Pedometer assembly

• US 4,322,609 A
• Filed: 02/26/1980
• Issued: 03/30/1982
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Yamasa Tokei Meter Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Yamasa Tokei Meter Company Limited
• Inventors: Kato, Yasuji
• Primary Examiner(s): Hix, L. T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fuller, Benjamin R.
• Application Number:
  US06/124,867
• Time in Patent Office: 763 Days
• Field of Search: 235/105, 235/78 R, 235/89 R, 235/118, 235/1 C, 235/119, 235/91 H, 235/95 C, 235/92 DN, 235/10
• US Class Current: 235/105
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers

Abstract

A pedometer assembly comprises a base disc, pendulum adapted to swing at every step and a display panel. This display panel is rotatably in response to swinging movement of the pendulum and is provided at its periphery with a cylindrical wall. The wall is scored or provided on its outer surface with graduation for indicating the number of repetitions. The surface of the display panel is provided with a proportional diagram adapted for use in the determination of the relation between the number of repetitions, the distance which has been run, and the amount of calories consumed.

Claims

1. A pedometer assembly adapted for use in various types of exercises such as jogging, marathon, rope skipping or the like, comprising a base disc, a pendulum adapted to swing about an axis parallel to the axis of the disc at every step, a circular display panel which is mounted coaxially with said disc and rotatable in response to swinging movement of said pendulum and which is provided at its periphery with a cylindrical wall, said wall being provided or scored on its outer surface with graduations for indicating the number of repetitions, a proportional diagram provided on the surface of said panel and adapted to indicate the relation between the number of repetitions and the amount of exercises corresponding thereto, a casing for accommodating therein the aforesaid parts, a viewing window formed for said graduations in the upper portion of said casing, a second viewing window provided for said proportional diagram in front of said casing and a reference line provided for said diagram on said second viewing window.

2. The pedometer assembly as recited in claim 1, in which said proportional diagram shows the relation between the number of repetitions and the distance which has been run.

3. The pedometer assembly as recited in claim 1, in which said proportional diagram shows the relation between the number of repetitions and the amount of calories consumed.

4. The pedometer assembly as recited in claim 1, in which said proportional diagram shows the relation between the distance and the amount of calories consumed.

5. The pedometer assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprising a shaft mounted on said disc, said pendulum being rotatably mounted thereon, a ratchet wheel and a drive gear operably associated therewith and both rotatably mounted on said shaft, a ratchet operably associated with said pendulum and engaging said ratchet wheel to incrementally drive the same in response to the pendulum swing, an intermediate gear driven by said drive gear, and a driven gear driven by said intermediate gear, said driven gear being operably connected to said display panel, thereby causing said display panel to incrementally rotate with each swing of the pendulum.