JP3192616U - Fitness cushion - Google Patents

Abstract

Even if a bead cushion is placed as furniture at home, a cushion for fitness can be realized that is less noticeable to visitors that it can be used as a fitness tool.
A bead cushion 1 includes a cloth bag 1C having an outer shape as a cushion, and a large number of expanded polystyrene contained as an intermediate material inside the cloth bag 1C. The weight portion 2 is normally placed on the top side fabric portion 1CTA of the cloth bag 1C of the bead cushion 1 and is placed so that it can be lifted upward from such a state during exercise. 2 both ends SL1, SL5 are stitched to the top side fabric portion 1CTA of the cloth bag 1C. The weight portion 2 is composed of four particle bags SBA, SBB, SBC, and SBD that are sewn together, and each particle bag includes a plurality of resin particles as a weight.
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Description

  This invention relates to a fitness cushion that can be applied not only to furniture as a cushion but also as a fitness tool at home.

  Many people go to fitness clubs and do fitness exercises such as aerobic exercises every day because of their health-consciousness. However, since it is troublesome to go out to the fitness club every day and exercise, and sometimes it is not possible to take time to go to the fitness club, fitness equipment (for example, equipment for pedaling a bicycle) is used at home. In preparation, many people enjoy fitness exercises at home.

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However, when fitness exercises are performed with home fitness equipment, it is necessary to secure a place for such equipment in the home, and the fitness equipment is in harmony with other interior equipment in the home. Sometimes it is unsightly. In addition, there may be a case where it is not possible to continuously use a fitness apparatus that is easily deployed in the home using a vacant time zone. Furthermore, if a large-scale fitness equipment is deployed in the home, some visitors may hate it because they are aware that they are doing fitness exercises at home. . Some people want to get a slim body by sneaking in fitness every day in their spare time without being noticed by others.

  This device is a technical idea conceived in view of the above problems. Its main purpose is that home visitors are not aware that it is a fitness device, and it matches well with the interior products in the room and blends in as an interior product. The object is to propose a structure of a fitness cushion that also exhibits a function as a device.

  A fitness cushion according to the subject of the present invention includes (1) a bead cushion having an outer shape as a cushion, and a plurality of foamed polystyrene contained as an inner material in the cloth bag, and (2) the bead cushion. At least one including a plurality of resin particles as weights, having both ends sewn to the part of the cloth bag so that the cloth bag can be lifted upward from a state of lying on a part of the cloth bag. And a weight portion comprising two particle bags.

  According to the fitness cushion according to the subject of the present invention, when the weight portion is not lifted and is laid on a part of the bead cushion cloth bag, the fitness cushion is used for furniture and interior in the home. As one of the products, it can function as a fashionable cushion. On the other hand, when the weight is lifted by the user's hand or foot, the expanded polystyrene in the bead cushion moves downward due to gravity, the outer shape of the cloth bag is deformed, and the cloth bag hangs downward, and In addition, the particle bag forming the weight portion is bent while hanging from the hand or foot, and the force is applied to the user's hand or foot, and this fitness cushion functions as a fitness tool instantly. become. Therefore, according to the subject of the present invention, the user can use the fitness cushion as a bead cushion in daily life, and instantly use the fitness cushion as a fitness item by lifting the weight. I can do it. Therefore, for example, when watching a TV screen, the user can easily or easily feel free during a little free time in the life at home, such as the time during which a TV commercial is broadcast. And you can easily do fitness exercises at home. In this case, the user can use the two fitness cushions to hold each fitness cushion in his hand or support it with his / her foot while performing exercises for turning the body or aerobic exercise using the whole body at home. As a result, it is possible to realize a slim body easily and easily by exercising using this fitness cushion within a short time.

  In addition, since the fitness cushion placed in the home can be visually recognized as a single cushion, the visitor can use the fitness cushion at home to perform fitness exercises. I don't think I'm going. Therefore, there is an advantage that the visitor does not notice that the user is actually performing a fitness exercise at home using the present fitness cushion.

  Moreover, since the cloth bag of this fitness cushion functions as a bead cushion made of expanded polystyrene, the cloth bag is comfortable to touch and touch, and when the weight part is not lifted, the leg part of the user includes the weight part. The user can rest on the cloth bag part of the fitness cushion. That is, from the viewpoint described on the left, the user can also use this fitness cushion as a comfortable leg pillow.

  Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail along with the effects and advantages thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a top view which shows typically the structure of the weight part sewn on the fitness cushion which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view showing typically the whole fitness cushion composition concerning Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a front view which shows typically the state which lifted the weight part upward in the fitness cushion which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows typically the state in which a fitness cushion functions as a leg pillow when a person's leg is mounted on the weight stitching | suture part of the fitness cushion shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows typically the example of an exercise | movement using the fitness cushion which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows typically the other exercise example using the fitness cushion which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention.

(Embodiment 1)
<Configuration of Fitness Cushion 10>
FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing the configuration of the weight portion 2 that constitutes a core component of the fitness cushion 10 (see FIG. 2) according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, each broken line or point indicates each of a plurality (a large number) of resin particles SE included in each particle bag to be described later. The aggregate of the resin particles SE bears “weight” or “load” which is essential for the weight portion 2 to exhibit the “weight function” of the fitness cushion 10.

  In the present example shown in FIG. 1, the weight part 2 has four particle bags SBA, SBB which are arranged in a row with their ends sewn together in sequence along the longitudinal direction (lateral direction) D1. , SBC, SBD. Here, since each particle bag is a portion that bears the “loading portion” of the weight portion 2, the total number of particle bags is not limited to four in this example, and is generally “plurality”. However, in principle, the number of particle bags is “at least one”. When described sequentially, the first particle bag SBA and the second particle bag SBB are sewn together by the second seam SL2 at each end facing the longitudinal direction D1. In addition, the second particle bag SBB and the third particle bag SBC are sewn together by the third seam SL3 at each end facing the longitudinal direction D1. Further, the third particle bag SBC and the fourth particle bag SBD are stitched together by the fourth seam SL4 at each end facing the longitudinal direction D1. In the plan view of FIG. 1, the left end portion of the first particle bag SBA and the right end portion of the fourth particle bag SBD are respectively shown in FIG. 2 by the first seam SL1 and the fifth seam SL5. The bead cushion 1 is sewn to the top side fabric portion of the cloth bag 1C of the bead cushion 1 described later. By stitching both ends of the weight portion 2 at the first seam SL1 and the fifth seam SL5, the weight portion 2 is lifted upward on the cloth bag 1C of the bead cushion 1 in a state of being integrated as a whole. Sewn as possible. Therefore, when the weight part 2 is lifted as it is with a hand or foot sandwiched between the weight part 2 and the cloth bag 1C of the bead cushion 1, the particle bags SBA, SBB, SBC, SBD constituting the weight part 2 are integrated as a whole. It lifts while curving upwards in a distorted state. In this lifted state, the weight portion 2 does not come off from the top side fabric portion of the cloth bag 1C of the bead cushion 1 and is sewn by stitching the both ends SL1 and SL5 in the longitudinal direction D1 of the weight portion 2. It lifts while being more restricted and applies a load to the user's hand or foot in a curved state.

  Here, each of the particle bags SBA, SBB, SBC, and SBD includes a plurality of (many) resin particles (PP resin particles) as “weights” inside the closed bag. . Therefore, these particle bags SBA, SBB, SBC, and SBD are important parts that bear the action and effect of the fitness exercise exhibited by this fitness cushion. Moreover, in the state where each particle bag SBA, SBB, SBC, SBD is laid on the top side fabric portion of the cloth bag 1C of the bead cushion 1 (see FIG. 2 described later), these particle bags. Forms a slightly protruding convex part and acts a slightly comfortable force on the leg (massage function). Therefore, the top side fabric portion of the cloth bag 1C of the bead cushion 1 in this state is also a portion exhibiting an action / effect as a “leg pillow” that gives a comfortable feel.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the entire configuration of the fitness cushion 10 according to the present embodiment in a non-lifted state, which has already been referred to in the above description of FIG. That is, the state shown in FIG. 2 is a state in which the entire weight portion 2 (each particle bag SBA, SBB, SBC, SBD) illustrated in FIG. 1 forms the outer shape of the bead cushion 1 and is closed. This corresponds to a state where the cloth bag 1C is laid on the top side fabric portion 1CTA. Here, “the top side fabric portion 1CTA of the cloth bag 1C” includes the stitched portions (stitches) SL1 and SL5 at both ends of the weight portion 2 and is a contact portion with the back surface of the weight portion 2 in a lying state. This is an area including a part of a bead cushion cloth bag and a peripheral portion on the top side. The area of the “top side fabric portion 1CTA of the cloth bag 1C” varies due to the movement in the bag due to the external force of a plurality of (many) expanded polystyrene contained in the cloth bag 1C. And the opposite side part (back surface part) of "the top side fabric part 1CTA of the cloth bag 1C" is the "bottom part side cloth part 1CBA of the cloth bag 1C" that comes into contact with the placement surface such as the floor of the house.

  2 is the longitudinal direction or the lateral direction of the bead cushion 1, and the direction D2 is the thickness direction or the vertical direction of the bead cushion 1. Reference numeral 1SL indicates a seam portion of a plurality of fabrics (for example, different color fabrics) constituting the cloth bag 1C of the bead cushion 1.

  As an example, the cloth bag 1C of the bead cushion 1 is composed of a plurality of fabrics stitched together by seams 1SL to form an outer shape as a cushion, and has a closed internal space. In the inner space of the cloth bag 1C, a plurality (large number) of expanded polystyrene is contained as “medium material”. These expanded polystyrenes are known materials and are referred to as expanded polystyrene beads. And the thing in which those materials were used for furniture, such as a cushion, is called "bead cushion". In the expanded polystyrene having the substantial outer shape of the cloth bag 1C that can be deformed according to the applied external force contained in the cloth bag 1C, the weight part 2 lies entirely on the top side cloth part 1CTA of the cloth bag 1C. In the case of being placed, the sheet is enlarged in the longitudinal direction D1 and reduced in the up-down direction D2 by a pressing force applied from the user's hand during the placement. As a result, the cloth bag 1C of the bead cushion 1 extends along the longitudinal direction D1 and contracts along the vertical direction D2. The figure showing the outer shape of the cloth bag 1C of the bead cushion 1 at that time is exactly the perspective view of FIG. 2, and the longitudinal cross-sectional figure of the cloth bag 1C in FIG. 2 is substantially rectangular.

  The surface fabric of the cloth bag 1C is made of, for example, a combination of nylon and polyurethane.

  FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state of the fitness cushion 10 when the weight portion 2 is lifted upward by a user's hand or foot from the state of the fitness cushion 10 shown in FIG. For convenience of illustration, the cloth bag 1C of the bead cushion 1 is hatched. In this case, the weight part 2 functions as a “weight” part for fitness exercise rather than a part of the bead cushion 1. As described above, both end portions of the weight portion 2 are stitched to the top side fabric portion 1CTA of the cloth bag 1C (the stitched portions are indicated by the stitches SL1 and SL5 here), and therefore, the weight by the user. As the part 2 is lifted upward, the expanded polystyrene in the cloth bag 1C moves downward according to gravity, and the cloth bag 1C is deformed into a shape that hangs downward from the weight part 2. . The lifting amount (dimension) in the upward direction of the weight part 2 at that time depends on the dimension between the seams SL1 and SL5 at both ends of the weight part 2 in the lying state before lifting. In such a lifted state, since the aggregate of resin particles in each particle bag is heavier than the aggregate of expanded polystyrene in the cloth bag 1C, the weight portion 2 composed of each particle bag SBA, SBB, SBC, SBD is This is a source of load applied to the user's hand or foot.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a case where the fitness cushion 10 is applied as a “leg pillow” that creates a relaxed state of legs. That is, when the weight portion 2 is placed on the “part” of the cloth bag 1C of the bead cushion 1, the part of the cloth bag 1C of the bead cushion 1 and the peripheral portion of the part are included. The portion 1CTA and the surface of the weight portion 2 have a structure as a “leg pillow” for placing a human leg. As illustrated in FIG. 4, when the user places each leg of his / her both feet on the top fabric portion 1 </ b> CTA of the cloth bag 1 </ b> C through the surface of the particle bag of the weight portion 2, The portion placed on the top side fabric portion 1CTA of the cloth bag 1C bites into the cloth bag 1C according to the movement of the expanded polystyrene. On the other hand, a portion of each leg placed on the surface of the corresponding particle bag of the weight portion 2 is moderately affected by the resin particle group while biting into the group of resin particles in the particle bag. These dual actions allow the user to relax with a moderate massage feeling from the small irregularities generated on the bead cushion 1 with respect to his / her legs. Thus, the fitness cushion 10 can function as a bead cushion and a fitness tool, as well as a tool for relaxing the legs.

<Fitness exercise using the fitness cushion 10>

  Hereinafter, two examples of fitness exercises that can be easily performed in a room at home by using the fitness cushion 10 having the structure illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 will be briefly described.

A. FIG. 5 shows that the user uses two fitness cushions 10 (a first fitness cushion 10A for the right hand and a second fitness cushion 10B for the left hand), and corresponds to one of the left and right twist exercises (fitness exercises). ) Is schematically shown.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the user grasps the approximate center of the weight 2 of the first fitness cushion 10A with the right hand and the approximate center of the weight 2 of the second fitness cushion 10B with the other left hand. Stand up and open your arms and raise your shoulders. In this state, the bead cushions 1 of the first and second fitness cushions 10A and 10B hang downward due to gravity, the top side fabric portion 1CTA of the cloth bag 1C is curved downward, and the weights 2 Also bends from the hand. In this case, the particle bags SBA, SBB, SBC, and SBD of each weight portion 2 function as “weights” that apply a load to the corresponding user's arm. As a matter of course, the load applied to the user's arm increases as the number of particle bags included in the weight portion 2 increases.

  From this state, the user starts a left-right torsional motion and repeats an operation of slowly twisting the upper body part from the waist without moving the lower body and waist.

  As described above, when the user is not exercising, he / she can easily and easily twist left and right using the free time in his / her room using a cushion that blends into the interior of the room and forms one of the interiors. You can train your body easily. Moreover, even if an outside visitor sees the first and second fitness cushions 10A and 10B being placed as interior goods (furniture) in the room, they cannot think that they are tools for training their bodies. Unless you receive an explanation, you can't feel that the people in your home are doing physical exercises as described above.

B. FIG. 6 shows that the user uses one of the two fitness cushions 10 (first fitness cushion 10A for the right foot and second fitness cushion 10B for the left foot) to raise the leg (one fitness exercise). ) Is schematically shown.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the lying state, the user inserts the right foot between the weight portion 2 of the first fitness cushion 10A and the cloth bag 1C of the bead cushion, and puts the first fitness cushion 10A on the ankle. The other left foot is inserted between the weight part 2 of the second fitness cushion 10B and the bead cushion cloth bag 1C, and the second fitness cushion 10B is locked to the ankle. Under such preparation, the user further bends the right foot to use the first fitness cushion 10A as the lower cushion and extends the other left foot. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the user slowly lifts the left foot on which the second fitness cushion 10 </ b> B is locked to the ankle, and holds the lifted state for about 5 seconds. Thereafter, the user slowly lowers the left foot to the original state, and repeats this leg raising exercise several times. Further, the user performs the right leg leg-lifting motion in the same manner. By such fitness exercise, the user can easily and easily train his / her body every day by seeing free time in his / her room without being noticed by visitors from outside.

  As described above, even with regard to the leg raising exercise, even if an outside visitor sees the first and second fitness cushions 10A and 10B being placed as interior goods (furniture) in the room, I don't think it's a tool to train, and unless I receive an explanation, I can't feel that the people in the house are training their bodies every day by doing the fitness exercises mentioned above.

(Appendix)
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed and described in detail above, the above description exemplifies aspects to which the present invention can be applied, and the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, various modifications and / or variations on the described aspects can be considered without departing from the scope of the invention.

  The present invention is suitable for application to a cushion that can also function as a fitness tool (fitness item) at home, for example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bead cushion 1C Bead cushion cloth bag 2 Weight part SBA, SBB, SBC, SBD Particle bag SE Resin particle SL1, SL5 Seam of both ends 1CTA Part of bead cushion cloth bag 10 Fitness cushion

Claims (2)

A bead cushion having a cloth bag forming an outer shape as a cushion, and a plurality of expanded polystyrene contained as an intermediate material inside the cloth bag;
The bead cushion has both ends that are sewn to the part of the cloth bag so as to be lifted upward from a state of lying on the part of the cloth bag, and a plurality of resin particles are weighted therein. A fitness cushion, comprising: a weight portion comprising at least one particle bag as described above. The fitness cushion according to claim 1,
When the weight portion is placed lying on the part of the cloth bag of the bead cushion,
The fitness cushion according to claim 1, wherein the part of the bead cushion, the peripheral part of the part, and the weight part form a leg pillow for placing a leg.

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