Piece of fitness equipment

• US 10,010,744 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2014
• Issued: 07/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Airpressure Bodyforming GmbH
• Original Assignee: Airpressure Bodyforming GmbH
• Inventors: Sekula, Oliver, Greinwalder, Hubert, Rechenmacher, Gert
• Primary Examiner(s): LEE, JOSHUA S
• Application Number:
  US14/764,963
• Publication Number:
  US 20160129298A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,636 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 2400/32 Therapeutic use
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 2400/38 Shaping the contour of the body or adjusting the figure
• CPC Class Codes: A41C 1/00 Corsets or girdles
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2400/32 Therapeutic use
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2400/38 Shaping the contour of the body or adjusting the figure
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1623 Back
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1628 Pelvis
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/165 Wearable interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/00 Devices for specific parts of the body A61H1/02, A61H13/00, A61H19/00, A61H21/00, A61H35/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/08 Trunk
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/083 Abdomen
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 9/0078 with intermittent or alternately inflated bladders or cuffs mattresses for preventing bed-sores with alternated pressurized chambers A61G7/05776
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 9/0092 Cuffs therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0085 using pneumatic force-resisters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4025 Resistance devices worn on the user's body A63B21/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction

Abstract

A piece of fitness equipment, which is suitable for fitting to a body part of a person comprising a pressure chamber to which a fluid can be applied and a pump that is connected with the pressure chamber and is suitable for applying the fluid to the pressure chamber. Furthermore, the device comprises a controller for controlling the pump and a wearable holder that is detachably connectable with the pressure chamber and serves for holding the pressure chamber to the body part. The pressure chamber is formed in the shape of a hose.

Claims

1. A piece of fitness equipment comprising:

first and second pressure chambers which can be supplied with a fluid and are suitable for wrapping around a body part of a person;

a pump that is connected with the first and second pressure chambers and is suitable for supplying the fluid to the first and second pressure chambers;

a wearable holder that is detachably connectable with the first and second pressure chambers and includes adjacent channels for holding the first and second pressure chambers to the body part with the first and second pressure chambers each being formed in the shape of a hose;

the first and second pressure chambers within the adjacent channels of the wearable holder being arranged so as to wrap spirally around the body part so that the first and second pressure chambers alternate along the body part; and

the pump being arranged for alternately supplying fluid to the first and second pressure chambers so that peak pressures in the first pressure chamber alternate with peak pressures in the second pressure chamber,

wherein each of the first and second pressure chambers includes a base section and two branch sections with a splitter connecting the base section with the two branch sections, and

wherein the wearable holder is in the form of trousers and the body part includes first and second leg portions to which the trousers are arranged to fit, and wherein one of the two branch sections of the first pressure chamber and one of the two branch sections of the second pressure chamber are arranged so as to wrap spirally around the first leg portion and the other of the two branch sections of the first pressure chamber and the other of the two branch sections of the second pressure chamber are arranged so as to wrap spirally around the second leg portion.

2. The piece of fitness equipment according to claim 1, wherein each of the first and second pressure chambers has an approximately circular cross-section.

3. The piece of fitness equipment according to claim 1, wherein each of the first and second pressure chambers is made of silicone.

4. The piece of fitness equipment according to claim 1, wherein each of the first and second pressure chambers includes a fitting for connecting the pump to the first and second pressure chambers.

5. The piece of fitness equipment according to claim 1, wherein each of the first and second pressure chambers includes at least one closure for closing an end of each of the first and second pressure chambers.

6. The piece of fitness equipment according to claim 1, wherein a diameter of at least one of the base section and the two branch sections is between 10 mm and 40 mm.

7. The piece of fitness equipment according to claim 1, wherein a wall thickness of at least one of the base section and the two branch sections is between 0.1 mm and 2 mm.

8. The piece of fitness equipment according to claim 1, wherein the wearable holder is made of an elastic material.

9. The piece of fitness equipment according to claim 1, wherein the wearable holder is made of a textile comprising a breathable material.

10. The piece of fitness equipment according to claim 1, wherein the wearable holder includes at least one opening through which the first and second pressure chambers are insertable into the adjacent channels.

11. The piece of fitness equipment according to claim 9, wherein the wearable holder includes a first layer and a second layer made of a textile material.

12. The piece of fitness equipment according to claim 11, wherein the adjacent channels are separated by a seam connecting the first layer and the second layer with each other.