WO1999022820A1

WO1999022820A1 - Physical fitness, body building and physiotherapy tackle

Info

Publication number: WO1999022820A1
Application number: PCT/BR1997/000060
Authority: WO
Inventors: Alexandre Hilgert Pereira; Renato Jardim E Silva
Original assignee: Alexandre Hilgert Pereira; Renato Jardim E Silva
Priority date: 1997-10-30
Filing date: 1997-10-30
Publication date: 1999-05-14
Also published as: AU4937197A

Abstract

Model Patent Usefulness 'Tackle for physical fitness exercise, body building and physiotherapy'. Description of a small, 40-centimeter device that can be coupled to a door (03) through upper (01) and lower (04) nylon belts, each having a lock (02 and 14), respectively. These rod locks are secured against the door by a nylon cord (21) that connects both belts. This cord is stretched and tied on the lower part of the door to a ring (25) which is connected to the lower belt (04). Having secured the locks, one will be able to secure the main upside down T-shaped part by means of a snap hook (28). This 'T' is made of a tube or rod (05) and a flat iron bar (07) into which the only pulley of the device (08) is coupled. On the lower part of the door is the iron receiver (09), which has five holes (10) that are used to receive the rubber tensor (11) as a stress load in the exercises. The two main parts: the upside down 'T' and the iron receiver alternate position on the door by means of upper (28) and lower (12) snap hooks in order to perform new exercises. This change is made by the user quickly and simply.

Description

Descriptive Report of the Model Patent's Usefulness,

"PHYSICAL FITNESS, BODY BUILDING AND PHYSIOTHERAPY TACKLE."

This model refers to a small, mobile, 40-cm-device which performs physical fitness and body building movements employed in physiotherapy clinics. The tackle allows for a variation of fifty one (51) different physical exercises. The tension, or weight load used in this model is provided by the rubber tensor. Each of these rubber tensors has a different stress: 2, 4, 6 and 10 kilograms of final tension. The user determines his/her load or stress up to a maximum of 60 kilograms. The site for installation of the tackle can be the door and its coupling is simple and quick, not requiring a professional to do it.

The device is made up of tubes, iron plates, cords, nylon pulleys and rubber tensors. Figure 1 shows the pieces and parts that make up the tackle as they are seen laterally, and Figure 2 shows them from the front. The following description shall use the same numbers of identification given in both Figures 1 and 2 to make it easier to visualize the tackle's parts and pieces.

The door must be open for the device to be assembled. Assembling begins from the upper part of the door by securing a nylon belt (01), better seen in Fig. 1. This belt has an iron rod on one of its extremeties (02), 11/4 (inch) in diameter and 5 centimeters in length. The objective of this rod is to function as a lock when the door is closed (03). The second step is to secure another nylon belt (04) identical to the first one and with the same objective. These locks are necessary for two very important parts of the device to be attached. One is the main part (better seen in Fig. 2), which has the shape of a "T" upside down. This "T" is made of an iron rod (05), 11/4 (inch) in diameter and 40 centimeters in length. Both extremeties of this rod bear rubber caps (06) that are secured to the door at the moment of physical practice. The other part which makes up the "T" is a flat iron bar (07), 3/16 (inch) thick, two inches wide and 18 centimeters long. At the end of this iron bar, the only nylon pulley (08) of the tackle isadjusted. This pulley runs around its own axis to make the adaptations to each practice easier. The second important part of the device is the iron receiver (09). It has five holes ( 10) at its extremety and it has the function of receiving the rubber tensors (11). At its other end, the receiver has a snap hook (12) for the purpose of clamping up on the iron ring (13), from the iron rod (14). This rod has the same measures as the rod on the upper belt. The same form of clamping up is used on the main upside down T-shaped part, to which the ring (27) is coupled by a snap hook (28) connected to the cord (29) to the iron bar (07), as seen on the upper part of Figures 1 and 2. This quick clamping is necessary because, when the physical exercise is changed, the main T-shaped part, shown on the upper part of the door, is moved to the lower part of the door, thus allowing the performance of other kinds of exercise. The second part in importance is the iron receiver (09), which also changes position, going from the lower part of the door to its upper part. For this new configuration of the parts of the tackle to be seen, all one has to do is turn the page upside down and, hence, have a new view which will allow for the practice of several new physical exercises.

The drawings on Figures 1 and 2 show the only nylon cord (15) that has a knot (16) for the necessary adjustments to each door size. This cord has two iron hooks ( 17) on each end. The lower hook is used to receive the rubber tensors (11). The hook on the upper end is coupled to three parts: arch (18), cane (19) and strap (20), which are used depending on the needs of the exercise. Of these parts, the one that deserves the most attention is the strap, made of nylon and velchro thus positioned in order to allow for the adaptation of the user's ankle, thigh and head, even.

Figure 1 shows a nylon cord on the other side of the door (21). This cord has no hook, its function being to stretch both nylon belts (01) and (04) for the rod locks (02) and (14) to remain against the door (03) and the floor (22). On the upper part, the rod (02) will be positioned against the door and its supporting sash frame (30), hence allowing for the coupling of the tackle' s main parts. This part of the assemblage will be done by the user who must do as follows: on the upper end of the cord (21) a knot must be tied (23) onto the ring (24) from the upper belt (01), then the cord is taken to the lower ring (25) from the belt (04). The cord is then stretched upward following the arrow (26) and a knot is tied on the cord itself (21) to keep it stretched, enabling both rod locks (02) and (14) to remain firmly in place against the door, thus finishing the assemblage.Pulling the cane (19) downward, one will perform one of the fifty-one (51) exercises that can be performed with the tackle.

Claims

1. "Tackle for physical fitness exercise, body building and physiotherapy", characterized by an upside down "T" made of an iron tube or rod (5) and a flat iron bar

(7) having a nylon pulley (8) at its extremety. The "T" is coupled to a door (3) by the use of a nylon belt (1) which has a rod at its end (2) that works as a lock, hence enabling the upside down "T" to be secured by a snap hook (7). The rubber tension receiver (9), which has five holes (10) and whose function is to receive the rubber tensors (11), is also coupled by a snap hook (12) onto the ring (13), from the rod (14). This rod or tube functions as a lock. For the locks to remain, always, in the same position, a nylon cord is used, behind the door (21), which is stretched through the upper (24) and lower (25) rings support.

2."Tackle for physical fitness exercise, body building and physiotherapy", characterized by a rubber tensor (11). In the event that these rubber tensors break during exercise, they do not hit the user as it happens with the devices currently in the market. In this model, the broken rubber tensor would be hurled towards the floor or the ceiling.

3. "Tackle for physical fitness exercise, body building and physiotherapy, characterized by an upside down "T" seen on the upper part of the door and an iron receiver (9) for the objective of receiving the rubber tensors (11) seen on the lower part of the door in Figures 1 and 2. Both parts: the upside down "T"and the iron receiver alternate position on the door (3) by means of snap hooks (28) and (12), which are easily moved by the user to the upper or lower part of the door, according to the physical exercise.

4. "Tackle for physical fitness exercises, body building and physiotherapy", characterized by a simple system which has a nylon cord (15), a pulley (8) and rubber tensors (11) which enable one to perform the same physical exercises that are seen in health clubs in a small space in the home, with the advantage that this device is the only one of the kind that allows one to hold the same body position as with the large machines.