Surfing exerciser

• US 7,666,121 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2009
• Issued: 02/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Xiamen Zhoulong Sporting Goods Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Xiamen Zhoulong Sporting Goods Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Zhou, Yuzhi
• Primary Examiner(s): Thanh; Loan H
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TAM M
• Application Number:
  US12/478,890
• Publication Number:
  US 20090325767A1
• Time in Patent Office: 263 Days
• Field of Search: 482/34, 482/51, 482/70, 482/71, 482/79, 482/80, 482/121, 482/122, 482/123, 482/126, 482/127, 482/142, 482/146, 482/147, 482/148, 482/908, 434/247, 434/250, 434/253, 434/258, 472/95, 472/96, 472/97, 462/36
• 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 21/154 using special pulley-assemblies
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/225 with flywheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0061 the pivoting movement being in a horizontal plane, e.g. skating movement platforms for reciprocating rotating motion about a vertical axis A63B22/14
• 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 69/0093 for surfing, i.e. without a sail; for skate or snow boarding

Abstract

A surfing exerciser includes a seat, a seat frame, a chassis, a swing device, and a torsion spring. The seat is secured on the seat frame. The swing device includes an upper freewheel, a lower freewheel, a Z-shaped swivel shaft, a small pulley shaft, and a belt. The Z-shaped swivel shaft includes a lower swivel shaft, an upper swivel shaft, and a connecting board. The lower swivel shaft is fixed to a lower surface of the connecting board. The upper swivel shaft is fixed to an upper surface of the connecting board. The axis of the lower swivel shaft obliquely intersects with the axis of the upper swivel shaft. By the rotation inertia of the upper freewheel and the lower freewheel, the seat of the present invention is driven to move up and down as well as left and right for providing surfing or horse riding simulation.

Claims

1. A surfing exerciser, comprising a seat, a seat frame, a chassis, a swing device, and a torsion spring;

the seat being secured on the seat frame, the swing device comprising an upper flywheel, a lower flywheel, a Z-shaped swivel shaft, a small pulley shaft, and a belt;

the Z-shaped swivel shaft comprising a lower swivel shaft having an axis, an upper swivel shaft having an axis and a connecting board, the lower swivel shaft being fixed to a lower surface of the connecting board, the upper swivel shaft being fixed to an upper surface of the connecting board, the axis of the lower swivel shaft obliquely intersecting with the axis of the upper swivel shaft, the upper flywheel being disposed above the chassis and rotatably fitted on the chassis through the lower swivel shaft of the Z-shaped swivel shaft;

a first end of the seat frame being rotatably fitted on the upper swivel shaft of the Z-shaped swivel shaft through a transition rack, a second end of the seat frame being articulated to the chassis through a rocker;

the small pulley shaft having a wheel driving portion located above the chassis and an axle portion passing through the chassis;

the lower flywheel having a central hole for insertion of the axle portion of the small pulley shaft, the belt being disposed between the upper flywheel and the wheel driving portion of the small pulley shaft;

the torsion spring being coupled to a front portion of the chassis and holding against the rocker for the seat at a high position constantly when in a static state.

2. The surfing exerciser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front portion of the chassis is inserted with a rocker shaft, a lower end of the rocker and the torsion spring being inserted on the rocker shaft, the torsion spring having a first end secured to a front end of the chassis and a second end holding against the rocker for the rocker to swing upward.

3. The surfing exerciser as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a belt tension adjusting mechanism, the belt tension adjusting mechanism comprising a press block, a swing rod, a pull rod, and a baffle plate;

the press block being located at an outer side of the belt and holding against the belt;

the swing rod having a first end connected to a lower end of the press block and a second end inserted on a pin fixed on the chassis;

the pull rod having a first end connected to the press block and a second end passing through the baffle plate and screwed with a nut for adjusting the length of the pull rod by rotating the nut.

4. The surfing exerciser as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a handle rod, the handle rod having a lower end fixed to a front end of the chassis.