Exercising device

• US 4,183,521 A
• Filed: 01/31/1978
• Issued: 01/15/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/1978
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Delbert R. Kroeker
• Original Assignee: Delbert R. Kroeker
• Inventors: Kroeker, Delbert R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pinkham, Richard C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kramer, Arnold W.
• Application Number:
  US05/873,793
• Time in Patent Office: 714 Days
• Field of Search: 272/70, 272/109, 272/111, 272/96, 272/97, 272/93, 272/94, 272/116, 272/134, 272/146, 272/55, 272/56, 272/52, 272/52.5, 272/53.1, 272/53.2, 272/54, 272/144, 272/145, 272/1 C , 272/33 R, 297/270, 297/258, 297/273, 297/281, 297/282, 297/349
• US Class Current: 482/146
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0033 Lower limbs performing together the same movement, e.g. on a single support element
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0004 Exercising devices moving as a whole during exercise bar bells or dumb bells A63B21/072; on wheels A63B22/20
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/16 Platforms for rocking motion about a horizontal axis , e.g. axis through the middle of the platform; Balancing drums; Balancing boards or the like exercising apparatus with cantilevered support elements pivoting about an axis A63B22/0056; other exercising apparatus for improving balance A63B26/003
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/18 with elements, i.e. platforms, having a circulating, nutating or rotating movement, generated by oscillating movement of the user, e.g. platforms wobbling on a centrally arranged spherical supporthoop exercising apparatus A63B19/00; eccentric weights put into orbital motion by nutating movement of the user A63B21/0608; pots rotating or rocking by moving the whole body A63G23/00

Abstract

A device for exercising or developing balance, the device including a rockable support member provided by arcuately formed supports, a rotatable cross bar extending between the upper ends of the supports with the bar being selectively rotatable and the bar carrying a support plate upon which the user may stand. The support plate is also rotatable. The combined, available movements between the rockable support member, the rotatable cross bar and the support plate provides a tri-axial possibility for the user. The rotatable bar is lockable in a non-rotative position or limited rotation or full rotation.

Claims

1. An exercising device, said device including:

a. a supporting base including a pair of spaced, arcuately formed rockers, the rocking motion being in a first plane, said rockers being provided with generally upstanding ends joined to form a common end structure;

b. a cross bar member extending between the common end structures of the said rockers to lie within the plane of rocking motion of said rockers and being mounted for rotation transversely of the plane of rocking motion of said rockers; and

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c. a user support platform mounted for rotation on said cross bar member, the axis of rotation of said user platform being generally normal to the axis of said cross bar member.

2. The structure set forth in claim 1 and handle means being formed on the respective ends of said common ends of said rocker members.

3. The structure set forth in claim 1 and stop means shiftably mounted on at least one of said arcuately formed rockers whereby the rocking motion thereof may be selectively controlled.

4. The structure set forth in claim 1 and means to control the rotation of said cross bar member.

5. The structure set forth in claim 1 and means to selectively limit the degree of rotation of said cross bar member.

6. The structure set forth in claim 1 and said user support platform including a non-skid surface.