Omni-directional abdominal exerciser

• US 7,179,212 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2004
• Issued: 02/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hupa International Incorporated, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hupa International Incorporated
• Inventors: Hsiung, Bob, Lin, Chin-Ta
• Primary Examiner(s): BAKER, LORI LYNN
• Application Number:
  US11/002,751
• Publication Number:
  US 20060116261A1
• Time in Patent Office: 811 Days
• Field of Search: 482/140, 482/142, 482/907, 482/148, D21/676, D21/686, D21/662, D21/690
• US Class Current: 482/140
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2023/003 by torsion of the body part around its longitudinal axis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4047 Pivoting movement weight pivoting A63B21/0615
• 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 2208/0238 with stretched legs, like on a bed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/02 for the abdomen, the spinal column or the torso muscles related to shoulders (e.g. chest muscles)
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0211 moving torso with immobilized lower limbs

Abstract

An abdominal exerciser which is characterized in that the moveable mechanism has a main shaft end portion mounted with a leg-hooking module and the top face of the end of the main shaft is a seat pad, and the two lateral walls of the main shaft corresponding to the middle section of the seat pad is extended with a hollow inner clutching member. The end face of the hollow clutching member corresponding to one lateral side of the leg-hooking module is extended with an extended engaging block. The interior of the inner clutching member is provided with a rod for pivotal mounting. The top portion of the two ends of the first supporting frame is formed into a first clutching member which corresponds to the rod. A twisting module is also formed in the abdominal exerciser to permit both rocking seesaw motion and twisting motion.

Claims

1. An abdominal exerciser having a framework mounted with a moveable mechanism characterized in that the moveable mechanism has a main shaft end portion mounted with a leg-hooking module and a top face of the end of the main shaft is provided with a seat pad, and two lateral walls of the main shaft corresponding to a middle section of the seat pad is extended with a hollow inner clutching member, the end face of the hollow clutching member corresponding to one lateral side of the leg-hooking module is extended with an extended engaging block, and the interior of the inner clutching member is provided with a rod for pivotal mounting, and the framework includes a first supporting frame and a second supporting frame, and the top portion of the two ends of the first supporting frame is a first clutching member which is supported on a rod;

and the first clutching member is mounted at the external side of the clutching member at the main shaft, the end faces of the two lateral sides of the first clutching member are formed into an extended engaging block which is different from the extended engaging block of the inner clutching member, and the top portion of the two ends of the second supporting frame is formed into the second clutching member which is pivotally mounted to the rod, and the second mounting member is mounted at the external sides of the first clutching member, and the second clutching member corresponding to the end face at one side of the first clutching member is formed into an extended engaging block; and

the extended engaging block is different from that of the first clutching member.

2. The abdominal exerciser of claim 1, wherein on either side of the main shaft corresponding to the seat pad has a series of securing plates, and screw nuts are used to lock to the seat pad to the main shaft through the securing plates.

3. The abdominal exerciser of claim 1, wherein the two ends of the rod of the main shaft are provided with a threaded plug to prevent the dislocation of the framework.

4. The abdominal exerciser of claim 1, wherein the main shaft corresponding to the bottom face of the end portion of the leg-hooking module is a threaded hole mounted with an adjustable button, and the leg-hooking module has a sliding rod mounted to the main shaft and the bottom edge face of the sliding rod is provided with a series of adjusting holes corresponding to the adjusting button on the main shaft.

5. The abdominal exerciser of claim 4, wherein one end extended by the sliding rod of the leg-hooking module is provided with a combining plate of semi-circular shape, and the two sides of the combining plates have a long arch-shape slot so that the leg-hooking rod is mounted onto the combining plate using a screw nut and screw bolt, allowing the leg-hooking module to rotate with respect to the sliding rod.

6. The abdominal exerciser of claim 1, wherein the first and the second supporting frame are each formed of a pair of beams mounted to a transverse tubular bar with end caps at each end of the bar.

7. The abdominal exerciser of claim 1, wherein the middle section at the external edge of the two lateral sides of the second supporting frame further comprise means to retain handgrips on each side of the abdominal exerciser.

8. The abdominal exerciser of claim 7, wherein the top end of each handgrip has an end plug to provide anti-slipping and allow the holding at the upper end for massaging the hands.

9. The abdominal exerciser of claim 1, further comprising a back support mounted to the end of the main shaft remote from the leg-hooking module.

10. An abdominal exerciser having a framework mounted with a moveable mechanism, characterized in that the moveable mechanism has a main shaft end portion mounted with a leg-hooking module, and a top face of the end of the main shaft is provided with a seat pad, and the main shaft between two securing plates which retain the seat pad is provided with a twisting module, and the twisting module is provided with a clutching seat corresponding to and rotating about a bottom face of the main shaft, and an end face of two lateral sides of the clutching seat corresponding to one side of the leg-hooking module is extended with an extended engaging block, and within the clutching seat a horizontal shaft is provided for the mounting of the framework;

the framework includes a first supporting frame and a second supporting frame, and the top portion of the two ends of the first supporting frame is a first clutching member which is supported on a rod, and the first clutching member is mounted at the external side of the clutching member at the main shaft, the end faces of the two lateral sides of the first clutching member are formed into an extended engaging block which is different from the extended engaging block of the inner clutching member, and the top portion of the two ends of the second supporting frame is formed into the second clutching member which is pivotally mounted to the rod, and the second mounting member is mounted at the external side of the first clutching member, and the second clutching member corresponding to the end face at one side of the first clutching member is formed into an extended engaging block; and

the extended engaging block is different from that of the first clutching member.

11. The abdominal exerciser of claim 10, wherein the main shaft is mounted with a hollow clutching member and the bottom edge of the clutching member is formed into an extended engaging block, and the interior of the clutching member is mounted with a downward facing pivotal shaft for the mounting of a clutching seat, and the clutching seat has a hollow upright tube and a hollow horizontal tube, and the top face of the upright tube is formed into an extended engaging block which can be placed at the bottom end of the clutching member, and the extended engaging block at the end face of the two lateral sides of the clutching seat is formed at the end face of the horizontal tube and the horizontal tube of the clutching seat is used for the passing through of the clutching seat so that the moveable mechanism is pivotally mounted to the framework.

12. The abdominal exerciser of claim 11, wherein the bottom end of the pivotal shaft of the twisting module is provided with screw hole for the restriction of the clutching seat using a limiting screw.

13. The abdominal exerciser of claim 10, wherein the top face of the main shaft has a series of securing plates and screw nuts are used to secure the seat pad to the main shaft.

14. The abdominal exerciser of claim 10, wherein the two ends of the rod of the main shaft are provided with a threaded plug to prevent the dislocation of the framework.

15. The abdominal exerciser of claim 10, wherein the main shaft corresponding to the bottom face of the end portion of the leg-hooking module is a threaded hole mounted with an adjustable button, and the leg-hooking module has a sliding rod mounted to the main shaft and the bottom edge face of the sliding rod is provided with a series of adjusting holes corresponding to the adjusting button on the main shaft.

16. The abdominal exerciser of claim 15, wherein one end extended by the sliding rod of the leg-hooking module is provided with a combining plate of semi-circular shape, and the two sides of the combining plates have a long arch-shape slot so that the leg-hooking rod is mounted onto the combining plate using a screw nut and screw bolt, allowing the leg-hooking module to rotate with respect to the sliding rod.

17. The abdominal exerciser of claim 10, wherein the first and the second supporting frames are each formed of a pair of beams mounted to a transverse tubular bar with end caps at each end of the bar.

18. The abdominal exerciser of claim 10, wherein the middle section at the external edge of the two lateral sides of the second supporting frame further comprise means to retain handgrips on each side of the abdominal exerciser.

19. The abdominal exerciser of claim 10, wherein the top end of each handgrip has an end plug to provide anti-slipping and allow the holding at the upper end for massaging the hands.

20. The abdominal exerciser of claim 10, further comprising a back support mounted to the end of the main shaft remote from the leg-hooking module.

21. An abdominal exerciser, comprising:

a. a frame which supports a seat on a top portion and a leg hooking module adjacent one end;

b. said frame comprising twisting means to enable said seat to be caused to move in a twisting motion;

c. said frame further comprising pivoting means to enable said seat to move in a pivotal seesaw motion; and

d. said twisting means and said pivoting means acting concurrently to enable horizontal, vertical and diagonal motion of the seat at every angle between vertical and horizontal planes.

22. An abdominal exerciser in accordance with claim 21, further comprising a pair of oppositely disposed hand gripping means on opposite sides of the frame.

23. An abdominal exerciser in accordance with claim 22, further comprising a back support mounted to said frame at an end remote from the leg-hooking module.