretch with your hands Train exercises can be used.

Rope pulleys with ropes carried around are for exercise purposes already known per se, for example from the DE-PS 42 50 12, US-PS 3,979,114, DE-OS 15 78 629, U.S. Patent 4,060,240 or DE-AS 17 28 633. However the rope pulleys there are inelastic, for example on hung on a door frame. Only in combination with the The hanger and the attached to it are suspended via an elastic rope hanging rope sections can be numerous therapeutic gymnastics Carry out exercises, in particular also crank-like movements are executable. Through the additional equipment according to the invention with a Additional rope-guided rope pulley can be leveraged the temple also has a weakened leg for strengthening be moved.

With this training it is also possible, for example, the two loops of the additional rope for support and lifting to use the user's knee, the user hangs his feet in the loops of that rope, which is attached to the elastically suspended bracket. Here can these loops advantageously be provided with a foot clamp be around the foot inserted in the loop in the To keep the loop, the foot clamp designed in this way may be that they are through when the loop is loaded the weight of the foot itself contracts. For example, this is possible that the foot clamp from a There is a piece of rope that has a button at the first end, then led through the loop to the outside and from is passed through the loop inside again the piece of rope on the opposite side of the loop led in the same way and finally one at the second end Button.

It is advantageously provided that the bracket as a bracket tube through which - as known per se - a rope is guided in one piece, the rope sections each hang from the ends of the stirrup tube. Leading one Rope in one piece through a kind of bracket is in itself out WO 88/08730 A1 and US Pat. No. 3,301,555 A are known. At the facility shown in the latter document however, it is a play device for children, with the ropes through a horizontal bar over pulleys be performed. The rope sections occur not from the ends of the beam but from the side of what requires a more complex construction. Even with the in The device shown in WO 88/08730 A1 is not an easy one Bow tube provided in the sense of the invention. Rather is a bracket attached horizontally to the ceiling is provided, in the inside of which are curved guides for a rope. Through the inventive design, one and the same Person the loops at the end of both rope sections of the in hold a piece of guided rope and the rope in opposite directions move through the bow tube if the rope is in accordance with a another preferred embodiment guided by the movable tube is. When the rope is immovable the ironing tube you still have the advantage that one for the two rope sections do not need their own fastenings, but simply run the rope through the bow tube can.

A simple and stable attachment of the elastic rope on the bracket is possible that the elastic rope around the bow and on this by means of a knot is knotted. It is particularly advantageous if the knot is screwed into the bow The hook or screw is secured against slipping sideways is. With the screwed-in hook or screws on the knot the ropes can also be fixed in the tube of the bracket.

Another embodiment is characterized in that that the elastic rope as preferably double-stranded Rubber rope is running. Such a double barrel Rubber rope has a higher stability and can be with a simple loop knot wrapped around the bow attach easily to this. It also results a certain when using a double-stranded rubber rope Basic orientation of the bracket, which he after releasing the Ropes sections of itself again.

Lateral slipping and taking one in particular horizontal basic alignment of the bracket can also can be achieved in that the bracket in the area of his Has a bulge in the longitudinal center.

The loop at the end of the rope sections can either be direct be trained on this. But it is also possible that each section of rope by a separate, first Loop is guided, the rope section itself a second loop forms. Such a separate loop can for example consist of plastic and a larger one Support for body parts, such as arms or Legs, offer. The rope section itself can then as second loop can be used, it being convenient if the one inside the separate, first loop Part of the rope section by a slid over it Hose piece is reinforced.

For easy attachment of the entire hanging trim device can be provided that at the upper end of the elastic Rope a fastener, preferably a hook or Carabiner, is provided.

Embodiments of the hanging trim device according to the invention are closer in the following description of the figures explained.

1 and 2 show two different variants in schematic front view.

The hanging trim device shown in Figure 1 can with a fastener 1, for example a hook or a carabiner, either on the ceiling, on the beam of the Door hanger or be hung on a gallows. Of the in the rest position horizontal bracket 4 is according to the invention suspended on an elastic rubber rope 2, the double-barreled is trained and advantageous over a simple Loop knot in the longitudinal center of the bracket 4 with this connected is. A bulge 4a in the bracket ensures that this is an essentially horizontal rest position occupies (solid lines in Fig. 1; in use can pivot the bracket, for example in the dotted line Position) if at the loops 6 at the end of the Rope sections 5 is not pulled. Also reduced this bulge 4a the risk of slipping sideways of the node 3. This danger can also be caused by Screwing in a small hook, not shown or screw in the bracket 4 in the area of the node 3 reduced will.

The rope or the rope sections 5 are advantageous in one piece through the bracket 4 designed as a bracket tube guided, the cable sections 5 each from the ends of the bow tube hang down. At the end of each rope section 5, a separate, first large loop 6 is arranged, through a small, second loop 6a of the rope section 5 is performed. Within the first loop 6 is the Part of the rope section 5 located there via a slid over it Hose section 6b reinforced. For physiotherapists The large loop can be attached twice and for purposes so to support the ankle cuffs and / or the elbow be used.

At the node 3, a pulley 7 is attached to the one adjustable additional rope 7a is guided, which at the end two Has loops 7b. The loops 7b can also be used Upholstery hoses must be equipped.

The loops 6 have a foot clamp, which is essentially consists of a piece of rope 6b. The rope piece 6b has Tie a knot at a first end and run from there through the material of the loop 6 to the outside, from there to down and then through the material of the loop back in the inside of the loop. On the opposite side the piece of rope is guided symmetrically and ends in a button. If you put one in the big loop 6 Part of the body, for example the foot, is loaded downwards, the rope piece 6b holds this body part firmly in the Loop 6 tight.

The device shown in Figure 1 can for example used for physiotherapy purposes, in which the User leads his legs through the loops 7b until these are arranged in the area of the hollow of the knee. The feet can then be hung in the loops 6. It can then lying down or sitting, exercises such as tacking, cycling, Cranks and pendulums can be carried out in all directions.

With the swivel bracket 4 you can also stretch and standing Carry out pulling exercises. Through the elastic rope 2 can Exercises from the couch to sitting and bending to strengthen and tightening the abdominal and back muscles for a long time be made easy.

If you have a handicap on both legs, both legs can are each inserted in additional large loops 6c (Fig. 2). The additional loops 6c can be longer and be narrower, these not only serve as support loops for hands and feet, they are also used as pull loops for better Angled knees can be used. The feet are stored in the loops with the foot clamps 6b. About additional rope sections 5a, which hang from the bracket 4, the Bracket 4 are pivoted or rotated with your hands, whereupon the legs lying in the loops 6b make this movement participate. The additional rope sections 5a point to Attack with your hands Loops 5b at their free end on. Exercises can also be carried out from a wheelchair will.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 is further a ring 8 at the node 3 of the elastic rubber rope 2 attached. In this ring 8, the carabiners 1 can free end of the elastic rubber rope (double-barreled Rope), where a loop is formed, which in turn, for example, on a ceiling Hook can be hooked. You achieve it overall a suspension of the bracket via four parallel ropes 2, which in contrast to the two shown in Fig. 2 Ropes have a higher spring constant overall. This stabilization through a lower overall spring effect the 4-fold rubber rope is especially useful for exercises advantageous from a wheelchair.

It is also possible that all ropes are adjustable, that a screwed on the bracket 4 the sliding of the rubber rope 2 prevents the for physiotherapy exercises simple large loop 6 can be attached twice (but without foot clamp) that a cushioning hose is attached to the rope of the foot clamp is pulled in that the pulley 7 both on Bracket 4 can be attached to the node 3 and that it is advantageous if a knot 3 are attached can and that it is advantageous if a carabiner for Unhooking and hanging the rope pulley in between.

Claims (16)

1. A hanging keep-fit apparatus in which two cable portions (5) hang down from a cross bar (4), at the ends of each of which cable portions is provided a respective loop (6), wherein the cross bar (4) is suspended pivotably at least about a horizontal axis on at least one elastic cable (2) which is preferably fixed at the longitudinal center to the cross bar (4), characterised in that mounted to the cross bar (4) or the knot (3) of the elastic cable (2) carrying the cross bar is a cable pulley (7) over which - as is known per se - is passed an additional cable (7a) which has a respective loop (7b) at each of the free ends.
2. A hanging keep-fit apparatus as set forth in claim 1 characterised in that the cross bar (4) is in the form of a cross bar tube through which - as is known per se - a cable (5) is passed in one piece, the cable portions of which hang down from the respective ends of the cross bar tube.
3. A hanging keep-fit apparatus as set forth in claim 2 characterised in that the cable (5) is movably guided in the cross bar tube.
4. A hanging keep-fit apparatus as set forth in one of claims 1 through 3 characterised in that the elastic cable (2) is passed around the cross bar (4) and knotted fast to same by means of a knot (3).
5. A hanging keep-fit apparatus as set forth in claim 4 characterised in that the knot (3) is prevented from slipping laterally by a hook which is screwed into the cross bar (4), wherein the hook preferably also fixes the cable or cables in the interior of the cross bar (4).
6. A hanging keep-fit apparatus as set forth in one of claims 1 through 5 characterised in that the elastic cable (2) is in the form of a preferably double-run rubber cable.
7. A hanging keep-fit apparatus as set forth in one of claims 1 through 6 characterized in that the cross bar (4) has a curve portion (4a) in the region of its longitudinal center.
8. A hanging keep-fit apparatus as set forth in one of claims 1 through 7 characterised in that each cable portion (5) is passed through a separate first loop (6), wherein the cable portion (5) itself forms a second loop (6a).
9. A hanging keep-fit apparatus as set forth in claim 8 characterised in that the part of the cable portion (5), which is within the separate first loop (6), is reinforced by a tube portion (6b) fitted thereover.
10. A hanging keep-fit apparatus as set forth in one of claims 1 through 9 characterized in that a fixing element (1), preferably a hook or a carabiner hook is provided at the upper end of the elastic cable (2).
11. A hanging keep-fit apparatus as set forth in one of claims 1 through 10 characterised in that the additional cable (7a) is adjustable in respect of its length.
12. A hanging keep-fit apparatus as set forth in one of claims 1 through 11 characterised in that a foot clamping means (6b) is arranged on each loop (6) at the end of the cable portions (5), for clamping fast a foot which is fitted into the loop (6).
13. A hanging keep-fit apparatus as set forth in claim 12 characterised in that the foot clamping means (6b) comprises a piece of cable which has a knob at the first end, which is passed from there outwardly through the loop (6) and which is passed from the outside inwardly again through the loop, wherein the piece of cable is passed in the same manner on the opposite side of the loop and finally has a knob at the second end.
14. A hanging keep-fit apparatus as set forth in one of claims 1 through 13 characterised in that two or more loops (6a, 6b. 6c) are fixed or formed at the end of each of the cable portions (5).
15. A hanging keep-fit apparatus as set forth in one of claims 1 through 14 characterised in that further cable portions (5a) hang down from the cross bar (4) beside the cable portions (5) and at their free end have at least one respective loop (5b).
16. A hanging keep-fit apparatus as set forth in one of claims 1 through 15 characterised in that a ring (8) is fixed to the cross bar (4) or the knot (3).

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