EP4139007A1 - Strength training device - Google Patents
Strength training deviceInfo
- Publication number
- EP4139007A1 EP4139007A1 EP21718902.6A EP21718902A EP4139007A1 EP 4139007 A1 EP4139007 A1 EP 4139007A1 EP 21718902 A EP21718902 A EP 21718902A EP 4139007 A1 EP4139007 A1 EP 4139007A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- training device
- weight training
- weight
- removable member
- strap
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
- A63B21/06—User-manipulated weights
- A63B21/072—Dumb-bells, bar-bells or the like, e.g. weight discs having an integral peripheral handle
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
- A63B21/06—User-manipulated weights
- A63B21/072—Dumb-bells, bar-bells or the like, e.g. weight discs having an integral peripheral handle
- A63B21/0722—Dumb-bells, bar-bells or the like, e.g. weight discs having an integral peripheral handle transformable, e.g. from dumb-bell to bar-bell
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
- A63B21/06—User-manipulated weights
- A63B21/072—Dumb-bells, bar-bells or the like, e.g. weight discs having an integral peripheral handle
- A63B21/075—Dumb-bells, bar-bells or the like, e.g. weight discs having an integral peripheral handle with variable weights, e.g. weight systems with weight selecting means for bar-bells or dumb-bells
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
- A63B21/40—Interfaces with the user related to strength training; Details thereof
- A63B21/4027—Specific exercise interfaces
- A63B21/4033—Handles, pedals, bars or platforms
- A63B21/4035—Handles, pedals, bars or platforms for operation by hand
Definitions
- the invention relates to a strength training device configurable for performing various strength training exercises.
- the weight training device according to the invention can be used with weights or without weights, attached to one or more accessory links or left free.
- weight training bars having two ends on which are arranged disc-shaped weights. These weight bars are generally referred to as dumbbells. The user of these weight bars can adjust the weight to be lifted by adding or removing these weights. They help strengthen the musculature of a user when he practices various exercises.
- Suspension straps are also known from the state of the art. They allow the user to perform various strength training exercises using their own body weight.
- This device generally comprises a strap folded in half with handles at the ends. The device is attached to a fixed element such as a door, a tree, a beam or a wall. The user can be suspended by the feet or by the hands using the handles. It is thus possible to practice many strength training exercises using this device.
- a weight training system having an elastic cord equipped with a handle at each of its ends. The middle part of the bungee cord is placed under the user's feet, with the user holding a handle in each hand to perform strength training exercises. In order to increase the effort to be produced, the user has the possibility of adding one or more elastic cords.
- each of these ropes are hung near each handle. It is possible to select elastic cords with different stiffnesses in order to adjust the effort to be produced during the weight training exercise.
- the user wishing to regularly perform the various strength training exercises offered by these multiple devices is obliged to store, maintain and transport these devices, which creates constraints for the latter.
- the aim of the invention is therefore to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art by providing a single weight training device for performing the various strength training exercises usually performed using dumbbells, suspension straps or elastic ropes. The user thus reduces the number of weight training equipment to acquire, store, maintain and transport.
- the invention thus relates, in its broadest acceptance, to a weight training device comprising a central part capable of accommodating a hand or a foot, a first end and a second end arranged on either side. of said central part characterized in that said weight-training device comprises a base link integral with said weight-training device capable of being attached to at least one accessory link, said weight-training device further comprising a first removable member linked to said first end and a second removable member linked to said second end, said first and second removable members each being able to receive at least one weight.
- the user can perform various strength training exercises with just one device. It thus reduces the number of weight training devices to acquire, maintain and store.
- said base link is a strap, said first end comprising a distal stopper and a proximal stopper, said second end comprising a distal stopper and a proximal stopper, said strap being held to said weight training device on the one hand by means of seams present on said strap and on the other hand by said distal and proximal stops of said first end and by said distal and proximal stops of said second end.
- a strap in particular made of fabric or plastic fibers, having seams and held by the stops makes it possible to withstand loads important and has increased longevity.
- the stops also make it possible to limit a longitudinal movement of the strap.
- said first end and said second end respectively comprise a first internal thread and a second internal thread
- said first removable member is a first threaded end piece having an external thread screwed into said first internal thread
- said second removable member is a second threaded end having an external thread screwed into said second internal thread
- said first end and said second end respectively comprise a first parallelepipedal female recess and a second parallelepipedal female recess, said first removable member and said second removable member respectively having a first parallelepipedal male element and a second parallelepipedal male element.
- the removable components can thus be placed and removed easily and quickly.
- first and second parallelepipedal female recesses and the first and second parallelepipedal male elements are rectangular parallelepipeds.
- said central part extends longitudinally along a central axis, said first end and said second end respectively comprising a first opening cylindrical recess and a second opening cylindrical recess arranged perpendicularly to said central axis (3), said first removable member and second member removable being held respectively at said first end by means of a first pin and at said second end by means of a second pin.
- said assembly and disassembly of the removable components are carried out quickly. The user can thus modify the configuration of the weight training device according to the invention and switch from one weight training exercise to another quickly.
- said base link comprises a hooking ring.
- the invention also relates to a bodybuilding set characterized in that it comprises a bodybuilding device according to the invention and at least one accessory link attached to said base link of said bodybuilding device.
- said accessory link is made of an elastic material.
- said base link comprises a hook ring, said accessory link being attached to said hook ring.
- FIG.1 shows a weight training device according to a first embodiment of the invention
- FIG.2 shows a threaded end used in the first embodiment of the invention
- FIG.3 shows a weight training device according to a second embodiment of the invention
- FIG.4 shows a removable member implemented in the second embodiment of the invention
- FIG.5 schematically shows the strength training device illustrated in Figure 1 in a configuration called "handle" for performing strength training exercises by means of accessory links attached to the weight training device;
- FIG.6 schematically shows the weight training device illustrated in Figure 2 in the configuration called "handle”.
- the weight training device 1 comprises a central part 2 extending longitudinally along a central axis 3.
- the central part 2 is intended for either to be gripped by the hand of the user wishing to perform a muscle strengthening exercise in one of the arms or to accommodate one of the user's feet when the weight training device is attached to one or more accessory links .
- the central part 2 is substantially cylindrical in shape, it may have a solid or tubular section. In a particular exemplary embodiment, it is made of metal, for example stainless steel, its diameter is approximately 35 mm and its length approximately 100 mm.
- the central part 2 further comprises a first shoulder 4 and a second shoulder 5 arranged at a first end 22.
- a first cylindrical portion 6, also extending longitudinally along the central axis 3, is arranged between the first shoulder. 4 and the second shoulder 5.
- the central part 2 comprises, at a second end 23, a third shoulder 7 and a fourth shoulder 8.
- a second cylindrical portion 9, also extending longitudinally along the central axis 3, is arranged between the third shoulder 7 and the fourth shoulder 8.
- the weight training device 1 also comprises a base link 10 integral with the latter.
- the base link 10 is arranged on either side of the central axis 3.
- the base link 10 has a first part 11 arranged on one side of the central axis 3 and a second part 12 arranged in the other side of the central axis 3.
- the base link 10 is a strap, for example made of fabric or of plastic in the form of fibers, the strap being held securely to the central part 2 at the bottom.
- the strap Before making the seams 13, the strap has a first opening and a second opening at its middle part. The first opening is arranged around the first cylindrical portion 6 and between the first shoulder 4 and the second shoulder 5 and the second opening is arranged around the second cylindrical portion 9 and between the third shoulder 7 and the fourth shoulder 8.
- the seams 13 are then performed in order to secure the strap to the central part 2.
- the shoulders have the advantage of preventing the strap from slipping during the use of the weight-training device 1. In the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- the weight training device 1 comprises a first weight 15 disposed between a first nut 14 and the first shoulder 5. It is possible to add other weights in order to increase the difficulty of the weight training exercise.
- a second weight is disposed between a second nut 16 and the fourth shoulder 8.
- the first and second nuts 14, 16 are screwed against the first and second weights to hold them firmly in place during the process. strength training.
- the weight training device 1 further comprises a first threaded end 17 and a second threaded end 18, better visible in FIG. 2.
- the first threaded end 17 comprises a first external thread 19 and a second external thread 20.
- the second threaded end 18 comprises a first external thread 24 and a second external thread 25.
- the weight training device 1 is shown in FIG.
- the base link 10 further comprises a hooking means for hooking an accessory link.
- the base link 10 is a strap comprising a hooking means such as a hooking ring 21 mounted to pivot relative to the strap.
- the weight training device 1 thus makes it possible to be used as a dumbbell, the strap not being used during this weight training exercise.
- the strap nevertheless remains integral with the central part 2.
- the weight training device 1, according to the first embodiment of the invention, is shown in FIG. 5 in a configuration not comprising the first and second threaded ends 17, 18. Therefore, for this configuration, weights and nuts are not present.
- the hooking ring 21 By hooking the hooking ring 21 to one or two suspended straps, the user has the possibility of performing strength training exercises making it possible to strengthen other parts of the body. For example, it can hook a first weight training device 1 to a strap and another weight training device to another strap, the straps being attached, for example, to a fixed element such as the ceiling of the room in which the device is located.
- FIG. 3 there is shown schematically a strength training device 30 according to a second embodiment of the invention identical to the strength training device 1 according to the first embodiment, except that the first shoulder 5 is replaced by a first shoulder 35 comprising a cylindrical recess oriented perpendicular to the central axis 3, the fourth shoulder 8 is replaced by a fourth shoulder 38 comprising a cylindrical recess oriented perpendicularly to the central axis 3, the cylindrical recesses each being intended to receive a pin 39 each comprising a ring 40, and the first threaded end 17 and the second threaded end 18 are respectively replaced by a first threaded end 47 comprising a parallelepiped male element 50 and a second threaded end 48 comprising a parallelepiped male element 53.
- FIG. 4 A shape of realization of these threaded ends 47, 48 comprising male elements para llumblepi regardsdiques 50,53 is shown in FIG. 4.
- This threaded end piece comprises an externally threaded portion 49 and a parallelepipedal male element 50, such as a cube or a rectangular parallelepiped.
- the parallelepipedic male element 50 comprises a cylindrical recess 51 intended to receive the pin 39.
- Each threaded end comprising a parallelepipedic male element is inserted into a parallelepipedal female recess arranged in the central part 2.
- the pin 39 is then slid into the cylindrical recess of each shoulder and then in the cylindrical recess 51 of the parallelepipedal male element 50.
- each threaded end is firmly fixed to the central part 2.
- the user can also easily remove the threaded ends 47, 48 when wishes to perform only exercises which do not require weight, this configuration of the weight training device 30 according to the second embodiment is shown schematically in Fig. 6.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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FR2004054A FR3109533A1 (en) | 2020-04-23 | 2020-04-23 | STRENGTHENING DEVICE |
PCT/EP2021/060182 WO2021214027A1 (en) | 2020-04-23 | 2021-04-20 | Strength training device |
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EP4139007A1 true EP4139007A1 (en) | 2023-03-01 |
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EP21718902.6A Withdrawn EP4139007A1 (en) | 2020-04-23 | 2021-04-20 | Strength training device |
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US5033740A (en) * | 1989-11-10 | 1991-07-23 | Leonard Schwartz | Apparatus for exercising that is used with a hand |
US20030130096A1 (en) * | 2002-01-08 | 2003-07-10 | Lacroce Joseph Laurence | Barbell with plural hand gripping angles |
US7163496B1 (en) * | 2003-04-24 | 2007-01-16 | Ray Trotter | Hammer curl cable pull exercise bar |
US9573016B2 (en) * | 2011-05-09 | 2017-02-21 | MYT Equipment Inc. | Exercise device for supporting weight from hand grips using straps |
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US9504867B2 (en) * | 2013-07-21 | 2016-11-29 | William B. Hall | Weight holding device |
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