Apparatus for Counting and Displaying and the Use Thereof

• US 20110085634A1
• Filed: 10/08/2010
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Riny Bay Sportswear
• Original Assignee: Riny Bay Sportswear
• Inventors: Beusenberg, Marinus Leonardus
• Application Number:
  US12/901,179
• Publication Number:
  US 20110085634A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 377/5
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 5/20 Skipping-ropes or similar devices rotating in a vertical plane

Abstract

A counting and indication device for jumping a rope comprising in combination at least a detection unit for detection of a rope to be used when jumping the rope; a counting device that is connected to the detection unit for counting the moments that the rope passes as detected by the detection unit; and a display device for showing the count of the counting device.

Claims

1. Counting and indication device for jumping a rope comprising:

a detection unit for detection of a rope to be used when jumping the rope;

a counting device that is connected to the detection unit for counting the moments that the rope passes as detected by the detection unit; and

a display device for showing the count of the counting device, wherein the detection unit comprises a radar transmitter and receiver.

2. Counting and indication device according to claim 1, wherein the radar transmitter and receiver is operable on the frequency of about 24 GHz.

3. Counting and indication device according to claim 1, wherein the radar transmitter and receiver possesses a transmittal and receipt angle which amounts in the horizontal plane about 70°

and in the vertical plane about 11°

.

4. Counting and indication device according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit is arranged for observing at least two parameters that are characteristic for the movement of the rope.

5. Counting and indication device according to claim 4, wherein the at least two parameters comprise speed and distance of the rope in relation to the detection unit.

6. Counting and indication device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is an at least four digit display.

7. Counting and indication device according to claim 1, additionally comprising an indicator for showing a time duration.

8. Counting and indication device according to claim 7, wherein the indicator comprises a series of switchable light sources arranged as a circle.

9. Counting and indication device according to claim 8, wherein the light sources are light emitting diodes.

10. Use of a counting and indication device according to claim 1, wherein the jumping the rope occurs in the transmittal and receipt angle of the radar transmitter and receiver on a distance in respect of the counting and indication device amounting to at most approximately 3.5 meters.

11. Use according to claim 10, wherein the counting and indication device is mounted on a height with respect to the floor in the range 0.5 to 2 meters.