Multi-purpose surfing balancer

• US 7,094,183 B2
• Filed: 01/15/2003
• Issued: 08/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jung-Pao Hsieh
• Original Assignee: Jung-Pao Hsieh
• Inventors: Hsieh, Jung-Pao
• Primary Examiner(s): Huson, Gregory L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tam
• Application Number:
  US10/342,184
• Publication Number:
  US 20040138028A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,315 Days
• Field of Search: 482/51, 482/123, 482/127, 482/130, 482/142, 482/146, 482/147, 482/148
• US Class Current: 482/51
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0033 Lower limbs performing together the same movement, e.g. on a single support element
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0233 in 90/90 position, like on a chair
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 26/003 for improving balance or equilibrium balance beams A63B4/00; apparatus for rope dancing A63B7/08; balancing drums, balancing boards or the like A63B22/16
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0093 for surfing, i.e. without a sail; for skate or snow boarding

Abstract

A multi-purpose surfing balancer including a base plate, a resilient rubber body, a step-on board, and a central pole. A bottom surface of the rubber body being fixed to a middle of a top of the base plate. The top of the base plate being fixed to a middle of a bottom of the step-on board. The central pole being fixed to the surface of the step-on board for a user to stand on the step-on board with both feet splitting over both ends of the resilient rubber body in position to practice balancing or surfing by the support of the resilient rubber body and swing motion controlled by the user.

Claims

1. A multi-purpose surfing balancer includes a base plate, a resilient rubber body, a step-on board, and a handlebar pole, wherein, the base plate has a predetermined thickness, the resilient rubber body is connected at a bottom thereof to a middle of a top of the base plate and at a top thereof to a middle of a bottom of the step-on board, a through hole being provided at the center of the resilient rubber body, and a rubber rod being inserted into the through hole;

the step-on board having a cover plate aligning with the through hole in the resilient rubber body, multiple holes being provided on the step-on board; and

multiple grains for massage purpose being provided on the top of the step-on board; and

the handlebar pole having a plate connected to its bottom thereof, multiple pins extending from a bottom of the plate, each of the multiple pins is inserted into one of the multiple holes in the step-on board, and a handlebar being provided on a top of the pole.

2. The multi-purpose surfing balancer as claimed in claim 1, further comprising multiple fixation plates located on the top and the bottom of the resilient rubber body and a screw hole is provided in each of the multiple fixation plates, a bolt is inserted through each screw hole and connected to one of a plurality of fixation holes in the top of the base plate and the bottom of the step-on board to secure the resilient body between the board and the plate.

3. The multi-purpose surfing balancer as claimed in claim 1, wherein, two plate holes are provided on the surface of the base plate and two board holes are provided on the bottom of the step-on board, and an arc plane extending from one side of each of the plate and board holes to receive and secure a corresponding fixation plate provided on the upper and the lower edges of the resilient rubber body.

4. The multi-purpose surfing balancer as claimed in claim 1, wherein, both upper and lower ends of the resilient rubber body have a threaded portion and each of the step-on board and the base plate have a threaded hole connected to the threaded portion of the upper and lower end respectively.

5. The multi-purpose surfing balancer as claimed in claim 1, wherein a resilience of the resilient rubber body is selectively adjusted by removing the rubber rod.