MX2011010470A

MX2011010470A - A sliding abdominal exercise device.

Info

Publication number: MX2011010470A
Application number: MX2011010470A
Authority: MX
Inventors: Kevin O Boland; George H Coblyn; Cornell S Marschalko
Original assignee: Fitworx Llc
Priority date: 2009-04-09
Filing date: 2010-04-08
Publication date: 2012-01-20
Also published as: WO2010118229A1; RU2011139484A; AU2010234340A1; EP2416852A1; BRPI1010515A2; US20120100973A1; JP2012523287A; KR20120009488A; CA2758188A1; CN201404628Y; NZ595399A

Abstract

A compact, easily storable abdominal exercise device is described that provides a sliding (to-and-fro) form of exercise for a seated user. In addition, the cushion may rotate so that it can also allow a swinging/twisting motion. Consequently, the sliding and/or the sliding + twisting modes of the exercise device allow a greater range of motions for exercising the muscles of the waist and help to stimulate firming and toning of the waist areas more effectively.

Description

A SLIDING DEVICE FOR ABDOMINAL EXERCISE FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a device for exercising. More particularly, the invention relates to a device for exercising that incorporates a sliding movement oriented to the waist for the user.

BACKGROUND Exercise devices are available so that they conform to different types of conditioning exercises, basically working on one part of the body or different muscles or muscle groups. These exercise devices include treadmills, exercise bikes and weight training machines, etc. These exercise devices are very large in size and are uncomfortable for storage, especially for users who have limited living space available.

An exercise device that adapts to different types of conditioning exercises, basically working on a part of the muscles of the body or different muscle groups. These exercise machines include treadmills, exercise bikes and weight training machines, etc. These exercise devices are very large in size and are uncomfortable for storage, especially for users who have limited living space available.

An exercise device that is somewhat compact is described in the Chinese Utility Model Patent No. CN2897325, entitled "Rotary Torque Conditioning Device", which describes a conditioning device that achieves exercise movements by changing the body in a torsion / limited rotation. It has a relatively small size and is convenient for storage. In Figure 1, of the patent CN2897325, the body 1 comprises a lower support 11, rotary wheel assembly 12 and regulator 13. The rotary wheel assembly 12 is located above the middle support 111 of the lower support 11 and in the assembly of rotary wheel 12 there is a rotary component 121, which allows the upper wheel 122 of the rotary wheel assembly 12 to rotate 360 degrees in relation to the lower wheel 123. The anti-slip band 131 and the regulator 13 are fitted on the outer edge of the upper wheel 122, to allow the anti-slip band 131 to be adjusted to control the regulator 13, which requires the upper wheel 122 to rotate. When the body 1 is connected to the support 14, a chair is formed. The seated user can rotate his waist when he sits, exercising the waist muscles to improve the shape of the waist.

However, since this exercise device can only exercise the waist by a rotating movement, the user should use this exercise device for a long time to achieve the same results.

Therefore, there has been a need to stand for a long time for an exercise device that allows the waist muscles to exercise more efficiently, while also maintaining a compact size. The details of that device are described in the following sections.

SUMMARY The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the main subject claimed. This summary is not an extensive general review and is not intended to identify key / critical elements or delineate the scope of the main subject claimed. Its purpose is to present some concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

One aspect of the present disclosure is an abdominal sliding machine: at least one post having a bow-like force with end portions of the post forming a support foot and a middle portion of the post forming a fastening section; at least one support coupled to a first and second portion of at least one support post, providing at least one structural and counter-rolling stiffness; a sliding seat that can be mounted on at least one arc-shaped slide rail, having a derailment member and a sliding member to allow the sliding seat to slide along the sliding rail in the form of bow, and a cushion attached to the sliding seat.

In another aspect of the present disclosure, an abdominal sliding machine is provided, comprising means for supporting a user in a seating position; means for holding the support means; means for providing at least one structural rigidity and anti-pivoting to the means for support; means to sit down; means for sliding coupled to the means for sitting; means for providing an arcuate bidirectional path movement to a user sitting on the seating means, being coupled by to give at least one structural rigidity and anti-pivoting.

In still another aspect of the present disclosure, a method is provided for a form of sitting exercise, comprising. Sit on a seat of an exercise device comprising: at least one post that has a bow-like shape with end portions of the support foot that forms the post and a middle portion of the support that forms a support section, at least a cut coupled to a first and second portion of the at least one support post, providing at least one structural stiffness and anti-pivoting to the post; at least one arc-shaped sliding rail with end portions coupled to at least one support and at least one pole, a middle portion of the arc-shaped sliding rail being lower than the end portions of the sliding rail in arc shape, a slidable seat that can be mounted on at least one arc-shaped sliding rail, having a derailment limb and a sliding member to allow the sliding seat to slide along the sliding rail in the form of an arch, and a cushion coupled to the sliding seat; holding the clamping section; engaging at least the abdominal muscles first to force the sliding seat upward in a first direction of the arc-shaped sliding rail; and second coupling of at least the abdominal muscles to force the sliding seat in a second, opposite direction of the arch-shaped sliding rail.

To achieve the above and related ends, certain aspects are described in relation to the following description and the accompanying drawings. These aspects indicate, however, but a few different ways in which the principles of the claimed subject can be employed and the main subject claimed is intended to include all aspects and their equivalents. Other advantages and novel aspects may be apparent from the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the drawings. As such, other aspects of the description are found through the specification.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a structure drawing of a rotating abdominal exercise device of the prior art; Figure 2 is a drawing of a three-dimensional developed view of an illustrative slide abdominal exercise device; Figure 3 is a three-dimensional drawing of an illustrative slide abdominal exercise device; Figure 4 is a schematic drawing of an illustrative sliding abdominal exercise device, Figure 5 is a three-dimensional developed view drawing of another abdominal sliding exercise device; Y Figure 6 is a schematic drawing in movement of the illustrative slide abdominal exercise device of Figure 5.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Various embodiments of an exercise device described herein provide a sliding movement for exercise, which may couple the muscles of the side and abdomen for similar movement from one side to the other. In addition, a cushion in various modalities can rotate around a slidable seat, so that it can also allow a rotary / oscillatory movement. Consequently, the sliding and / or sliding + sliding modes of the illustrative exercise device allow a greater range of movements to exercise the waist muscles and help to stimulate firmness and toning of the waist areas more effectively.

In various illustrative eiments, the exercise device comprises a support that provides rigidity or provides against swing, a sliding seat and a cushion, wherein the coupled supports are posts with contact members to the floor that can support the exercise device from above. from the earth. Each pole has an arc-shaped handle portion that is provided at the top of the pole. The posts are connected with two arc sliding rails, substantially parallel. The middle part of the arc sliding rail is lower than the ends of the arc sliding rail. A member to prevent the escape (or member against derailment) and a plurality of surfaces / sliding wheels are provided on both sides of the seat / sliding frame. The anti-escape member restricts the sliding seat / frame from the derailment of the arc sliding rails and the sliding surfaces / wheels are movably mounted to the arc sliding rails. The cushion sits on the seat / sliding frame and a swing structure is provided between them to allow the cushion to rotate on the seat / sliding frame.

When using the illustrative exercise device, the user can sit on the cushion, hold the two arc-shaped handle portions and engage the abdominal muscles to make the seat / sliding frame move in a similar manner from one side to the other. another along the arch sliding rails. Additionally, in another eiment, the user can also rotate their hips in a rotational / rotational movement due to the function of the rotating structure. When any sliding movement or sliding movement + rotational, an increased effectiveness of exercise can be achieved while in a sitting position.

Compared to the prior art devices with larger size, the illustrative exercise device is not only simpler in structure but also smaller in size, so that it can be used while only requiring a small amount of space and, when not It is in use, it can be easily stored due to its compact size.

Referring to Figures 2-4, the illustrative exercise device comprises a series of coupled elements. A support 2 engages the posts 21 to provide lateral restraint and structural rigidity of the posts 21 to reduce any twisting or bending that may occur. The posts 21 are illustrated as generally U-shaped up-down supports having an arcuate upper region 22 in a section close to the middle of the posts 21. The surface of the arched upper region 22 is covered with an anti-scratch material. skid 221 to accommodate users' hands. The bottom of the posts 21 form the feet and may have optional non-skid pads 211, which can be used as friction elements to secure the ends / feet of the floor sliding poles. The two posts 21 are connected with two parallel arcuate sliding rails 23 which occupy the support 2 or the posts 21, depending on the design implementation. Half of the arched slide rails 23 is less than the ends of the arched slide rails 23.

A sliding seat 3 contains several elements and is illustrated with an "H" -shaped sliding structure 31. An anti-exhaust member 32 (or anti-derailing member) is disposed on the underside of the sliding structure 31, which has an ear or a protruding element on a lower part of the arcuate sliding rails 23. A sliding member or wheel 33 is placed on a side facing downwardly of the sliding structure 31. The sliding structure 31 fits in the arched sliding rails 23 with the sliding member or wheel 33 movably mounted on the arched sliding rails 23. The sliding seat 3 is limited by the anti-escape member 32, so that it can not be uncoupled from the arched sliding rails 23 when they slide. In addition, because half of the arched sliding rails 23 is lower than their edges, the sliding seat 3 will normally rest on the middle of the arched sliding rail due to gravity.

The cushion 4 fits in the upper part of the sliding seat 3 and can be formed of an elastic material, such as sponge, foam and so on, with the edge providing the user with comfort when exercising. Additionally, the cushion 4 may be composed of several different materials or "layers" of cushions.

When the machine is used, the user can sit on the cushion 4, for example, in its lower "gravity" position at rest in the center of the arched slide rails 23 and with the hands of the user holding the two upper regions 22 of the posts 21, use the abdominal muscles to slide the sliding seat 3 in a side-to-side movement on the arched slide rails 23 when they approach the ends of the slide rails 23 and descend to the center of the archwires the slide rails 23 when approaching the middle of the slide rails 23. The full range of motion of the slide seat 3 will be limited by the length of the arched slide rails 23 and due to the arched shape of the slide rails arched glide 23, the user will experience a lateral side-to-side movement. The amount of difficulty of the exercise can be increased by increasing the amount of arc 23. Consequently, an easy conditioning exercise executed using a "natural" sliding movement can be carried out without requiring a lot of force, while in a sitting position. The illustrative slide exercise device described herein is not only of simple structure, but is also small in size, requiring only as much space as a chair. Also, due to its small size, it can be easily stored.

Referring now to Figures 5-6, to improve the effect of exercise on the abdominal or waist region muscles, a rotating structure is placed between the aforesaid cushion 4 and the sliding seat 3. The rotating structure generally comprises a spindle 41, which fits approximately in the center of a lower part of the seat plate 45 of the cushion 4 and the spindle sleeve 34, which fits approximately in the center of the sliding structure 31. The spindle 41 is movably seated in the spindle sleeve 34 and the cushion 4, being secured in some embodiments to seat the frame 45, it can rotate around the slide structure 31. While it is understood that the rotating structure is shown and described coupled to a point near the center of the respective elements, it will be appreciated that rotating structures may be used with rotating mechanisms located outside the center, without departing from the spirit itu and scope of this description. For example, a rotary spindle-like structure, or a disc-jointed ball bearing and so on can be used.

In addition to the above, one or more fitting members 35 may be placed on the upper part of the sliding structure 31. There may also be several spacers 42 on the lower form of the cushion 4. When the cushion 4 rotates around the structure of Sliding 31 (or the cushion 4), the length of the separators 42 will be restricted by the cushion members 35 or the closed areas of the sliding structure 31. That is, the rotational movement handle that is given to the user can be restricted by controlling the free sweep of the cushion, determined by the spacers 42 that strike the cushion members 35 or by striking any other restricted mechanism desired. Therefore, when the sliding seat 3 moves on the arched sliding rails 23 in its "side by side" movement, the user can also incorporate a rotary movement that can have a full or limited range, depending on the lengths of the separator 42.

Additionally, as described in Figures 2-4 above, the anti-skid material 221 can be placed on the "upper" part of the posts 21 and the anti-skid pads 211 can be placed on the bottom of the posts 21.

Figure 6 illustrates a user who performs sliding movement and a rotary movement with the illustrative exercise device and is understood to explain himself.

It should be appreciated that numerous changes and modifications can be made to the illustrative modalities, without departing from the spirit and scope of this description. For example, the number or shape of the arched sliding rails, the shape of the sliding seat, or the shape and material of the cushion and so on, are within the scope of this description. Changes such as, modification of the shape of the cushion to round, or square or any other geometry, are understood to be within this description. Also, while the illustrative embodiments show two separate posts 21, a single larger post can be used, according to the design preference.

What was described above includes examples of one or more modalities. Of course, it is not possible to describe every conceivable combination of components or methodologies for purposes of describing the modalities mentioned above, but someone with ordinary experience in the material can recognize that many additional combinations and permutations of various modalities are possible. Accordingly, the described embodiments are intended to encompass all alterations, modifications and variations that are within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. - An abdominal sliding exercise machine comprising: at least one post having a bow-like shape with end portions of the post forming the support foot and a middle portion of the post forming a holding section; at least one support coupled to a first and second portion of at least one support post, providing at least one structural rigidity and counterbalance to the post; at least one arc-shaped sliding rail with end portions coupled to at least one support and at least one pole, a middle portion of the arc-shaped sliding rail being lower than the end portions of the sliding rail in bow shape; a sliding seat that can be mounted on at least one arc-shaped sliding rail, which has a counter-derailing member and a sliding member to allow the seat to slide to slide along the sliding rail in the form of a sliding member. arc; a cushion coupled to the sliding seat; and a pivot between the cushion and a portion of the sliding seat in contact with the arc-shaped sliding rail.

2. - The abdominal sliding exercise machine according to claim 1, wherein the fastening section is covered with an anti-slip material.

3. - The abdominal sliding exercise machine according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of posts, supports and arc-shaped sliding rails, the arc-shaped sliding rails being placed substantially in parallel with each other.

4. - The abdominal sliding exercise machine according to claim 3, wherein the sliding member is a wheel.

5. The abdominal sliding exercise machine according to claim 3, wherein a portion of the sliding seat has substantially an "H" shape and the anti-derailing member is positioned at one end of the sliding seat.

6. - The abdominal sliding exercise machine according to claim 1, wherein the pivot comprises: a spindle coupled to the cushion; Y a spindle sleeve coupled to a portion of the sliding seat in contact with the arc-shaped sliding rail, wherein the spindle is rotatably seated in the spindle sleeve which allows the cushion to rotate about the portion of the sliding seat in contact with the sliding rail in the form of an arch.

7. The abdominal sliding exercise machine according to claim 6, further comprising a cushioning member positioned on an upper portion of the sliding seat portion in contact with the arc-shaped sliding rail.

8. -. The abdominal sliding exercise machine according to claim 7, further comprising a spacer positioned in a lower part of the cushion, operating to limit a range of rotational movement of the cushion around the pivot of the sliding seat in contact with the sliding rail in the form of an arc, wherein in the limited range of rotational movement the separator is brought into contact with the cushioning member.

9. - An abdominal sliding exercise machine, comprising: means for supporting a user in a sitting position; means for holding the means for support; means for providing at least one stiffness structure and anti-pivoting to the means for support; means to sit down; means for sliding coupled to the means for sitting; Y means for providing an arcuate bidirectional path movement to a user sitting on the seating means, being coupled to at least one of the means for support and means for providing at least one structural rigidity and against pivoting; means for pivoting coupled to the means for sitting and means for sliding.

10. - The abdominal sliding exercise machine according to claim 9, wherein the means for fastening are covered with an anti-skid material.

11. - The abdominal exercise machine according to claim 9, wherein the means for sliding use a wheel.

12. - The abdominal sliding exercise machine according to claim 9, further comprising a means against derailment for the sliding means.

13. - The abdominal sliding exercise machine according to claim 9, wherein the means for pivoting comprise: a spindle coupled to the means to sit; and a screw sleeve coupled to the means for sliding.

14. The abdominal sliding exercise machine according to claim 13, further comprising a means for cushioning placed on an upper part of the means for sliding.

15. - The abdominal sliding exercise machine according to claim 14, further comprising contact means placed in the lower part of the seating means, operating to limit a range of rotational movement of the means for sitting around the means for sliding, wherein in the limited range of rotational movement the means for contact contact the means for cushioning.

16. - A method for a form of seating for a user to exercise, comprising: sit on a seat on an exercise device, the exercise device comprising. at least one post having a bow-like shape with end portions of the post forming a support foot and a middle portion of the post forming a holding section; at least one support coupled to a first and second portion of the at least one support post, providing at least one structural stiffness and anti-pivoting to the post, at least one arc-shaped sliding rail with end portions coupled to at least one support and at least one pole, a middle portion of the arc-shaped sliding rail being lower than the end portions of the sliding rail in bow shape; a sliding seat that is mounted on at least one arc-shaped sliding rail, the seat having a derailing member and a sliding member to allow the sliding seat to slide along the sliding rail in the form of of Arc; a cushion coupled to the sliding seat; and a pivoting mechanism between the cushion and the sliding seat, hold the clamping section, using abdominal muscles to force the sliding seat upward in a first direction of the arch-shaped sliding rail; using abdominal muscles to form the slidable seat in a second opposite direction of the arch-shaped slide rail; Y use abdominal muscles to force the cushion to turn.