US3342482A - Waist-mounted gyratory rod recreational device - Google Patents
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- the described recreational device not only affords pleasure but also promotes bodily exercise.
- FIGURE l is ⁇ a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the recreational device of my present invention secured to a person, and illustrates various iiexural positions of the device and spatial paths that may be described bythe outer end thereof.
- FIGURE 2 is a plan view of the recreational device of FIGURE 1, with the resilient member, and the mounting means therefor, at the outer end of the elongated member being shown in section;
- FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating the means by which the one end of the elongated member is mounted in the associated base member of my recreational device.
- the recreational device 10 comprises a base member 12 which, as shown, may be in the form of a fiat circular plate or disk, and may be fabricated of wood or any other suitable material.
- the recreational device 10 further ⁇ comprises an elongated member 14 which is fabricated in rod form of a flexible material such as Fiberglas.
- FIGURE 3 The means by which one end of the elongated flexible member 14 is mounted in the base member 12 is best shown in FIGURE 3.
- a central transverse opening 16 is formed in the base member 12 and disposed therethrough in a metal bushing member 18.
- the bushing member 18 is preferably press iitted in the opening 16 substantially vertical position to the waist of a 3,342,482 Patented Sept. 19, 1967 ⁇ and is ared radially outwardly at one end as at 20.
- One end of the elongated member or rod 14 extends through and is supported in the bushing member 18, and a hairpin fastener 22 is snapped into an annular groove at the end of the rod 14 for preventing the latter from being withdrawn to the right as viewed in FIGURE 3.
- the hairpin fastener 22 engages and bears against the flared end 20 of the bushing member 18 when the rod 14 is urged to the right.
- the end of the rod 14 on which the hairpin fastener 22 is mounted is enclosed by a dished closure member 24 having a plurality of circumferentially spaced prongs 26 that are pressed into the adjacent side of the base member 12.
- the closure member 24 serves to restrict movement of the rod 14 to the left as viewed in FIGURE 3.
- a -corresponding dished closure member 28 is affixed in the opposed side of the base member 12 by means of a plurality of circumferentially -spaced prongs 30.
- the closure member 28 is provided with a central aperture 32 to accommodate the bushing member 18.
- an enlargement 34 mounted at the end of the elongated member 14, opposite the base member 12, is an enlargement 34, preferably in the form of a sphere fabricated of a resilient material such as rubber.
- a central opening 36 is formed through the resilient member 34 to receive the outer end of the rod 14.
- a connector 38 having an annular flanged head portion 40, is press fitted or embedded in the resilient member 34 at one end of the opening 36 therein and is adapted to be threaded onto the adjacent end of the rod 14.
- the head portion 40 of the connector 38 serves to prevent the resilient member 34 from being thru-st from the rod 14 during manipulation of the recreational device 10.
- My above-described recreational device 10 is adapted to be secured to the body of a person, as shown in FIG- URE 1, and manipulated by means of oscillatory motion of the body. More specifically, the base member 12 of the recreational device 10 is adapted to be secured in a person with the elongated member 14 being thereby positioned to extend generally forwardly therefrom.
- the means for mounting the base member 12 to the waist of a person comprises, as shown in FIGURE 2, a. pair of strap or belt members 42 and 44, which may be fabricated of canvas, leather or the like, and which have cooperating interlocking end clip and buckle members 46 and 48 respectively.
- the base member 12 is placed. at the waist of a person and the end clip and buckle members 46 and 48 are suitably interconnected at the back of the person.
- the closure member 24 serves to shield the clothes of the person from contact with the inner end of the rod 14 and hairpin fastener 22.
- the resilient member 3,4 is movable to describe an infinite number of spatial paths or patterns. For example, if the hips of the person are twisted back and forth from side to side, the resultant flexure of the rod 14 will cause the resilient member 34 to describe cyclically an arcuate path in a generally horizontal plane. If the arms of the person are then extended outwardly, the resilient member 34, at each end of its arcuate travel following the path shown in dotted lines in FIGURE 1, may be bounced against the palms of the hands of the person.
- the resultant flexure of the elongated rod 14 will cause the resilient member 34, depending upon the precise type of hip movement, to describe either a circle, or a figure 8 as shown in dot-dash lines in FIGURE 1.
- the resilient member 34 may be bounced on the ground, or not, as desired by the user.
- the hips of the person are swung generally forwardly and backwardly, flexure of the rod 14 will cause the resilient member 34 to describe an arcuate path lying in a substantially vertical plane.
- the resilient member '34 may be bounced off the ground and/or the lhead of the person, as desired.
- flexure of the rod 14 will cause the resilient member 34 to describe the path of a halfcircle either facing upwardly, or facing downwardly with the resilient member 34 bouncing on the ground at the ends of each stroke.
- the base member 12 may be '8 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch thick, the rod 14 may be 4 feet in length and 1/8 inch in diameter, and the resilient member 34 may be 3 inches in diameter.
- the length of the rod 14 may be altered to accommodate use of the recreational device by l persons of different sizes.
- the size of the base member 12 and of the resilient member 34 may be varied.
- the lterm oscillate, or derivative thereof, is herein used to refer generically to all forms of body movement including the described motions of arching, swinging, girating, and twisting.
- a recreational device comprising a normally substantially straight elongated rod readily flexible in all directions transversely of the longitudinal axis thereof, means for securing one end of said elongated flexible rod to the waist of a person with said elongated flexible rod being positioned to extend generally forwardly therefrom, an enlargement fixed at the other end of said elongated flexible rod, and said enlargement being of suflicient weight and said rod being of sulllcient flexibility to cause said enlargement to describe spatial paths when said waist securing means is oscillated.
- a recreational device comprising a normally substantially straight rod readily flexible in all directions transversely of the longitudinal axis thereof, means for securing one end of said flexible rod to the waist of a person with said flexible rod being positioned to extend generally forwardly therefrom, a spherical member fixed at the other end of said flexible rod, and said spherical member being of sulllcient weight and said rod being of sufficient flexibility to cause said spherical member t describe arcuate paths when said waist securing means is oscillated.
- a recreational device comprising a normally substantially straight rod readily flexible in all directions transversely of the longitudinal axis thereof, means for securing one end of said flexible rod to the waist of a person with said flexible rod being positioned to extend generally forwardly therefrom, a resilient member fixed at the other end of said flexible rod, and said resilient member being of sufficient weight and said rod being of suflicient flexibility to cause said resilient member to describe arcuate paths ⁇ when said waist securing means is oscillated.
- a recreational Idevice comprising a base member, means for securing said base member to the waist of a person, a normally substantially straight rod readily flexible in all directions transversely of the longitudinal axis thereof, said flexible rod being secured at one end to said base member and being positioned to extend generally forwardly from the person, a resilient member, means fixedly mounting said resilient member at the other end of said flexible rod, and said resilient member being of sufllcient weight and said rod being of sufficient flexibility to cause said resilient member to describe arcuate paths when said base member is oscillated.
- a recreational -device comprising a base member, strap means for securing said base member to the waist of a person in a generally vertical position, a normally substantially straight rod readily flexible in all directions transversely of the longitudinal axis thereof, said flexible rod extending generally forwardly from said base member with one end thereof extending through said base member transversely thereof, means for restraining axial movement of said flexible rod relative to said base member, a resilient member, means fixedly mounting said resilient member at the other end of said flexible rod, and said resilient member being of sulllcient weight and said rod being of sufllcient flexibility to cause said resilient member to describe cyclically arcuate paths when said base member is oscillated.
- a recreational device comprising .a base member, strap means for securing said base member to the waist of a person in a generally vertical position, ⁇ an elongated flexible rod extending generally forwardly from said base member with one end thereof extending through said base member transversely thereof, means secured to said one end of said flexible rod for restraining movement of said flexible rod in one axial direction relative to said base member, means secured to said base member at said one end of said flexible rod for restraining movement of said flexible rod in the other axial direction relative to said base member, a resilient member, means fixedly mounting said resilient member at the other end of said flexible rod, and said resilient member being of sufficient weight and said rod being of sufficient flexibility to cause said resilient member to describe cyclically arcuate paths when said base member is oscillated.
- a recreational device comprising a disk-like base member, strap means for securing said base member to the waist of ⁇ a person in a generally vertical position, said base member having a central transverse opening therethrough, a bushing member disposed in said central opening, an elongated flexible rod extending generally forwardly from said base member with one end thereof extending through said bushin-g member, means secured to said one end of said flexible rod for restraining movement of said flexible rod in one axial direction relative to said base member, closure means secured to said base member at said one end of said flexible rod for restraining movement of said flexible rod in the other axial direction relative to said base member, a resilient member, means fixedly mounting said resilient member at the other end of said lflexible rod, Iand said resilient member being of sufficient weight and said rod being of suflicient flexibility to c-ause said resilient member to describe cyclically arcuate paths when said base member is oscillated.
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Sept. 19, 1967 E. A. PAOLONE 3,342,482
WAIST MOUNTED GYRATORY ROD RECREATIONAL DEVICE Filed Jan. 20, 1964 United States Patent O 3,342,482 WAIST-MOUNTED GYRATORY ROD RECREATIONAL DEVICE Ernest A. Paolone, 10410 Ave. O, Chicago, Ill. 60617 Filed Jan. 20, 1964, Ser. No. 339,023 8 Claims. (Cl. 272-57) My present invention relates to a recreational device for affording the user thereof relaxation and enjoyment.
It is an object of my present invention to provide a recreational device which is adapted to be secured to the body of a person and manipulated by means of oscillatory motion of the body. It is another object of my present invention to provide a recreational device, as described, wherein one end of a 4generally forwardly extending elongated member is secured to the waist of a person, and wherein the other end thereof is movable through spatial paths when the body of the person is oscillated.
It is a further object of my present invention to provide a recreational device, as described, wherein the elongated member is flexible, and wherein an enlargement, in the form of a spherical resilient member, is secured to the forward end of the elongated member and serves to describe spatial paths as a result of flexure of the flexible member when the body of the person is oscillated.
As a feature of my present invention, the described recreational device not only affords pleasure but also promotes bodily exercise.
Now in order to acquaint those skilled in the art with the manner of constructing and using recreational devices in accordance with the principles of my present invention, Ishall describe in connection with the accompanying drawing a preferred embodiment of my invention.
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FIGURE l is `a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the recreational device of my present invention secured to a person, and illustrates various iiexural positions of the device and spatial paths that may be described bythe outer end thereof.
FIGURE 2 is a plan view of the recreational device of FIGURE 1, with the resilient member, and the mounting means therefor, at the outer end of the elongated member being shown in section; and
FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating the means by which the one end of the elongated member is mounted in the associated base member of my recreational device.
Referring now to the drawing, there is indicated generally by the reference numeral the recreational device of my present invention. The recreational device 10 comprises a base member 12 which, as shown, may be in the form of a fiat circular plate or disk, and may be fabricated of wood or any other suitable material. The recreational device 10 further `comprises an elongated member 14 which is fabricated in rod form of a flexible material such as Fiberglas.
The means by which one end of the elongated flexible member 14 is mounted in the base member 12 is best shown in FIGURE 3. A central transverse opening 16 is formed in the base member 12 and disposed therethrough in a metal bushing member 18. The bushing member 18 is preferably press iitted in the opening 16 substantially vertical position to the waist of a 3,342,482 Patented Sept. 19, 1967` and is ared radially outwardly at one end as at 20. One end of the elongated member or rod 14 extends through and is supported in the bushing member 18, and a hairpin fastener 22 is snapped into an annular groove at the end of the rod 14 for preventing the latter from being withdrawn to the right as viewed in FIGURE 3. As will be appreciated, the hairpin fastener 22 engages and bears against the flared end 20 of the bushing member 18 when the rod 14 is urged to the right. The end of the rod 14 on which the hairpin fastener 22 is mounted is enclosed by a dished closure member 24 having a plurality of circumferentially spaced prongs 26 that are pressed into the adjacent side of the base member 12. The closure member 24 serves to restrict movement of the rod 14 to the left as viewed in FIGURE 3. A -corresponding dished closure member 28 is affixed in the opposed side of the base member 12 by means of a plurality of circumferentially -spaced prongs 30. The closure member 28 is provided with a central aperture 32 to accommodate the bushing member 18.
Mounted at the end of the elongated member 14, opposite the base member 12, is an enlargement 34, preferably in the form of a sphere fabricated of a resilient material such as rubber. A central opening 36 is formed through the resilient member 34 to receive the outer end of the rod 14. A connector 38, having an annular flanged head portion 40, is press fitted or embedded in the resilient member 34 at one end of the opening 36 therein and is adapted to be threaded onto the adjacent end of the rod 14. The head portion 40 of the connector 38 serves to prevent the resilient member 34 from being thru-st from the rod 14 during manipulation of the recreational device 10.
My above-described recreational device 10 is adapted to be secured to the body of a person, as shown in FIG- URE 1, and manipulated by means of oscillatory motion of the body. More specifically, the base member 12 of the recreational device 10 is adapted to be secured in a person with the elongated member 14 being thereby positioned to extend generally forwardly therefrom. The means for mounting the base member 12 to the waist of a person comprises, as shown in FIGURE 2, a. pair of strap or belt members 42 and 44, which may be fabricated of canvas, leather or the like, and which have cooperating interlocking end clip and buckle members 46 and 48 respectively. The other ends of the belt members 42 and 44 are secured to the base member 12 by means of eye-screws 50 Athreaded into the edges ofthe base member 12 at diametrically opposite sides thereof. l In using the recreational device 10 of my present invention, the base member 12 is placed. at the waist of a person and the end clip and buckle members 46 and 48 are suitably interconnected at the back of the person. It, will be appreciated that the closure member 24 serves to shield the clothes of the person from contact with the inner end of the rod 14 and hairpin fastener 22. After `the recreational device 10 has been secured in position, as shown in solid lines in FIGURE 1, the resilient member 34 may be moved through various spatial paths as a'result of flexure of the flexible member 14 when the body of the person is oscillated.
By reason of oscillatory motion of the body of the person, the resilient member 3,4 is movable to describe an infinite number of spatial paths or patterns. For example, if the hips of the person are twisted back and forth from side to side, the resultant flexure of the rod 14 will cause the resilient member 34 to describe cyclically an arcuate path in a generally horizontal plane. If the arms of the person are then extended outwardly, the resilient member 34, at each end of its arcuate travel following the path shown in dotted lines in FIGURE 1, may be bounced against the palms of the hands of the person. As another example, if the hips of a person are appropriately twisted or gyrated, the resultant flexure of the elongated rod 14 will cause the resilient member 34, depending upon the precise type of hip movement, to describe either a circle, or a figure 8 as shown in dot-dash lines in FIGURE 1. During such whirling of the resilient member 34, the latter .may be bounced on the ground, or not, as desired by the user. As a further example, if the hips of the person are swung generally forwardly and backwardly, flexure of the rod 14 will cause the resilient member 34 to describe an arcuate path lying in a substantially vertical plane. Here, too, the resilient member '34 may be bounced off the ground and/or the lhead of the person, as desired. As a still further example, if the hips of the person are arched from side to side, flexure of the rod 14 will cause the resilient member 34 to describe the path of a halfcircle either facing upwardly, or facing downwardly with the resilient member 34 bouncing on the ground at the ends of each stroke.
For purposes of describing a specific embodiment of the recreational device 10, the base member 12 may be '8 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch thick, the rod 14 may be 4 feet in length and 1/8 inch in diameter, and the resilient member 34 may be 3 inches in diameter. However, it is to be lunderstood that the length of the rod 14 may be altered to accommodate use of the recreational device by l persons of different sizes. Also, the size of the base member 12 and of the resilient member 34 may be varied. Finally, the lterm oscillate, or derivative thereof, is herein used to refer generically to all forms of body movement including the described motions of arching, swinging, girating, and twisting.
While I have shown and described what I believe to be a preferred embodiment of my present invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various rearrangements and modifications may be made therein without -departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.
I claim:
'1. A recreational device comprising a normally substantially straight elongated rod readily flexible in all directions transversely of the longitudinal axis thereof, means for securing one end of said elongated flexible rod to the waist of a person with said elongated flexible rod being positioned to extend generally forwardly therefrom, an enlargement fixed at the other end of said elongated flexible rod, and said enlargement being of suflicient weight and said rod being of sulllcient flexibility to cause said enlargement to describe spatial paths when said waist securing means is oscillated.
"2. A recreational device comprising a normally substantially straight rod readily flexible in all directions transversely of the longitudinal axis thereof, means for securing one end of said flexible rod to the waist of a person with said flexible rod being positioned to extend generally forwardly therefrom, a spherical member fixed at the other end of said flexible rod, and said spherical member being of sulllcient weight and said rod being of sufficient flexibility to cause said spherical member t describe arcuate paths when said waist securing means is oscillated.
3. A recreational device comprising a normally substantially straight rod readily flexible in all directions transversely of the longitudinal axis thereof, means for securing one end of said flexible rod to the waist of a person with said flexible rod being positioned to extend generally forwardly therefrom, a resilient member fixed at the other end of said flexible rod, and said resilient member being of sufficient weight and said rod being of suflicient flexibility to cause said resilient member to describe arcuate paths `when said waist securing means is oscillated.
4. A recreational Idevice comprising a base member, means for securing said base member to the waist of a person, a normally substantially straight rod readily flexible in all directions transversely of the longitudinal axis thereof, said flexible rod being secured at one end to said base member and being positioned to extend generally forwardly from the person, a resilient member, means fixedly mounting said resilient member at the other end of said flexible rod, and said resilient member being of sufllcient weight and said rod being of sufficient flexibility to cause said resilient member to describe arcuate paths when said base member is oscillated.
5. A recreational -device comprising a base member, strap means for securing said base member to the waist of a person in a generally vertical position, a normally substantially straight rod readily flexible in all directions transversely of the longitudinal axis thereof, said flexible rod extending generally forwardly from said base member with one end thereof extending through said base member transversely thereof, means for restraining axial movement of said flexible rod relative to said base member, a resilient member, means fixedly mounting said resilient member at the other end of said flexible rod, and said resilient member being of sulllcient weight and said rod being of sufllcient flexibility to cause said resilient member to describe cyclically arcuate paths when said base member is oscillated.
6. A recreational device comprising .a base member, strap means for securing said base member to the waist of a person in a generally vertical position, `an elongated flexible rod extending generally forwardly from said base member with one end thereof extending through said base member transversely thereof, means secured to said one end of said flexible rod for restraining movement of said flexible rod in one axial direction relative to said base member, means secured to said base member at said one end of said flexible rod for restraining movement of said flexible rod in the other axial direction relative to said base member, a resilient member, means fixedly mounting said resilient member at the other end of said flexible rod, and said resilient member being of sufficient weight and said rod being of sufficient flexibility to cause said resilient member to describe cyclically arcuate paths when said base member is oscillated.
7. A recreational device comprising a disk-like base member, strap means for securing said base member to the waist of `a person in a generally vertical position, said base member having a central transverse opening therethrough, a bushing member disposed in said central opening, an elongated flexible rod extending generally forwardly from said base member with one end thereof extending through said bushin-g member, means secured to said one end of said flexible rod for restraining movement of said flexible rod in one axial direction relative to said base member, closure means secured to said base member at said one end of said flexible rod for restraining movement of said flexible rod in the other axial direction relative to said base member, a resilient member, means fixedly mounting said resilient member at the other end of said lflexible rod, Iand said resilient member being of sufficient weight and said rod being of suflicient flexibility to c-ause said resilient member to describe cyclically arcuate paths when said base member is oscillated.
8. The recreational device of claim 7 wherein said resilient member is formed with a central opening to receive said other end of said flexible rod, and said mounting means is comprised of a connector embedded in said flexible rod.
References Cited UNITED Faranda 46--175 5 Harpham 272-80 Verseghy 273-58 X Grist.
Payne 46-51 6 iNucting et al. 273-97 Gage 273-95 X [Petitto 46-51 Klotz 46-191 X ANTON `O. OECHSLE, Primary Examiner. DELBERT LOWE, Examiner. M. R. PAGE, Assistant Examiner.
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1. A RECREATIONAL DEVICE COMPRISING A NORMALLY SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT ELONGATED ROD READY FLEXIBLE IN ALL DIRECTIONS TRANSVERSELY OF THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF, MEANS FOR SECURING ONE END OF SAID ELONGATED FLEXIBLE ROD TO THE WAIST OF A PERSON WITH SAID ELONGATED FLEXIBLE ROD BEING POSITIONED TO EXTEND GENERALLY FORWARDLY THEREFROM, AN ENLARGEMENT FIXED AT THE OTHER END OF SAID ELONGATED FLEXIBLE ROD, AND SAID ENLARGEMENT BEING OF SUFFICIENT
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