JP3466934B2 - Training equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to recreation of infants or the elderly, rehabilitation of patients with weak legs and waist, physically handicapped persons with lower limb disorders, etc., and strengthens leg power and instantaneous force of lower limbs of athletes. The present invention relates to a training device suitable for training.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this kind of training equipment is generally called a ladder trainer, and one which is used especially for the purpose of strengthening the muscular strength of the lower limbs of the athlete and improving agility is commercially available. FIG. 10 shows this training device 1 according to the conventional example, and two bands 2, 2 and this band 2,
Tubes 3, 3, ...
Composed of. The tubes 3, 3, ... Are fixed to the bands 2, 2 via cross bands 4, 4 ,. Cross band 4, 4, ... Band 2,
Fixing to 2 is made with metal rivets 5, 5, ....

An example of how to use the trainer is shown in FIG. 11, in which the trainer 1 is placed on the floor or the ground with several arbitrary portions bent at right angles, and the athlete 3 is given a tube 3,
It runs through the quadrangular area delimited by 3, ... As quickly as possible. With this, you can practice how to balance the body when strengthening the instantaneous power and changing the direction.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above structure,
The trainer 1 can be bent only at right angles, and can take only two simple shapes, that is, a straight part and a right-angled part. Therefore, it is unsuitable for games and games in recreation, and there is a limit for rehabilitation of people with disabilities, and the shape of the line is simple for muscle training of the lower limbs and instantaneous force training. There is a problem that they cannot be placed freely.

In addition, when the conventional ladder trainer is put together when stored, since the bands on both sides are entangled with each other and the tube is entangled with it, it is extremely troublesome to unravel it. In order to prevent this entanglement, it is necessary to carefully pull out the tubes one by one from the front while taking care not to entangle the bands, which is a time-consuming and tedious task. I didn't get it. Also in the installation work, Ju
I had to lay every one on the floor, which was also a tedious task.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and can take a complicated plane shape such as a straight line, a curve, and a bend at an arbitrary angle, and the installation work and the storage work can be performed easily and in a short time. It provides a training device that can be done in time.

[0007]

A training device according to the present invention (Claim 1) has a size large enough to accommodate at least both feet, and can be carried by a person, handled, and placed freely on the ground or floor. And flexible, with two or more tubes at the seam
By connecting them, the diameter is doubled or tripled or more.
Ring that can be and ring that consists of one tube
Or connect two or more tubes with a seam
And a connecting means for connecting a plurality of rings whose diameter is doubled or tripled at a desired position by digging , and the ring is connected by the connecting means to an arbitrary plane shape. It is formed into a ring, and a person walks or runs in the ring.

In this structure, the plurality of rings connected by the connecting means are placed on the floor by the user,
It is set to an arbitrary plane shape, for example, a curved line such as a straight line or an arc, a bending line having an arbitrary angle, or the like. This installation work is performed by spreading the connected rings on the floor surface and manually moving the rings at appropriate positions. In addition, when storing, it is done by pulling the ring at an arbitrary position all at once.

The ring is made of a flexible material.
Since it is a thing that the person's foot hits, the pain is slight, and the ring side is only slightly deformed, the ring is splashed and the arrangement state of the ring changes. Few. Further, when it is placed on the floor surface, it comes into close contact with the floor surface and becomes difficult to slip, so that it is difficult to move even if some force is applied.

The present invention also provides (claim 2) the above ring.
In addition, a diameter changing means for changing the diameter is added.
The diameter changing means is a tube forming the ring.
It consists of joints fixed to both ends of the
The joint is a fixed part fixed to the end of the tube.
And a hole that penetrates the tube, and the joint
By moving it over the tube through the hole.
The diameter of the ring is changed. In such a configuration, the diameter changing means is operated to set the diameter of the ring to an arbitrary diameter.

[0011]

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 is a training device, which is made of polyurethane elastomer resin, and has these rings 11, 11 ,.
......, the connection means 12 and 1 which connects at any position
It consists of 2, ... Ring 11 has an inner diameter of 40c
The diameter of the cross section of the ring 11 may be 1.2 cm, and the inside of the cross section may be hollow. With such a shape, both legs of a person can sufficiently enter and there is no hindrance to walking or running. Polyurethane resin has hardness (JIS
A) It is about 70 to 95, and flexibility is imparted.

The weight of the ring 11 having the above dimensions is about 80 g.
With the size and weight described above, a plurality of people can carry them in their hands, and handling work such as connection and placement work on the ground or floor are easy. Polyurethane resin is a material that has excellent abrasion resistance and is non-slip, and is therefore suitable as a material for this type of training equipment placed on the ground or floor. Considering the stride length of walking and running, the inner diameter of the ring 11 is preferably in the range of about 30 to 75 cm, and the diameter of the cross section of the ring 11 is such that the foot does not get caught during walking or running, that is, about 0.5. ~ 2.5 cm
The range is appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 2, the connecting means 12 is made of PV.
It is formed of a soft resin sheet such as C and has a nylon button 13 attached thereto. The connecting means 12 is movably attached to the one ring 11,
The other ring 11 is connected on the side of the button 13 as if it were rolled up. That is, the female portion 14 of the button 13 is formed on the connecting means 12 attached to the ring 11 on the left side in the figure, and the opened male portion 15 side is wound around the ring 11 on the right side to be connected. With such a structure, the connecting means 12 is
Since it is always attached to one ring 11 so as not to come off, there is no risk of it being lost.

The ring 11 has a structure having a seam 16. As shown in FIG. 3, a pipe 17 made of metal such as aluminum or resin is fitted in the joint 16 portion, and the tubes are connected by the pipe 17 to form a ring shape. Oh lever in such a structure, remove the seam 16 parts, by linking the two tubes, it is possible to form a ring having twice the diameter of the ring 11, to change the diameter of the ring depending on the application be able to. That is, the seams 16 of three or more rings 11 are removed and three or more tucks are removed.
Connect the chromatography Bed, 3 consisting of one tube ring 11
It is also possible to use one ring having a diameter more than double.

FIG. 4 shows a usage example, in which the ring 11 is arranged in a circle. This can be used, for example, to restore the walking function of persons with lower limb disorders. The user uses the ring 11,1
1, ... step by step. Also ring 11,
It is also possible to arrange 11, ... In an arc shape on the floor or the ground to form a curve simulating a corner of athletic track competition, skating, etc. With such a shape, training of corner work can be performed. In addition, the shape of the curve obtained can be freely set, and the shape can be optimized according to the target competition, and the training efficiency can be improved.

5 to 7 show another embodiment of the ring 11 in which a diameter changing means for changing the diameter of the ring 11 is added. This diameter changing means,
Each of the tubes 18 constituting the ring 11 comprises joints 19 and 19 fixed to both ends thereof. The joints 19 and 19 are holes 20 through which the tubes 18 pass.
Tube 18 that has a ring 11 and has joints 19 and 19 moved on the tube 18.
The length of the ring 11 is adjusted to change the diameter of the ring 11. Reference numeral 21 denotes a stopper made of an aluminum ring, which is fastened and fixed to the tube 18 and has a joint 1
It acts to prevent the movement of 9 and 19. Joint 1
When 9 and 19 hit this, the diameter of the ring 11 becomes the minimum, for example, about 30 cm. Joints 19 and 19
When they hit each other, the maximum diameter of the ring 11 is, for example, about 75 cm. Taking an example of the tube 18,
A polyurethane tube having an inner diameter of 6 mm, an outer diameter of 10 mm and a hardness (JISA) of 85 can be used.

FIG. 8 shows a portion of the joint 19 where the tube 18 is fixed. The tube 18 is a core material 22 embedded in the joint 19 and made of metal or hard plastic.
It is fixed by being plugged into. As a material for the joint 19, a polyvinyl chloride resin having a hardness (JIS A) of 90 to 95 can be used.

FIG. 9 shows a portion of the joint 19 penetrating the tube 18, and the hole 20 has an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the tube 18. Reference numeral 23 denotes a protrusion provided in the hole 20 at several places, for example, three places, which is elongated in the longitudinal direction of the hole 20 and serves to hold the tube 18 . In other words, the tube 18 is
Is fixed at the joint 19, and the tube 18 and the joint 19 are held in the hand, and the tube 18 is pulled with respect to the joint 19 so that the tube 18
Slides in the hole 20 of the joint 19 to change the diameter of the ring 11.

In the above description, the case of being used for rehabilitation of a physically handicapped person and for training of athletes has been described, but the use is not limited to this, games for infants and the elderly, games as recreation, It can be used for various purposes such as physical education classes at school.

[0021]

According to the present invention, a ring having a size large enough for a person's foot to enter can be connected by a connecting means so as to have an arbitrary linear shape, for example, a straight line, an arc, a curved line, a bending curve or the like. Since the shape can be a linear shape, it can be set to an optimum shape according to the purpose of training, a walking course for rehabilitation, instantaneous power enhancement for athletes, balance, etc.

Further, according to the present invention, since the rings are connected by the connecting means, their installation work and storage work are extremely simple. That is, in the case of installation, one ring may be held, the other rings may be thrown on the floor surface to be expanded, and then the arrangement state of the rings may be corrected to an arbitrary line shape. In addition, by pulling the rings at a stretch during storage and stacking the rings together, they can be made compact, and the problem of band entanglement such as in conventional ladder trainers does not occur.

Further, according to the present invention, since the ring is made of a flexible material, it is deformed along the slight unevenness of the floor surface and adheres to it, so that it is difficult to slip even if an external force is applied, Almost no shape modification work is required.

Further, according to the present invention (claim 2 ), the diameter changing means for changing the diameter is added to the ring, so that the diameter changing means is operated according to the type of training, strength, and the like. Then, the diameter of the ring can be arbitrarily changed, and training can be efficiently performed.
That is, if the diameter of the ring is made large and the width of one step is made large, the training becomes strong, and if the diameter is made small, the strength becomes small. In addition, by changing the size of only a specific ring among a plurality of rings arranged on the floor surface, it can be used as a training index.

According still further to the present onset bright, by pulling the joint with the other hand has a joint with one hand, because it sets the diameter of the ring to an arbitrary value, the operation is simple.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a training device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a usage example.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a ring according to another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing a joint portion.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view showing a stopper portion.

8 is a sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG.

9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a conventional structure.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a usage example of a conventional structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,10 Training equipment 2 Band 3 Tube 5 Rivet 11 Ring 12 Connecting means 13 Button 16 Seam 17 Pipe 18 Tube 19 Joint 20 Hole 21 Stopper 22 Core material 23 Protrusion

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A tube having at least a size capable of holding both feet, having a weight and flexibility that can be carried, handled, and freely placed on the ground or floor by a person, and has two or more tubes. Connect at a seam
By, the diameter can be doubled or tripled or more.
A ring that can be combined with a ring that consists of one tube or
Connecting two or more tubes with a seam
By means of a connecting means for connecting a plurality of rings each having a diameter twice or more than three times at an arbitrary position thereof , and the rings are connected by the connecting means to form an arbitrary plane shape. Training equipment for people to walk or run. 2. A diameter changing means for changing the diameter of the ring is added to the ring, and the diameter changing means comprises joints fixed to both ends of a tube forming the ring, respectively. The joint is the above tube
A fixed portion which is fixed to the end of having a hole extending through the tube, the joint, by moving over the Chu <br/> blanking through the pores, to change the diameter of the ring The training device according to claim 1.