WO2002094387A1

WO2002094387A1 - Hand-standing exercising machine

Info

Publication number: WO2002094387A1
Application number: PCT/KR2002/000927
Authority: WO
Inventors: Gu Beom Kweon
Original assignee: Gu Beom Kweon
Priority date: 2001-05-23
Filing date: 2002-05-17
Publication date: 2002-11-28
Also published as: KR20010078947A; JP2004527338A; EP1401539A1; CN1243584C; KR100527457B1; US20040157713A1; KR20030017471A; CN1511054A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hand-standing exercising machine for building up the strength of upper body muscles and training the muscles of waist and abdomen through the upper body exercising device mounted on the lower supporting part to obtain the exercising effects on the whole body. With exercising upper body or the whole body in various ways on the hand-standing status, a user could maintain health.

Description

HAND-STANDING EXERCISING MACHINE

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a handstanding exercise apparatus for th whole body, by which the user can reinforce the muscle of the upper part of the body and exercise the waist, abdomen and the like through an upper body exercise device installed onto the lower support of the machine while doing the handstand.

The present invention relates to a handstanding exercise apparatus, in which the bearing installed between the back plate and the frame absorbs the shock to the user's waist, rfhi^h can be caused when the user's hand-standing position is turned over suddenly.

The present invention relates to a handstanding exercise apparatus, in which a trapezoid form of the lower structure of the frame prevents the shoulders from hitting the frame while the user is exercising. Moreover, this handstanding exercise apparatus can prevent the user's shoulders from hitting the frame while s/he is exercising by using the upper body trainer as well as raise the stability with the "R" form of the side fabric perpendicular to the lower structure and the shoulder parts of the back plate on which the user lies partially improved. BACKGROUND ART

The handstanding exercise apparatus comprises the standard-sized back plate where the user lies, a frame fixed to enable the back plate to stand vertically and the tools for fixing body installed on them (i.e. the back plate and frame) .

Most of the vertical apparatuses currently sold on the market are of two types : the manual type which is composed of the three elements mentioned above and the electric type that has an electromotor installed between the back plate and frame .

However, (1) conventional handstanding exercise apparatuses (i.e. the vertical apparatus), whether manual or electric, helped the user to simply lean on them handstanding without involving other exercises useful to body development .

In addition, (2) the user's shoulders would hit the frame when s/he twisted her/his body handstanding on the conventional apparatus since the form of frames is similar to a square pillar welded at a right angle to the lower fabric which is made up of big and small pipes or wood put together at right angles . Finally, (3) the back plate of the conventional apparatus was simply tetragonal so the user's shoulders would hit the back plate when s/he twisted her/his body while hanging upside down.

Meanwhile, the Korean Registration of Utility Model No. 215650 has disclosed a vertical apparatus which can combine handstanding with other exercises in order to improve problem mentioned at (1) among others.

According to the official report, this vertical apparatus comprises a back plate with a safety belt, a frame which supports the back plate so that it is upright at a right angle, and a biceps press (training apparatuses) whose grips are near the ground with the other parts fixed to the frame.

However, this apparatus only permits the user to exercise her/his arms by doing push-ups and supporting her/his entire weight with the grips while staying half upright .

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

In order to counter the disadvantages of the conventional handstanding apparatus described above, the object of the present invention is to provide a better handstanding apparatus so that it can exercise the whole body, which (1) enables the user to move the whole body without hitting the shoulders against the frame, and (2) makes intensive upper body exercises possible while handstanding.

Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to provide a handstand exercise apparatus which can have a whole body effect. The exercises will be able to: stretch the height of juveniles; correct the user's posture; produce vigorous blood circulation to the brain and throughout the whole body; prevent dementia/stroke/paralysis; enhance the beauty of skin by pushing out thrombus or blood congestion of the body in excrement (through which geriatric diseases such as arterioscleroses and myocardial infarction, can be prevented) ; and finally bring reduce fatigue or ease tension through stretching.

In particular, the men can raise their sexual capacity by strengthening their hypogastric center.

On the one hand, the remarkable characteristic of the present invention, or a handstanding exercise apparatus with a whole body effect, is that it can solve the technical problems described in (1) , which lies in the trapezoid form of the bottom of the frame. The bottom support, for example, can be made by linking a relatively short reinforcement bar perpendicularly to the two relatively long side bars . It can be more effective if the two side bars are placed unparalleled with the larger space of the front end that the user can see handstanding on the apparatus than that of the back end. The frame can be made more stable if several reinforcement bars are placed between the two side bars.

On the other hand, the present invention which settles technical problems described in (1) is characterized by the "R" form of the frame's two side supports .

For example, the side supports can be made by bending the given pipes into the "R" form or welding several pipes of different lengths into the "R" form. In this case, it is better to set the bottom end of the standing side bars at the same points on the bottom frame of both sides with a larger gap towards the bottom.

In addition, a more desirable example of the present invention has standing bars of both sides fixed to the two side bottom bars, constituting the bottom part mentioned above, and axis supports installed at the upper part of standing side bars. Each axis support has a rotation axis installed on both sides of the back plate, which will be described below. The frame of the present invention formed as such prevents the user's body from hitting the frame by securing a large enough space to shake or twist the body right and left when the user practises upper body exercise while handstanding. Compared to the conventional rectangular frame, this frame ensures greater stability since the gravity center of the body moves only between the bars of both sides on the bottom regardless of the intensity, of the movement .

The distinguishing point of the present invention which solves the technical disadvantage described in

(2) is the upper body exercise device, added to the conventional handstanding apparatus (comprising a back plate and the frame) .

This frame can be made in conventional form by setting square pillars on the rectangular bottom frame as well as in the form described above. However, in both cases, it is better to have the axis supports in order to support the rotation axis of the back plate (details of which will be described below) .

The back plate refers to the short plate fixed to the rectangular back plate frame and the back plate frame mentioned above. The rotation axes which are connected to the axis supports of the back plate frame are protruding from the center of both sides of the back plate. Footholders are placed on either side of relatively short sides of the plate. If a part is eliminated, desirably the parts that a user's shoulders can touch, the apparatus is more effective since the user can exercise without hitting her/his shoulders against the frame or back plate regardless of the intensity of the movement. A biceps press, chest-press or butterfly can be adopted as such an upper body trainer/ developer.

If a biceps press is considered an acceptable device to exercise the upper body, it is desirable to install it at the front, side or back of the user handstanding. Here, the "front" refers to the moving direction of the user s head when s/he is doing stomach crunches while handstanding.

This combination permits a workout of the whole body since the user can carry out various upper body exercises such as the one using the biceps press while s/he is handstanding and the one twisting the body while s/he is using the biceps press.

Working out the arms, in addition, gets rid of surplus fat by repeating the contraction and expansion all the way by applying power to the waist and abdomen. It stretches the body, increasing height by straightening the bent back from bad posture, prevents memory failure or dementia by generating harmonious blood circulation from the blood gathered in the brain. It pushes out thrombus or blood congestion accumulated in vein through body waste in excrement so that it prevents geriatric diseases such as arteriosclerosis and myocardinal infarction. Furthermore, developed big muscles such as biceps brachii muscle, triceps, serratus anterior, deltoid muscle, and trapezoid muscle can result in a beautiful and healthy figure (body line) by bring about lipolysis even in one's sleep and reducing abdominal flesh since it increases the consumption of body fat in the muscle and basal metabolic rate.

Additionally, it is also desirable to install a buffer between the back plate and the frame. In this case, a wide spread gas shock absorber or spring cushion cylinder can be used for as the buffer.

If a gas shock absorber is adopted as the buffer, the user can handstand or return to the initial position (horizontally lying down) with ease since s/he can operate, while lying down, the valve of the gas regulator or the switch attached to the above buffer.

Moreover, this buffer absorbs and eliminates most of the shock arising from when the horizontal back plate transforms into the vertical position, which facilitates posture change. On the contrary, if the spring cushion cylinder is adopted as a buffer, the user can handstand or return to the initial position without shocking the waist, simply by lifting or raising the body slightly while holding the frame so s to change slowly the back plate's position.

Another compositional option can incorporate an oil pressure cylinder or an air pressure cylinder between the back plate and frame. In this case, it is possible not to apply the buffer described above. Although it is desirable to make the frame, in particular among the other elements mentioned above, with iron or non-ferrous metal, which is cheap and durable, or lightweight synthetic plastic such as engineering plastics.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which;

FIG 1 depicts a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention for a handstanding apparatus for the whole body workout .

FIG 2 depicts an outline view of the second embodiment of the present invention for a handstanding apparatus for the whole body workout .

FIG 3 depicts another outline view of the third embodiment of the present invention for a handstanding apparatus for the whole body training.

FIG 4 depicts an outline view of the first embodiment of the present invention for a handstanding apparatus for the whole body workout with the back plate upside down. FIG 5 depicts a cross-sectional view of the spring cushioned buffer adoptable in the present invention.

***** Explanation of symbols in the figures ** * **

100... frame,

110... bottom support, 120... supporting side bars,

200...back plate

300... biceps press,

310... spring,

320...grip, 400... connecting pipe,

500... ankle holders,

510... supporting part No. 1,

520... footholder,

530... supporting part No. 2, 540...locator,

600...buffer,

610...housing,

620...operating handle,

630... damping element, 640...projection,

Based on the attached drawings, hereinafter the composition and function of the handstanding apparatus for the whole body workout will be explained, considering the following Examples in the present invention.

Here, the spirit, and scope of the present invention should be understood in a large sense, as encompassing the items of design modification easy for the manufacturers skilled in this art instead of being confined to the following Examples.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The attached FIG 1 depicts a schematic diagram of a desirable model of the present invention for a handstanding apparatus for the whole body workout . FIG 4 depicts an outline of FIG 1 with the back plate upside down. As demonstrated in the drawing, the frame (100) of the present model consists of the bottom support (110) , which is put on the ground or the bottom of the building, and supporting side bars (120) which stand on the right and left sides of the bottom support. The plane figure of the bottom support (110) , composed of the two long side bars (111) , put unparalleled to each other with a relatively short reinforcement bar connecting the two side bars (111) between them, results in a trapezoid shape.

The bottom ends of the supporting side bars (120) of the "R" form are welded to the side bars (111) mentioned above. Here, the distance between the welded points of supporting side bars (120) is greater than that between the upper parts that are rounded off where axis supports (113) are installed. The axis support (113) is illustrated in the drawing as a pipe with a hole that should be used to insert the rotational axis at its middle point (and can be replaced with a conventional bearing) .

According to FIG 1, the rotational axes (210) connected to the axis supports (113) protrude from the longer sides of back plate (200) . The back plate which supports the user's back is installed at an incline in relation to the back plate frame.

In addition, the supporting part No. 1 (510) of roll form is attached across the sides of the back plate. The foot placements (520) of the back plate is at a certain distance from the supporting part No. 1

(510) . At the center point of this foot placement, there is a locator (540) on which the supporting part

No. 2 (530) is installed so that it can permit circular movements at a certain angle, according to the locator.

The biceps press (300) applied in the present model as an upper body training device comprises a spring (310) attached to the above frame and the grip (320) at the other end. Generally, it is installed on the reinforcement bar (112) , supporting side bars (120) , front end of the side bars (111) , or on the bottom part where the distance between the bars is larger than that at the back side. In particular, the biceps press has a connection pipe (400) inserted in the side bars used to rotate. The end of the spring (310) is attached to this connection pipe (400) , which is installed at the intersecting point of the reinforcement bar and the two side bars. Furthermore, the spring of the biceps press can function as the spring shock absorber (cushion cylinder) to be described below.

Next, the handstanding apparatus for the whole body exercise of the present model could have a gas shock absorber (600) between the reverse side of the back plate (200) and the frame (100) as demonstrated in FIG 4.

Otherwise, as illustrated in FIG 5, it is possible to use a spring shock absorber, which can be made of three different compositions: first, an operating handle (620) with a projection (640) at the center point; second, damping elements (630) such as a spring inserted in both sides of the operating handle; third, a housing with the operating handle above and damping elements built-in with both ends of the operating handle are partially exposed. The functioning of the handstanding apparatus for whole body exercise composed as such can be explained as follows (based on FIG 1 and FIG 4) .

The user stands on the foot placements (520) and fixes her/his ankles with the ankle holders (500) .

Then, s/he controls the valve of the gas regulator or the switch attached to the above buffer if the shock absorber (600) applied is a gas shock absorber. If a spring shock absorber (cushion cylinder) is applied instead as illustrated in FIG 8, the user

(lying down on the back plate) can do a handstand or return to the initial position by 'simply raising the body slightly while holding and pulling the side supporting bars (120) so as to lean on one side. At this moment, the shock generated during the rapid movement of the back plate can be absorbed by the gas in the shock absorber or spring, which slows the movement. This allows the user to do a handstand smoothly and without fear. While handstanding, the user practises upper or whole body exercises by holding the biceps press (300) installed at a certain point of the above mentioned frame .

For example, s/he can move her/his body in all directions holding the biceps press at the back of her/his head. S/he can also use the biceps press that is installed at each side near the shoulders by pushing and pulling them towards the chest. In addition, s/he can train the upper body, moving in all directions, while pulling the biceps press installed in front of her/his head. According to the present model example, the user can exercise without hitting the shoulders against the frame, regardless of the degree of movement since the bottom supporting structure is a trapezoid and the side supporting bars are of the "R" form. This structure allows the user to exercise with greater stability compared to the conventional handstanding apparatus because the center of gravity moves only between the side bars on the bottom even if s/he moves the body in any direction. At the end of exercise, the user can turn back to initial stand-up position by controlling the valve of the gas regulator or the switch in the opposite direction.

The attached FIG 2 depicts an outline view of the second model in the present invention of a handstanding apparatus for the whole body workout. It is the same as the first model example in its composition except for the fact that its frame (100) is rectangular as in a conventional apparatus. Thus, a detailed explanation of its usage and/or effect will be omitted because they are the same in the first embodiment example .

The attached FIG 3 depicts an outline view of the third model of the present invention of a handstanding apparatus for the whole body workout .

As demonstrated in the drawing, the frame (100) of the present embodiment is characterized by the two reinforcement bars (112) applied on the bottom part (110) , which eventually increases stability.

In addition, the part of the back plate (200) that the user's shoulders can touch is removed so that it allows the user to train the upper body without limiting the movement of the shoulders or hitting them against the frame .

As such, it is, natural to include a change in number or material of the composing elements (cloth or squared timber) , which is used to strengthen the frame or back plate in the protection range of the present invention since the handstanding apparatus for the whole body workout of the present invention can take various forms . In addition, manufacturers can change the installation number and/or location of the shock absorber according to their discretion. They can reduce or increase the size of the device, put proper elements together in one body for convenience in carriage, or transform them into a " disassemble / assemble " package. Thus, the present invention covers all the changes in the manufacturers' capabilities, including the modifications described above.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

As described and confirmed above, the present invention allows the user to do upper body exercises, handstanding without hitting the shoulders against the frame. It strengthens legs more than twice than before, straightens knees, ankle joints, vertebral column and waist, and has a greater exercise effect by bending and straightening the abdomen while it is expanded.

Furthermore, the whole body exercises mentioned above produces blood concentration in upper body so that it better stimulates blood circulation from head to toe after the exercise. This purifies the brain and prevents geriatric diseases such as chilled hands and feet, stroke, dementia, arteriosclerosis, heart disease, and diabetes .

The present invention contributes to eliminating thrombus or blood congestion out of the body via excrement, to changing the body form by reducing surplus fat in abdomen or hips, to getting rid of constipation through active intestinal movement and in particular, to increasing sexual capacity by stimulating hypogastric center.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conceptions and specific embodiments disclosed in the foregoing description may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other embodiments for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention, Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that such equivalent embodiments do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims .

Claims

What is claimed:

1. A handstanding exercise apparatus for the whole body, with a frame comprising a back plate, supporting side bars fixed to enable the back plate to be vertically set up, and the bottom part on which the bottom ends of the side bars are attached, in which the bottom support of the frame includes a pair of side bars with the bottom ends of the supporting side bars fixed on them and a reinforcement axis connected between the side bars; and the two side bars with a reinforcement axis between them are put as a trapezoid with a larger space in the front end that the user can see when handstanding on the back plate than that of the back end.

2. A handstanding exercise apparatus for the whole body, with a frame comprising a back plate, supporting side bars fixed to enable the back plate to be vertically set up, and the bottom part on which the bottom ends of the above side bars are attached, in which the supporting side bars is "R" form with a larger gap between 'them on the bottom than at the top .

3. A handstanding exercise apparatus for the whole body, with a frame comprising a back plate, supporting side bars fixed to enable the back plate to be vertically set up, and the bottom part on which the bottom ends of the above side bars are attached, in which an additional upper body training device is installed on the frame above.

4. The handstanding exercise apparatus for the whole body, according to claim 3, in which the upper body training device is a biceps press, including an elastic body with one end attached to the frame and a lever installed onto the other side of the elastic body.

5. The handstanding exercise apparatus for the whole body, according to claim 4, in which the biceps press is installed on the reverse side of back plate when the back plate is vertically set up.

6. The handstanding exercise apparatus for the whole body, according to claim 4, in which the biceps press is installed on each side of the back plate when the back plate is vertically set up.

7. The handstanding exercise apparatus for the whole body, according to claim 4, in which the biceps press is installed at the front of back plate when the back plate is vertically set up.

8. The handstanding exercise apparatus for the whole body, according to any one claim among claim 1 ~ claim 7 : in which a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder is installed between the back plate and the frame additionally.