Control glove

• US 20060084422A1
• Filed: 10/20/2004
• Published: 04/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc. (Peloton Interactive, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc. (Peloton Interactive, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shih, Ching-Tu, Huang, Chin-Tang
• Application Number:
  US10/968,147
• Publication Number:
  US 20060084422A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/420
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/00 Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device

Abstract

A control glove includes a contact point provided on the thumb and the four fingers of the glove and a controller. The contact point on the thumb is a common point, and the contact points on the four fingers respectively direct one it e m of operations different from one another. All the contact points are electrically connected with the controller that contains a transmitter for transmitting signals to a receiver provided in a fitness machine or appliance. Then the thumb is moved by a user to optionally contact one of the four fingers to let their contact points contact each other to let electricity get through, and the controller transmits a signal of the selected item of operations to the receiver of the fitness machine or appliance to change the ongoing operation to the selected item of opeation.

Claims

1. A control glove provided with a contact point respectively on the thumb and each of the four fingers of said glove, each said contact point electrically connected with a controller fixed on said glove, said controller containing a transmitter for transmitting signals to a receiver provided in a fitness appliance or machine for controlling said fitness appliance or machine to change an ongoing item of operation to the selected item of operation directed by any of said fingers, said contact point of the thumb functioning as a common point, the four fingers respectively directing one item of opeation different from one another, said controller transmitting a signal of the selected item of operation to the receiver of said fitness machine or appliance when the thumb is moved to contact one of said four fingers to let their contact points contact each other to let electricity get through.

2. The control glove as claimed in claim 1, wherein when said control glove is applied to a jogging machine, the four fingers of said control glove respectively direct the inclining up and down of a stepping board and increasing and reducing of the speed of a moving band.