Exercise assembly for performing different rowing routines

• US 10,556,167 B1
• Filed: 12/02/2016
• Issued: 02/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Coreyak, LLC
• Original Assignee: Coreyak, LLC
• Inventors: Machovina, Brian, McHale-Machovina, Eileen
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Joshua
• Application Number:
  US15/367,289
• Time in Patent Office: 1,166 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0035 Upper limbs performing together the same movement, e.g. on a single support element
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0041 one hand moving independently from the other hand, i.e. there is no link between the movements of the hands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0079 with a pulling cable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0065 Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0096 using performance related parameters for controlling electronic or video games or avatars
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2069/068 kayaking, canoeing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0638 Displaying moving images of recorded environment, e.g. virtual environment
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0647 Visualisation of executed movements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/00069 Setting or adjusting the resistance level; Compensating for a preload prior to use, e.g. changing length of resistance or adjusting a valve
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/008 using hydraulic or pneumatic force-resisters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0088 by moving the surrounding air
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/153 wound-up and unwound during exercise, e.g. from a reel
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/154 using special pulley-assemblies
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/157 Ratchet-wheel links; Overrunning clutches; One-way clutches
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4035 for operation by hand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0005 with particular movement of the arms provided by handles moving otherwise than pivoting about a horizontal axis parallel to the body-symmetrical-plane
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/001 by simultaneously exercising arms and legs, e.g. diagonally in anti-phase A63B22/0076 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0076 Rowing machines for conditioning the cardio-vascular system seats moving during exercise A63B22/0087; training appliances for rowing or sculling on boats A63B69/06
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/20 using rollers, wheels, castors or the like, e.g. gliding means, to be moved over the floor or other surface, e.g. guide tracks, during exercising
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 : Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 : Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0003 : Analysing the course of a movement or motion sequences during an exercise or trainings sequence, e.g. swing for golf or tennis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0619 : Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 : Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user

Abstract

An exercise assembly structured to perform different rowing routines characterized different rowing motions. A resistance device is movable within a chamber and is cooperatively structured therewith to resist such movement. A drive assembly includes two drive sections each independently connected in driving relation to said resistance device. A connector structure includes two connector members each attached to a handle and connected in driving relation to a different one of said drive sections. The handle is selectively movable through the plurality of different rowing motions, at least one of which results in the two drive sections concurrently driving the resistance member and being concurrently driven by the two connector members. At least one other rowing motion of the handle is defined by each drive section alternately driving the resistance member and being alternately driven by interconnected ones of said connector members.

Claims

1. An exercise assembly structured to perform different rowing routines, said exercise assembly comprising:

a chamber including a resistance device movably disposed therein;

said resistance device structured to resist predetermined movement thereof within said chamber;

a drive assembly comprising at least two drive sections each movably and independently connected in driving relation to said resistance device;

a biasing member disposed in each of said two drive sections, said biasing members each movably and independently connected in reverse driving relation to said handle;

a handle connected in driving relation to said drive assembly;

said handle concurrently movable with and relative to said driving assembly, through a plurality of different rowing motions;

a connector structure comprising at least two connector members each disposed in interconnecting relation between said handle and a different one of said drive sections,

said handle, movable by a user through a selected one of said plurality of different rowing motions being determinative of performance of a predetermined one of the different rowing routines, and

at least one of said plurality of different rowing motions defined by said at least two drive sections concurrently connected in driving relation to said resistance device and said two connector members concurrently connected in driven relation to said handle.

2. The exercise assembly as recited in claim 1 further comprising said connector structure movable with both said handle and said drive assembly concurrent to said manual movement of said handle through said plurality of different rowing motions.

3. The exercise assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said connector structure and each of said at least two drive sections are cooperatively structured to be independently and concurrently disposed in driving engagement with said resistance device, dependent at least in part on said selected one of said plurality of different rowing motions of said handle.

4. The exercise assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein at least one of said plurality of different rowing motions of said handle comprises each of said at least two drive sections alternately connected in driving relation to said resistance device and in driven relation to interconnected ones of said connector members.

5. The exercise assembly as recited in claim 4 wherein said handle comprises a one-piece orientation;

said at least two connector members attached to said handle in spaced relation to one another and movable therewith during movement of said handle through said at least one of said plurality of different rowing motions.

6. The exercise assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein each of said at least two connector members comprise an elongated, flexible construction.

7. The exercise assembly as recited in claim 1 further comprising said two drive sections each connected to said connector structure, said two drive sections selectively disposable independently and concurrently in driving relation to said resistance member device.

8. The exercise assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein each of said drive sections comprises drive linkage and a pulley, said pulley rotationally connected to a corresponding one of said connector members;

said drive linkage drivingly interconnecting said pulley to said resistance device.

9. The exercise assembly as recited in claim 8 wherein said drive linkage comprises a directional drive structure disposed and structured to facilitate one-way, freewheeling rotation of said resistance device during at least a portion of said plurality of different rowing motions.

10. The exercise assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said chamber comprises an air chamber, said resistance device comprising a fan structure including a plurality of blades said plurality of blades disposed and configured to provide a resistance to rotation of said fan structure within said air chamber.

11. The exercise assembly as recited in claim 10 further comprising an adjustable air intake connected to said air chamber and configured to regulate airflow into an interior of said air chamber and into interactive relation with said fan structure.

12. The exercise assembly as recited in claim 11 wherein said air chamber comprises an air inlet including at least one opening, said air intake including an apertured construction selectively positionable on said air chamber, into air flow regulating relation with said at least one opening of said air inlet.

13. The exercise assembly as recited in claim 1 further comprising a motion sensor assembly configured to detect and process said rowing motion of said handle, said motion sensor assembly structured to configure motion data associated with said processed rowing motion and including transmission capabilities operative to transmit said motion data to a corresponding interactive display.

14. An exercise assembly structured to perform different rowing routines, said exercise assembly comprising:

a chamber including a resistance device movably disposed therein;

said resistance device cooperatively structured with said chamber to resist rotation thereof within said chamber;

a drive assembly including two drive sections independently connected in driving relation to said resistance device;

a handle and a connector structure;

said connector structure comprising at least two connector members each disposed in driving relation between said handle and a different one of said drive sections;

a biasing member disposed in each of said two drive sections, said biasing members each movably and independently connected in reverse driving relation to said handle;

said handle concurrently movable with and relative to said driving assembly, through a plurality of different rowing motions;

at least one of said plurality of different rowing motions of said handle defined by said at least two drive sections concurrently connected in driving relation to said resistance device and said at least two connector members concurrently connected in driven relation to said handle; and

at least one other of said plurality of different rowing motions of said handle defined by each of said at least two drive sections alternately connected in driving relation to said resistance member device and in driven relation to interconnected ones of said connector member.

15. The exercise assembly as recited in claim 14 further comprising a motion sensor assembly configured to detect and process said rowing motion of said handle, said motion sensor assembly structured to configure motion data associated with said processed rowing motion and said motion sensor assembly including transmission capabilities operative to transmit said motion data to a corresponding interactive display.

16. The exercise assembly as recited in claim 15 said motion data configured to replicate said rowing motion of said handle into a corresponding one of the rowing routines for visualization on the interactive display.

17. An exercise assembly structured to perform different rowing routines, said exercise assembly comprising:

a chamber including a resistance device movably disposed therein;

said resistance device structured to resist predetermined movement thereof within said chamber;

a drive assembly connected in driving relation to said resistance device;

a handle connected in driving relation to said drive assembly;

said handle concurrently movable with and relative to said driving assembly, through a plurality of different rowing motions;

said drive assembly comprising at least two biasing members, said biasing members each movably and independently connected in reverse driving relation to said handle;

said handle, movable by a user through a selected one of said plurality of different rowing motions being determinative of performance of a predetermined one of the different rowing routines;

a housing disposed in at least partially closing relation to said chamber and said resistance device;

said housing including a support assembly structured to movably and fixedly position said housing on a supporting surface; and

a retaining structure connected to said housing and disposed in removable retaining engagement with a portion of the user;

said housing movable with and relative to the user concurrent to said retaining engagement with a portion of the user and said support assembly movably positioning said housing on the supporting surface, during at least one of said plurality of different rowing motions.

18. The exercise assembly as recited in claim 17 wherein said housing is disposed in a fixed position relative to the user, concurrent to said retaining engagement and said support assembly fixedly positioning said housing on the supporting surface, during at least one of said plurality of different rowing motions.