Pedal angle adjustable device for exercisers

• US 7,276,017 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2005
• Issued: 10/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Michael Lin
• Original Assignee: Michael Lin
• Inventors: Chen, Ming Nan
• Primary Examiner(s): Crow; Stephen R.
• Application Number:
  US11/235,006
• Publication Number:
  US 20070072742A1
• Time in Patent Office: 736 Days
• Field of Search: 482/51, 482/52, 482/57, 482/62, 745/12
• US Class Current: 482/52
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0676 with crank and handles being on the same side of the exercising apparatus with respect to the frontal body-plane of the user, e.g. crank and handles are in front of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/001 by simultaneously exercising arms and legs, e.g. diagonally in anti-phase A63B22/0076 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0015 with an adjustable movement path of the support elements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0046 Details of the support elements or their connection to the exercising apparatus, e.g. adjustment of size or orientation attachments of resisters or weights to the body of the user A63B21/4001; using rollers, wheels, castors or gliding means to be moved over the floor or guide tracks A63B22/20
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0664 performing an elliptic movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/203 in a horizontal plane

Abstract

A pedal angle adjustable device for an elliptical trainer includes two adjustable plates pivotably connected between the pedal and two connection plates which are pivotably connected to an end of the pedal. The two adjustable plates each have a positioning hole composed of a plurality of positioning notches and a positioning rod extends through the two connection plates and the positioning holes in the two positioning plates. A push block connected to a handle is located in front of the positioning rod such that when operating the handle, the push block may push the positioning rod from one positioning notch to another and the pedal can be pivoted about the pivotal point on the end of the pedal.

Claims

1. An elliptical trainer comprising:

a base with a magnet wheel connected thereto, two swing bars pivotably connected to the base and two pedal rods pivotably connected to the two swing bars, two connection plates pivotably connected to each of the pedal rods and respective one of two pedals connected to the two connection plates, two links each having an end pivotably connected to the magnetic wheel and the other end of each link having a roller which is movably engaged with rails of the base, the two connection plates respectively pivotably connected to the two links, and

an adjustable mechanism connected between each of the pedals and the two connection plates, the adjustable mechanism including a pivotable portion fixed to an underside of the pedal and an adjustable portion which includes two adjustable plates, a pin extending through the pivotable portion and the adjustable plates of the adjustable portion, each of the two adjustable plates having a positioning hole composed of a plurality of positioning notches, a positioning rod extending through the positioning holes of the two adjustable plates and pivotably connected between the two connection plates, a push block located between the two adjustable plates of each pedal and a handle connected to the push block, the positioning rod being pushed from one positioning notch to another by the push block.

2. The elliptical trainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pivotable portion includes two lugs fixed to the underside of each of the pedal.

3. The elliptical trainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein a torsion spring is mounted to each of the pins and one of two legs of the torsion spring is in contact with an underside of the pedal and the other leg is hooked to one of the two positioning plates.

4. The elliptical trainer as claimed in claim 2, wherein two bushes are mounted to each of the pins and located between the two adjustable plates and between one of the lugs and one of the adjustable plates.

5. An elliptical trainer comprising:

a base with a magnet wheel connected thereto, two swing bars pivotably connected to the base and two pedal rods pivotably connected to the two swing bars, two connection plates pivotably connected to each of the pedal rods and respective one of two pedals connected to the two connection plates, two links each having an end pivotably connected to the magnetic wheel and the other end of each link having a roller which is movably engaged with rails of the base, the two connection plates respectively pivotably connected to the two links, and

an adjustable mechanism connected between each of the pedals and the two connection plates, the adjustable mechanism including a pivotable portion fixed to an underside of the pedal and an adjustable portion which includes two L-shaped bars and a positioning plate which is fixed to one of the two connection plates, a positioning hole defined through the positioning plate and composed of a plurality of positioning notches, a pin extending through the pivotable portion and the two respective mediate portions of the L-shaped bars, each of the two L-shaped bars having a through hole at one end thereof and a positioning rod extending through the through holes of the two L-shaped bars and one of the positioning notches.

6. The elliptical trainer as claimed in claim 5, wherein the pivotable portion includes two lugs fixed to the underside of each of the pedal.

7. The elliptical trainer as claimed in claim 5, wherein a torsion spring is mounted to each of the pins and one of two legs of the torsion spring is in contact with an underside of the pedal and the other leg is hooked to one of the two L-shaped bars.

8. The elliptical trainer as claimed in claim 6, wherein two bushes are mounted to each of the pins and located between one of the lugs and one of the L-shaped bars, and between the two L-shaped bars.