Foot exercising apparatus

• US 5,279,531 A
• Filed: 03/12/1993
• Issued: 01/18/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chiou J.U. Jen-Huey
• Original Assignee: Chiou J.U. Jen-Huey
• Inventors: Jen-Huey, Chiou Ju
• Primary Examiner(s): Crow, Stephen R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DONNELLY, JEROME W
• Application Number:
  US08/030,532
• Time in Patent Office: 312 Days
• Field of Search: 482/70, 482/54, 482/51-54, 482/62, 482/92, 482/115, 482/118, 482/908
• US Class Current: 482/70
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/012 using frictional force-resisters electromagnetically-controlled brakes A63B21/0056
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0125 with surfaces rolling against each other without substantial slip
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/154 using special pulley-assemblies
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/203 in a horizontal plane
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0417 with guided foot supports moving parallel to the body-symmetrical-plane by translation

Abstract

A foot exercising apparatus includes two foot plates mounted on two slides respectively inserted in two floor tracks, a first linking-up cable connected between the slides and wound through a set of pulleys at the front, a second linking-up cable connected between the slides and wound through a set of pulleys at the back, a drag resistance regulating device controlled by a knob to regulate the drag resistance of the second-linking-up cable. The foot plates are alternatively moved back and forth on the floor tracks with the legs.

Claims

1. A foot exercising apparatus comprising:

a front stand made from a hollow, rectangular bar transversely disposed at the front, and fastened with a top frame having a unitary horizontal plate extended backwards in the middle and terminated to a vertical plate;

a rear stand made from a hollow, rectangular bar transversely disposed at the back in parallel with said front stand;

two floor tracks bilaterally connected between said front and rear stands at the top, each floor track having an inverted T-channel through the respective length respectively fastened with a series of equally spaced pin bearings;

two slides respectively fitted into the T-channel on either floor track and moved to slide back and forth on said pin bearings alternatively, each slide having a pair of rollers supported above the top of the respective floor track;

a chassis transversely disposed in the middle between said front and rear stands, having a flat top raised from two opposite lower ends thereof, the two opposite lower ends of said chassis being respectively fastened to said floor tracks at the bottom;

a pulley assembly consisted of a first pulley and a second pulley respectively mounted on said top frame on two opposite ends thereof, an adjusting wheel mounted on an angle plate fastened to the vertical plate of said top frame, and a third pulley and a fourth pulley respectively mounted on said rear stand at the top by a frame at locations corresponding to said first and second pulley respectively;

a drag resistance regulating device comprised of a damping wheel mounted on the flat top of said chassis at the top and controlled by a knob;

two locating members respectively fastened to said slides at an inner side;

two stop blocks respectively fastened to said slides below said respective locating member to limit the moving distance of said slides on said tracks within said front and rear stands;

a first linking-up cable having one end fastened to the locating member on either slide, and an opposite end wound through said first pulley, said adjusting wheel and said second pulley in proper order, and then fastened to the locating member on the other slide;

a second linking-up cable having one end fastened to the locating member on either slide, and an opposite end wound through said third pulley and said damping wheel, then wound through said fourth pulley, and then connected to the locating member on the other slide; and

two foot plates respective mounted on said slides at the top.