KR102627759B1 - Exercise equipment with elastic elastomer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an exercise device that a physically challenged patient can easily operate in bed.
An exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention is an exercise device including an elastic band and a pair of balls connected to both ends of the elastic band, wherein the elastic band has hooks forming closed loops at both ends, and The pair of balls has a penetration portion into which the hook portion is inserted and fixed.

Description

Exercise equipment having an elastic body {Exercise equipment with elastic elastomer}

The present invention relates to an exercise device, and more specifically, to an exercise device that has an elastic body and can be used by patients in need of rehabilitation.

Patients who have difficulty moving while lying down in bed, such as critically ill patients, use bed exercise equipment. For example, patients use elastic bodies such as balls or rubber bands made of soft materials such as sponges or rubber as bedside exercise equipment.

However, the ball is difficult for physically challenged patients to handle and is small in size, so there is a high risk that patients will lose it while using it. Also, rubber bands are used to tie to a bed, etc., but resistance is concentrated in the area where they are tied, so they can easily tear. In particular, rubber bands are inconvenient because they have to be re-tied each time they are used, and have to be untied again when use is over. Rubber bands must be fixed in various positions so that patients can exercise in various movements, but this inconvenience limits the use of rubber bands.

Such prior art is technical information that the inventor possessed for deriving the present invention or acquired in the process of deriving the present invention, and cannot necessarily be said to be known art disclosed to the general public before the application for the present invention.

The present invention is an invention to solve the above-described problems, and can provide an exercise device that improves the ease of use for patients.

However, these problems are illustrative, and the problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited thereto.

An exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention is an exercise device including an elastic band and a pair of balls connected to both ends of the elastic band, wherein the elastic band has hooks forming closed loops at both ends, and The pair of balls has a penetration portion into which the hook portion is inserted and fixed.

In the exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the elastic band may be disposed to be spaced apart from the hook and may have one or more openings through which the pair of balls can be inserted and removed, respectively.

In the exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the one or more openings have a first slit formed in the elastic band and a second slit corresponding to the first slit and are made of a non-elastic material, and the elastic band It may include a padding member disposed on the outside of the elastic band, and may be provided as a pair spaced apart from the pair of hook portions on the inside of the elastic band in the longitudinal direction.

In the exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the opening may further include a reinforcing member disposed along edges of the first slit and the second slit.

In the exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of the one or more openings are disposed between the pair of hooks, and the pair of balls can be selectively inserted into and removed from the plurality of openings.

In the exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the penetrating portion has a slit shape to allow the elastic band to be inserted, and an adhesive or fixing member may be disposed inside to secure the elastic band.

In the exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the pair of balls may be disposed inside the through portion, connect both inner ends of the through portion, and may further include a fixing portion to which the hook portion is tied.

In the exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the hook portion may be inserted into the penetration portion, wrapped along the outer surface of the fixing portion, and then pass through the penetration portion.

Other aspects, features and advantages other than those described above will become apparent from the detailed description, claims and drawings for carrying out the invention below.

The exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention allows patients living in bed to easily exercise. In particular, the exercise equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention uses an elastic band and a ball to easily adjust the tension of the elastic band and fix the exercise equipment in an appropriate position.

1 and 2 show exercise equipment according to one embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 shows a ball according to one embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 shows an opening according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 shows a ball being inserted and removed through an opening according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 and 7 show exercise equipment according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Since the present invention can be modified in various ways and can have various embodiments, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the description of the invention. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all transformations, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention. In describing the present invention, the same identification numbers are used for the same components even if they are shown in different embodiments.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. When describing with reference to the drawings, identical or corresponding components will be assigned the same reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted. .

In the following embodiments, terms such as first and second are used not in a limiting sense but for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another component.

In the following examples, singular terms include plural terms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the following embodiments, terms such as include or have mean that the features or components described in the specification exist, and do not exclude in advance the possibility of adding one or more other features or components.

In the drawings, the sizes of components may be exaggerated or reduced for convenience of explanation. For example, the size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are shown arbitrarily for convenience of explanation, so the present invention is not necessarily limited to what is shown.

In the following embodiments, the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis are not limited to the three axes in the Cartesian coordinate system, but can be interpreted in a broad sense including these. For example, the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis may be orthogonal to each other, but may also refer to different directions that are not orthogonal to each other.

In cases where an embodiment can be implemented differently, a specific process sequence may be performed differently from the described sequence. For example, two processes described in succession may be performed substantially at the same time, or may be performed in an order opposite to that in which they are described.

The terms used in this application are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. In this application, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but are not intended to indicate the presence of one or more other features. It should be understood that this does not exclude in advance the possibility of the existence or addition of elements, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

1 and 2 show an exercise device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 shows a ball 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 4 shows an exercise device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 shows the ball 200 being inserted and removed through the opening 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 5, the exercise device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be used in bed by patients in need of rehabilitation. For example, patients who need rehabilitation exercise but have difficulty getting out of bed, such as critically ill patients, can perform rehabilitation exercise using the exercise device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. However, the exercise equipment 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited to rehabilitation exercise, and can be used for various movements and exercises such as strength exercise, corrective exercise, and stretching.

1 to 5, the exercise device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an elastic band 100 and a ball 200.

The elastic band 100 is a band made of an elastic material such as rubber, and can be contracted and stretched in various directions, including the longitudinal direction and the width direction. The user can perform resistance exercise by contracting or extending the elastic band 100 while holding it with their hands or feet.

In one embodiment, the elastic band 100 may include a main body 110, a hook 120, and an opening 130.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the main body 110 extends long along the longitudinal direction of the elastic band 100. The body portion 110 may have a constant or different width along the longitudinal direction.

The hook 120 is disposed at the end of the main body 110 and supports the ball 200. For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, one hook portion 120 is disposed at each end in the longitudinal direction of the main body portion 110, and may have a ring or loop shape. The hook 120 forms a closed-loop and is connected to the ball 200 to prevent the ball 200 from leaving the designated position. For example, the ball 200 may be fixed to one side of the hanger 120 or may move within the hanger 120. Through this, the user can easily contract and extend the elastic band 100 while holding the ball 200.

In one embodiment, the hook 120 is inserted into the penetration part 210 of the ball 200, and one side of it may be fixed to the penetration part 210. For example, adhesive is applied to the inside of the penetration part 210, and the hanger 120 can be inserted through the penetration part 210 and fixed to the inside of the penetration part 210 on which one side is coated with adhesive. there is. Accordingly, the fixing area 121, which is a part of the hanging part 120 inserted into the penetrating part 210, can be fixed to the penetrating part 210. Alternatively, the penetrating part 210 may secure the hanging part 120, more specifically, the fixing area 121 to the penetrating part 210 through a separate clamping member.

In another embodiment, the hook 120 may not be provided with a means for fixing the ball 200. That is, the ball 200 is inserted through the hanger 120 and does not escape from the hanger 120, but can freely move along the hanger 120.

In one embodiment, the hook 120 may be formed by joining one end of the elastic band 100 to the inside of the elastic band 100. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, one end of the main body 110 is bent and joined to the inner part of the main body 110, and this part may form the joint 140.

In one embodiment, the hook portion 120 may be made of the same or different material as the main body portion 110.

One or more openings 130 may be disposed on one side of the elastic band 100, for example, on one side of the main body 110. The opening 130 is arranged to be spaced apart from the hook 120, and the ball 200 can be inserted and removed through the opening 130.

In one embodiment, one or more openings 130 may be disposed between a pair of hooks 120. For example, two openings 130 may be arranged adjacent to each pair of hooks 120. The user can adjust the tension by inserting the ball 200 disposed at the end of the elastic band 100 into the opening 130 or removing the ball 200 from the opening 130 and adjusting the length of the elastic band 100. You can.

For example, when wanting to contract and extend the elastic band 100 with stronger tension to increase exercise intensity, the user inserts the ball 200 into the opening 130 and pulls it in the longitudinal direction to stretch the elastic band 100. The overall length can be reduced. In addition, when the user wishes to contract and extend the elastic band 100 with a weaker tension to end the exercise or lower the exercise intensity, the user separates the ball 200 from the opening 130 again to separate the entire elastic band 100. The length can be increased.

In one embodiment, three or more openings 130 may be arranged. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, three or more openings 130 may be disposed between a pair of hooks 120. These openings 130 may be arranged at equal or different intervals from each other. As the distance between the opening 130 into which the ball 200 is inserted and the hook 120 increases, the length of the elastic band 100 becomes shorter, so the user inserts the ball 200 among the plurality of openings 130. By selecting the opening 130, the tension of the elastic band 100 can be appropriately adjusted.

Through this configuration, the user can easily adjust the tension of the elastic band 100 by inserting or removing the ball 200 through the opening 130.

In one embodiment, the opening 130 may be disposed inside the elastic band 100 in the longitudinal direction rather than the joint 140. That is, the opening 130 may be disposed inside the main body 110 so as not to overlap the area formed by the hook 120.

In one embodiment, the opening 130 may include a first slit 131 and an overlay member 133.

The first slit 131 is a slit formed on one side of the main body 110 of the elastic band 100, and may be formed to extend long in the longitudinal direction and/or the width direction of the elastic band 100. For example, the first slit 131 may be elongated and extend along the longitudinal direction of the main body 110 through the main body 110 . Accordingly, when the ball 200 fixed to the hook 120 is passed through the first slit 131 and then pulled in the longitudinal direction of the elastic band 100, the main body 110 is connected to the end of the first slit 131. It is caught and fixed.

In Figure 4, the first slit 131 is shown to have a rectangular or rectangular parallelepiped shape, but it is not limited to this. For example, the first slit 131 may be circular, oval, or other polygonal shape.

The padding member 133 may be disposed on one side of the main body 110. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the padding member 133 may be disposed on the outside of the main body 110 to correspond to the first slit 131. The padding member 133 has higher strength than the main body 110 and may be made of a material with little or no elasticity. Through this, when the ball 200 passes through the first slit 131, the first slit 131 is not excessively opened or damaged.

In Figure 4, only the case where the padding member 133 is disposed on the outside of the main body 110 is shown, but the case is not limited to this. For example, the padding member 133 may be disposed on the inside of the main body 110, or may be disposed on both the outside and inside.

In one embodiment, the padding member 133 may include a second slit 132 corresponding to the first slit 131. The second slit 132 is disposed inside the padding member 133 and may have the same or similar size and shape as the first slit 131. The ball 200 may sequentially pass through the first slit 131 and the second slit 132.

In one embodiment, the padding member 133 may be attached to the main body 110 through a press method. For example, the outer side of the padding member 133, that is, the remaining portion excluding the second slit 132, may be press-bonded to one surface of the main body 110.

The reinforcing member 134 is disposed around the first slit 131 and/or the second slit 132, so that the ball 200 passes through the first slit 131 and/or the second slit 132. Make sure this is not damaged. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the reinforcing member 134 may be disposed with a predetermined width and thickness along the edges of the first slit 131 and the second slit 132. The type of the reinforcing member 134 is not particularly limited, and may have higher strength than the main body 110 and the padding member 133 and may be made of a material with low elasticity.

The reinforcing member 134 may be disposed continuously or discontinuously along the inner edge of the first slit 131 or the inner edge of the second slit 132. Alternatively, the reinforcing member 134 may be disposed on both the main body 110 and the padding member 133. For example, the reinforcing member 134 may be a thread sewn through the edges of the first slit 131 and the second slit 132. Through this, the padding member 133 can be more firmly fixed to the main body 110 and the first slit 131 and the second slit 132 can be prevented from being damaged by the ball 200.

One or more balls 200 may be disposed at the ends of the elastic band 100. For example, as shown in Figure 1, one ball 200 is placed at each end in the longitudinal direction of the elastic band 100, and the user can exercise by pulling the ball 200 while holding it with his or her hand. there is. Alternatively, the user may use the ball 200 to secure the exercise device 10 to a bed railing, etc.

In one embodiment, the ball 200 may be placed on the hook 120. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the balls 200 may be placed on hooks 120 provided at both ends of the elastic band 100, respectively. The hook 120 that penetrates the ball 200 is joined to the elastic band 100 at the joint 140 to form a closed loop, and the ball 200 can be held in the hook 120.

The ball 200 may have a penetrating portion 210 on one side into which the hook 120 is inserted. The penetrating portion 210 is a hole or slit formed on one side of the ball 200 and may be large enough for the elastic band 100 to pass through. In Figure 3, the penetrating portion 210 is shown to be spaced apart from the center of the ball 200, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The penetrating portion 210 may be formed to include the center of the ball 200 or may be formed to be spaced apart from the center of the ball 200.

In one embodiment, the hook 120 may be fixed to one side of the penetrating part 210. For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the penetrating portion 210 may have a flat surface facing the center of the ball 200 and/or a surface spaced apart from the center of the ball 200. Adhesives, etc. may be applied to these surfaces, and the hanging portion 120, more specifically the fixing area 121, may be inserted into the penetrating portion 210 and then adhered to and fixed to the surface.

In another embodiment, a mechanical component for fixing the hook 120 may be disposed on one side of the penetrating portion 210. For example, protrusions extending inward may be disposed on both edges of the penetrating portion 210 as a fixing member, and the hook portion 120 may slide while inserted into the protrusions.

In another embodiment, the penetrating part 210 may not fix the hanging part 120. Accordingly, the ball 200 can move freely while inserted into the hook 120.

6 and 7 show exercise equipment 10A according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The exercise device 10A according to FIGS. 6 and 7 has a different configuration of the ball 200A compared to the exercise device 10 according to the above-described embodiment, and the remaining configuration is the same as that of the exercise device 10. can do. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the description will focus on configurations different from the exercise equipment 10.

The exercise equipment 10A according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an elastic band 100A and a ball 200A. The elastic band 100A may include a main body portion 110A, a hook portion 120A, an opening portion 130A, and a joint portion 140A. These configurations may be the same as those of the exercise device 10 according to the above-described embodiment, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The ball 200A may include a penetrating part 210A and a fixing part 220A.

The penetrating portion 210A is disposed to include the center of the ball 200A and may have a circular, oval, or polygonal shape when viewed from the front. In Figure 6, the penetrating portion 210A is shown to communicate with one surface of the ball 200A and the other surface, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the penetrating portion 210A may be formed concavely through one surface of the ball 200A into which the hanging portion 120A is inserted, and may be formed not to communicate with the other surface of the ball 200A.

The fixing part 220A is disposed inside the penetrating part 210A and can fix the hanging part 120A. For example, the fixing part 220A is arranged to connect the inner surfaces of both sides of the penetrating part 210A, and the hook part 120A is hung on the fixing part 220A to prevent the ball 200A from leaving the elastic band 100A. can do.

In Figure 6, the fixing part 220A is shown to have a cylindrical shape, but it is not limited to this. For example, the fixing part 220A may have a shape whose diameter varies along the height direction by repeatedly arranging concave portions and convex portions on the outer surface. Alternatively, the fixing part 220A may be a polygonal pillar.

In one embodiment, adhesive is applied to the outer surface of the fixing part 220A, so that the hanger 120A can be adhesively fixed to the fixing part 220A. Alternatively, no separate adhesive is applied to the outer surface of the fixing part 220A, and the hanger 120A can rotate while wrapped around the fixing part 220A.

In another embodiment, the hook portion 120A may be disposed along the circumferential direction of the fixing portion 220A. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the hook portion 120A may be inserted through the penetrating portion 210A and then passed through the penetrating portion 210A after wrapping the fixing portion 220A one or more times. Here, the penetrating portion 210A is formed by communicating one side of the ball 200A with the other side, so that the hook portion 120A can be inserted from one side of the penetrating portion 210A, wrap around the fixing portion 220A, and then pass through to the other side. there is. Alternatively, the penetrating portion 210A is recessed on one side of the ball 200A, so that the hook portion 120A is inserted into one side of the penetrating portion 210A, wraps around the fixing portion 220A, and then is initially inserted again into the penetrating portion 210A. ) can come out of the ball (200A) through one side. Through this, the hanging portion 120A can be positioned and fixed to the fixing portion 220A.

Through this configuration, the exercise device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention allows patients living in bed to easily exercise. In particular, the exercise device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention uses the elastic band 100 and the ball 200 to easily adjust the tension of the elastic band 100 and fix the exercise device 10 in an appropriate position. You can.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, these are merely examples. Those skilled in the art can fully understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from the embodiments. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined based on the attached claims.

The specific technical content described in the embodiment is an example and does not limit the technical scope of the embodiment. In order to describe the invention concisely and clearly, descriptions of conventional general techniques and configurations may be omitted. In addition, the connections or absence of connections between the components shown in the drawings exemplify functional connections and/or physical or circuit connections, and in actual devices, various functional connections or physical connections may be replaced or added. It can be expressed as connections, or circuit connections. Additionally, if there is no specific mention such as “essential,” “important,” etc., it may not be a necessary component for the application of the present invention.

“The” or similar designators used in the description and claims may refer to both the singular and the plural, unless otherwise specified. In addition, when a range is described in an example, the invention includes the application of individual values within the range (unless there is a statement to the contrary), and each individual value constituting the range is described in the description of the invention. same. Additionally, unless the order of the steps constituting the method according to the embodiment is clearly stated or there is no description to the contrary, the steps may be performed in an appropriate order. The embodiments are not necessarily limited by the order of description of the above steps. The use of any examples or illustrative terms (e.g., etc.) in the embodiments is merely to describe the embodiments in detail, and unless limited by the claims, the examples or illustrative terms do not limit the scope of the embodiments. That is not the case. Additionally, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, combinations and changes may be made according to design conditions and factors within the scope of the appended claims or their equivalents.

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Claims (8)

An exercise device comprising an elastic band and a pair of balls connected to both ends of the elastic band,
The elastic band has hooks forming closed loops at both ends,
The pair of balls has a penetration portion into which the hook portion is inserted and fixed,
The elastic band includes one or more openings through which the pair of balls can be inserted and removed, respectively,
The one or more openings have a first slit formed in the elastic band and a second slit corresponding to the first slit, are made of a non-elastic material, and include a padding member disposed on the outside of the elastic band. . delete According to claim 1,
An exercise device wherein the one or more openings are provided in a pair spaced apart from the pair of hook portions on the inside of the elastic band in the longitudinal direction. According to clause 3,
The opening further includes a reinforcing member disposed along edges of the first slit and the second slit. According to claim 1,
A plurality of the one or more openings are disposed between the pair of hooks,
An exercise device wherein the pair of balls can be selectively inserted and removed into the plurality of openings. According to claim 1,
The penetrating portion has a slit shape to allow the elastic band to be inserted, and an adhesive or fixing member is disposed inside to secure the elastic band. According to claim 1,
The pair of balls is disposed inside the through portion, connects both inner ends of the through portion, and further includes a fixing portion to which the hook portion is tied. According to clause 7,
An exercise device wherein the hook portion is inserted into the penetrating portion, wraps around the outer surface of the fixing portion, and then passes through the penetrating portion.

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