Training equipment

• US 7,303,508 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2003
• Issued: 12/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Konami Sports Life Corp (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Konami Sports Life Corp (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Minami, Kojiro, Toyama, Motoki, Nagao, Hirofumi, Nakano, Takuya, Kada, Eita
• Primary Examiner(s): Donnelly; Jerome
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TAM M
• Application Number:
  US10/527,369
• Publication Number:
  US 20060009329A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,551 Days
• Field of Search: 482/51, 482/70, 482/71, 482121-123, 482/127, 482/129, 482/130, 482/135, 482/146, 434/253
• US Class Current: 482/51
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/003 the movement path being perpendicular to the body-symmetrical-plane
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0033 Lower limbs performing together the same movement, e.g. on a single support element
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/023 Wound springs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0421 the ends moving relatively by a pivoting arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/14 Platforms for reciprocating rotating motion about a vertical axis , e.g. axis through the middle of the platform
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/203 in a horizontal plane
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0204 Standing on the feet
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/13 Relative positions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/51 Force
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/15 with identification means that can be read by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/22 Dancing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0222 moving torso and lower limbs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/18 for skiing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0686 Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means

Abstract

Training apparatus includes: a base stand which has slide shafts that are provided side by side and extend in the right-and-left directions; a slide base portion which can slide along this slide shaft; a foot stand which is provided over the slide base portion so as to be turned; a connection mechanism portion which is formed by a rod and its support portion that engages a substantially-middle proper part of the base stand in the right-and-left directions and the foot stand, so that the sliding position and the turning angle of the foot stand can be correlated; and a spring which gives the slide base portion the force by which the slide base portion moves toward a substantially-middle position of the base stand in the right-and-left directions. Thereby, a sliding exercise and a twisting exercise can be taken together, and the body trunk can be effectively trained.

Claims

1. Training apparatus, comprising:

a base stand which has a guide rail that extends in the right-and-left directions;

a slide base portion which slidably coupled to the guide rail;

a foot stand which is rotatably provided over the slide base portion so as to rotate relative to the base portion;

a connector which engages a substantially-middle part of the base stand in the right-and-left directions and the foot stand, so that the sliding position of the base portion and the turning angle of the foot stand can be correlated, said connector including;

a swaying arm being formed in a rod, one end of said swaying arm being rotatable connected to the foot stand;

a swaying arm support portion provided on the base stand, said swaying arm supported portion including a support member provided on the base stand, said swaying arm support portion further including a turning member which is rotatably provided on said support member, said turning member being provided with a pair of rollers freely rotatable about a vertical axis in such a manner that the other end of said swaying arm is held in between said pair of rollers so that said swaying arm slides therethrough along with movement of the slide base portion along the guide rail; and

a force giving device which gives the slide base portion a biasing force by which the slide base portion moves toward a substantially-middle position of the base stand in the right-and-left directions.

2. The training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide rail includes two guide rails provided side by side, and the slide base portion holds, at both ends thereof in the front-and-rear directions, each guide rail.

3. The training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the slide base portion has a pair of rollers which holds the guide rail between the rollers in the up-and-down directions.

4. The training apparatus according to claim 3, wherein among the pair of rollers which holds the guide rail between the rollers in the up-and-down directions, the axis of the upper roller is horizontal, and the axis of the lower roller is inclined.

5. The training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the force giving device includes a spring which is stretched between the slide base portion and the base stand.

6. The training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the base stand has a handrail portion.

7. The training apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a monitor which displays an image for a training guide.

8. The training apparatus according to claim 7, comprising a controller which gives an instruction to switch the training-guide image that is displayed in the monitor.

9. The training apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the controller is disposed in the handrail portion.

10. The training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

said foot stand is in a form of a plate and said swaying arm is in a form of a single rod; and

said foot stand is operatively connected to said turning member via said single rod.

11. The training apparatus according to claim 10, wherein:

said foot stand is formed with a downwardly projecting member on a bottom side thereof;

said rod is rigidly connected to a side of the downwardly projecting member; and

an upwardly projecting member is formed on the slide base portion and said upwardly projecting member is rotatably engaged with the downwardly projecting member.

12. The training apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said downwardly projecting member includes a hollow cylinder member and said upwardly projecting member includes a circular column member such that said column member is pivotably fit into the hollow cylinder member.