JP2014521483A - Elevated reclining exercise chair - Google Patents

Abstract

The resistance chair includes an elevated stationary seat surface having a front edge and a back edge. The arm is rotatably engaged with the rear edge of the seating surface and is rotatable to a position below the horizontal line with respect to the elevated stationary seating surface. The back support is fixed to the arm and supports the back of the user seated on the elevated stationary seat. A user having at least one resistance element connected to the elevated stationary seat, urging the first arm to an upright start position, and performing an abdominal muscle exercise with an arm below the horizon relative to the elevated stationary seat Assist in returning from the fully extended abdominal exercise position to the upright abdominal exercise position.

Description

  The following description relates generally to the field of exercise equipment, and more specifically to the field of less abdominal exercise equipment.

  In the era of exercise and fitness, traditional abdominal exercises are exposed to blame because they are potentially damaged if performed incorrectly, especially when performed under poor physical conditions. What is needed is an exercise tool that allows everyone to do the right abdominal exercises, provides variable levels of resistance or assistance, and fits those who are unfamiliar with exercise.

  In addition, there is a need for an exercise tool that allows the user to perform alternative variations of abdominal exercises. For example, conventional abdominal muscle exercises performed on a flat surface such as a floor surface only allow the user to recline to a horizon position. In order to increase the difficulty of traditional abdominal exercises, it allows the user to recline beyond the horizon position while still ensuring that the user maintains the proper form to prevent injury It would be desirable to provide a device.

  The devices disclosed below meet these and other needs. The following simplified summary is provided to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the claimed subject matter. This summary is not an extensive overview and is not intended to identify key / essential elements or to delineate the scope of the claimed subject matter. Its purpose is to present some concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the forms for carrying out the invention presented below.

  Wheeled resistance chairs help the user perform correct abdominal exercises by guiding the user's efforts and eliminating the initial jerks commonly experienced when performing abdominal exercises. The resistance chair includes a seating surface connected to a hinged back having a back support that supports the user's back and extends to assist abdominal muscle recovery after abs extension.

  In motion, the resistance chair provides support for the user's back, adjustable resistance, and the adjustable resistance moves from the starting position to the extended position, thus causing muscle exercises that do not normally function in abdominal exercise. . The back support and adjustable resistance of the resistance chair also assists the user by overcoming some of the gravity and assisting the user in performing correct abdominal exercises that move from the extended position to the starting position.

  By providing resistance to backward movement, the user uses the lower back muscles, thereby exercising the front and back of the abdominal muscles. The backrest also allows for core rotation, providing the user with the ability to twist sideways and use the oblique muscles.

  In another embodiment, the resistance chair includes an elevated stationary seating surface having a front edge and a back edge. An arm is rotatably engaged with the back edge of the seating surface and is rotatable to a position below the horizontal line relative to the elevated stationary seating surface. The back support is fixed to the arm and supports the back of the user seated on the elevated stationary seat. At least one resistance element is connected to the elevated stationary seat surface, biases the first arm to the upright starting position, and the arm is from the fully extended abdominal muscle movement position below the horizontal line relative to the elevated stationary seat surface. It assists the user performing the abdominal exercises to return to the exercise position. The resistance element also resists rotation of the arm away from the upright starting position and resists users attempting to move from the upright abdominal exercise position to the fully extended abdominal exercise position.

  In another embodiment, the resistance chair also includes a second arm having a first end and a second end. An adjustable hinge is attached to the first arm and is movable between fixed positions along the first arm. The first end of the second arm is connected to an adjustable hinge, and the second end of the second arm is connected to a roller, for example a wheeled axle. Moving the adjustable hinge along the first arm changes the maximum reclining angle of the first arm. For example, moving the adjustable hinge upward along the first arm increases the maximum reclining angle of the first arm and moving the adjustable hinge downward along the first arm Reduce the maximum reclining angle of the first arm.

  To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects are described herein in connection with the following description and the annexed drawings. However, these aspects are merely illustrative of some of the various ways in which the principles of the claimed subject matter may be employed, and the claimed subject matter is intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. To do. Other advantages and novel features may become apparent from the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a resistance chair having an elevated seat. FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a resistance chair having the elevated seat surface of FIG. FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the resistance chair having the elevated seat of FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of a resistance chair having the elevated seat of FIG. FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of the resistance chair having the elevated seat of FIG. 1 showing the arm rotated beyond the horizon relative to the elevated seat.

  In one aspect of the disclosed embodiment, the elevated resistance chair includes an elevated stationary seat. The floor (or other support surface) prevents the arm from rotating beyond the horizon with respect to the seating surface, so by elevating the seating surface, the user reclines to a position beyond the horizon with respect to the seating surface. be able to. This allows the user to perform a more difficult variation of abdominal exercise, as it provides a wider range of exercise. When in the fully extended abdominal muscle movement position, the user's torso in the position below the seating surface has a wider range of total movement compared to the abdominal muscle movement performed while seated on the floor surface. Require more difficult abdominal exercises.

  As shown in FIGS. 1-5, the resistance chair 100 includes an elevated seat surface 112. In contrast to the previously disclosed embodiments, it can be seen that the elevated seating surface 112 is spaced above the floor or other support surface on which the resistance chair 100 is placed. One advantage of the elevated seating surface 112 spaced above the floor is that the first arm 115 can be reclined to a position below the horizon relative to the elevated seating surface 112. Therefore, the seat surface 112 that is spaced above the floor surface is compared to a resistance chair in which the first arm 115 is placed directly on the floor surface, rather than being spaced apart above the floor surface. Making it possible to have a wider range of motion. The elevated seat surface 112 may be formed by providing a fabric or mesh panel 113 that is suspended by parallel arms 157 of a U-shaped member 156, as shown. U-shaped member 156 also includes a rear support member 158 that spans between parallel arms 157. Alternatively, the elevated seating surface 112 can be a solid flat member made from a suitable material such as plastic or metal.

Front support legs 150 and rear support legs 152 are provided to space the elevated seat surface 112 above the floor. The elevated seat surface 112 is attached to these support rails near the upper ends of the front support leg 150 and the rear support leg 152. The attachment means may be a fastener such as a bolt or screw, a weld, an adhesive, or any other suitable means.
The front support legs 150 and the rear support legs 152 may be tilted such that their upper and lower ends adjacent to the elevated seat surface 112 are in front of the front edge of the elevated seat surface 112, respectively. And behind the rear edge. By tilting the front support leg 150 and the rear support leg 152 with respect to the vertical line, the stability of the elevated seat surface 112 is achieved. For example, if a user seated on the elevated seat 112 leans back or reclines, the tilt of the rear support leg 152 will prevent the elevated seat 112 from tipping over. . However, it is also envisioned that the front support legs 150 and the rear support legs 152 may be vertical.

  In addition to the front support legs 150 and the rear support legs 152, horizontal support rails 154 may be provided. The horizontal support rails 154 can be integrally formed with the front support legs 152 and the rear support legs 154 as depicted in the figure. Alternatively, the horizontal support rails 154 can be attached to the upper ends of the front support legs 150 and the rear support legs 152. Alternatively, the horizontal support rail 154 can be attached to or integrally formed with the elevated seat surface 112. The horizontal support rails 154 can be spaced above the elevated seat surface 112, as shown, or alternatively can be at the same level as the elevated seat surface 112. In addition, the horizontal support rail 154 can be spread outwardly relative to the parallel arms 157 of the U-shaped member 156, as depicted in the figure. The horizontal support rail 154 is grabbed by a user seated on the elevated seat and supports the user and assists in performing abdominal exercises.

  The resistance chair 100 also includes a first arm 115 and a second arm 117. The first arm 115 is hinged at the hinge 114 about the lower end thereof. At least one shoulder support roller 125 is seated on the elevated seating surface 112 and is rotatably mounted on the upper end of the first arm 115 to rotatably support the user's shoulder reclining against the first arm 115. Attached to the front surface. Similarly, at least one back support roller 124 is seated on the elevated seating surface 112 and is rotatably supported by the first arm 115 to support the back of the user reclining relative to the first arm 115. Is attached to the front surface of the first arm 115 below the upper end of the first arm 115. Shoulder support roller 125 and back support roller 124 are advantageous, but not strictly necessary, to facilitate sliding movement between the user's back and first arm 115 during abdominal exercise, In such embodiments, it can be omitted or replaced by a non-rotating support member.

  The upper end of the second arm 117 is hingedly connected to the first arm 115 by a hinge 135 attached to the rear surface of the first arm 15 adjacent to the upper end of the first arm 115. As shown, the hinge 135 may be spaced slightly below the top end of the first arm 115. The lower end of the second arm 117 engages with a rotating device such as the axle 121. The second arm 117 can be integrally formed with the axle 121 as shown, but in other embodiments, the second arm 117 and the axle 121 are formed separately and then welded, They can be attached to each other by fasteners, or other suitable means. The axle 121 is rotatably supported by a rotating means such as a wheel 122 that is rotatably mounted at each end of the axle 121.

  The axle 121 is connected to the lower resistance engagement element 133 by a hinge. For example, as shown in the figure, the lower resistance engagement element 133 can include an outer cylinder that wraps around the axle 121 such that the lower resistance engagement element 133 can rotate relative to the axle 121. In addition, the upper resistance engaging element 134 is hinged to the rear edge of the elevated seat surface 112. For example, as shown, the upper resistance engagement element 134 wraps around the rear support member 158 of the U-shaped member 156 such that the upper resistance engagement element 158 can rotate relative to the rear support member 158. An outer cylinder may be provided. A pair of lower resistance engagement elements 156 and a pair of upper resistance engagement elements 158 are depicted in the figure, but each of the lower and upper resistance engagement elements 156 and 158 is more or less than two. Please understand that sometimes.

  Stretching between the lower resistance engagement element 156 and the upper resistance engagement element 158 is an elastic resistance element 126. In general, there will be the same number of elastic resistance elements 126 as the lower and upper resistance engagement elements 156 and 158. For example, in the embodiment depicted in the figure, there are two lower resistance engagement elements 156, two upper resistance engagement elements 158, and two elastic resistance elements 126. However, other configurations are also envisioned. For example, there may be more or less elastic resistance elements 126 than the lower resistance engagement elements 156 or the upper resistance engagement elements 158 without departing from the general concept of the present disclosure. Possible examples of possible elastic resistance elements 126 are rubber bands, resistance bands, which are elastic, resist extension and tend to return to their original length when the extension force is no longer applied, A spring or any other element may be mentioned.

  Therefore, it can be seen that the elastic resistance element 126 resists the reclining of the first arm 115 (that is, the counterclockwise rotation of the first arm 117 in FIG. 3). As most clearly shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, as the first arm 115 is reclined, the upper end of the second arm 117 is forced to rotate about the hinge 135, while The lower end of the second arm 117 simultaneously moves away from the elevated seat surface 112 by the rotation of the wheel 122. This movement continues to the fully reclined position depicted in FIG. It should be noted that in the fully reclined position of FIG. 5, the first arm 115 is reclined beyond the horizontal line with respect to the elevated seat surface 112. When the force causing the first arm 115 to recline beyond the starting position depicted in FIG. 3 is no longer applied to the first arm 115, the resilient resistance element 126 causes the axle 121 to move toward the elevated seat surface 112. Will pull back. In general, the force provided by the resilient resistance element 126 returns the first arm 115 and the second arm 117 to the starting position depicted in FIG. 3 when there is no reclining force applied to the first arm 115. Is sufficient to lift the user from the fully reclined position of FIG. 5 to the starting position of FIG. In other words, the user must still use the abdominal muscles to return to the starting position, but the force provided by the resilient resistance element 126 will assist the user's upward movement.

  In alternative embodiments, one or more of the structures disclosed above may be inherently adjustable. For example, the first arm 115 or the second arm 117 can be formed from two telescoping members having a plurality of openings engageable with the locking pins. By nesting the two telescoping members to a desired length and engaging the locking pin, the user can vary the length of the first arm 115 or the second arm 117. Similarly, the position of the hinge 135 on the rear surface of the first arm 115 is positioned by a locking pin that slides the hinge 135 along the first arm 115 and engages an opening in the first arm 115. Can be adjustable. Adjusting the position of the hinge 135 modifies the starting angle between the first arm 115 and the second arm 117 and also changes the starting position of the axle 121 relative to the elevated seat surface 112. Vary the difficulty level of exercises performed. Moving the position of the hinge 135 upward along the first arm 115 (ie, away from the elevated seat 112) is a larger maximum of the first arm 115 in the fully reclined position. It can be seen that the reclining angle is possible. Similarly, moving the position of the hinge 135 downward along the first arm 115 reduces the maximum reclining angle of the first arm 115. Finally, the resilient resistance element 126 can also be adjustable. For example, if the resilient resistance element 126 is a plurality of resistance bands, varying the provided resistance by disengaging one or more resistance bands from the lower resistance engagement element 156 or the upper resistance engagement element 158. It is possible to make it.

  To use resistance chair 100, a user sits on elevated seat 112 and places his back and shoulders on back support roller 124 and shoulder support roller 125, respectively. The user may grasp one or both of the horizontal support rails 154 with one hand or both hands, or may not grasp the horizontal support rail 154 at all. The basic exercise that a user can perform is a stretch-up exercise with assistance. The user uses the abdominal muscles to push the first arm 115 backwards and the movement is resisted by an elastic resistance element 126 that pulls against the movement of the axle 121 away from the elevated seat surface 112. The user continues to recline up to the fully reclined position of FIG. 5 up to any desired position. The fully reclined position of FIG. 5 is not possible by performing a standard rising motion on the floor without equipment, as the floor prevents the user's torso from reclining beyond the horizon. Note that there are. When the desired reclined position is reached, the user can then complete the assisted extension get-up movement by sitting down until the starting position of FIG. 3 is reached. The rising motion is assisted in this direction by the contraction of the elastic resistance element 126 pulling the axle 121 towards the elevated seat surface 112. The resistance chair 100 can also be used for other exercises besides abdominal exercises. For example, the user can recline to the fully reclined position shown in FIG. 5 and perform exercises such as scissor kick, leg-lifting, and holding-in exercise while sitting. In particular, it should be noted that these exercises can be performed with a wider range of motion than is possible while sitting on the floor. For example, scissor kicks and leg lifts may be performed with the user's legs having a lowest position below the horizon and below the elevated seating surface of the device.

  Although preferred embodiments of the device and method have been described with reference to the environment in which it was developed, they are merely illustrative of the principles of the present invention. Other embodiments and configurations may be devised without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (9)

An elevated stationary seating surface having a front edge and a rear edge;
A first arm rotatably engaged with a back edge of the seating surface and rotatable to a position below a horizontal line with respect to the elevated stationary seating surface;
At least one back support fixed to the first arm and supporting the back of a user seated on the elevated stationary seat;
And at least one resistance element connected to the elevated stationary seat surface,
The at least one resistance element urges the first arm to an upright start position, and the first arm reclines below the elevated stationary seat surface from the fully extended abdominal muscle movement position to erect the abdominal muscle movement. Assisting the user performing abdominal exercises to return to position,
The at least one resistance element resists rotation of the first arm away from the upright starting position so that the first arm is below the elevated stationary seat from the upright abdominal muscle movement position Resists movement of the user to the fully extended abdominal exercise position;
Resistance chair.   The resistance chair according to claim 1, wherein the elevated stationary seat surface further includes a pair of opposing hand supports spaced above the elevated stationary seat surface.   The resistance chair according to claim 1, wherein the elevated stationary seat surface includes a flexible sheet that is under tension between a pair of parallel rails.   The resistance chair according to claim 1, wherein the resistance element is angled downward with respect to the elevated stationary seat surface.   The resistance chair according to claim 4, wherein the resistance element is an elastic member, and the elastic member is an elastic resistance band. A second arm having a first end and a second end;
An adjustable hinge attached to the first arm; and
The resistance chair of claim 1, wherein the adjustable hinge is movable between fixed positions along the first arm.   The resistance chair of claim 6, wherein a first end of the second arm is connected to the adjustable hinge, and a second end of the second arm is connected to a roller.   8. The resistance chair of claim 7, wherein moving the adjustable hinge along the first arm changes a maximum reclining angle of the first arm.   Moving the adjustable hinge upward along the first arm increases the maximum reclining angle of the first arm and moves the adjustable hinge downward along the first arm. The resistance chair according to claim 7, wherein reducing a maximum reclining angle of the first arm.

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