Exercise equipment

• US 9,144,701 B2
• Filed: 07/01/2013
• Issued: 09/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ever Gym Enterprises Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Ever Gym Enterprises Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Ming-Chin
• Primary Examiner(s): Donnelly, Jerome w
• Application Number:
  US13/932,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20150005146A1
• Time in Patent Office: 820 Days
• Field of Search: 482/142
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/0092 hand-held A61H15/0085 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0014 cylinder-like, i.e. rollers
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0021 multiple on the same axis
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0107 modular
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0161 Size reducing arrangements when not in use, for stowing or transport
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1284 using own weight
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/169 Physical characteristics of the surface, e.g. material, relief, texture or indicia
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1695 Enhanced pressure effect, e.g. substantially sharp projections, needles or pyramids
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2023/006 for stretching exercises
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/00047 Exercising devices not moving during use benches A63B21/4029; isometric exercising devices A63B21/0023; step exercisers A63B23/0458; walk exercisers A63B23/0464
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/00 Characteristics of used materials
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0205 Abdomen
• 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

Abstract

An exercise equipment comprising: a column body that is hollow and has a plurality of engaging ribs protruding at outer surface of the column body. One end of the column body has a U-shaped handle that has two through holes on both sides of the column body corresponding to the engaging ribs of the column body, so that the handle is able to conjugate the engaging ribs at the outer surface of the column body through the through holes. A cover layer covers outer surface of the column body, wherein inner surface of the cover layer has recessed slots corresponding to the engaging ribs, so that the cover layer can tightly cover the outer surface of the column body through the engagement of the engaging ribs and the recessed slots to avoid sliding and misalignment between the column body and the cover layer.

Claims

1. An exercise equipment comprising:

a hollow column body having a plurality of engaging ribs protruding at an outer surface of the column body;

a U-shaped handle having two through holes corresponding to two of the engaging ribs of the column body, so that the handle is able to conjugate the engaging ribs at the outer surface of the column body; and

a cover layer covering said outer surface of the column body, wherein an inner surface of the cover layer has recessed slots corresponding to the engaging ribs, so that the cover layer is able to tightly cover the outer surface of the column body through the engagement of the engaging ribs and the recessed slots to avoid sliding and misalignment between the column body and the cover layer.

2. The exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the cover layer is made by plastic injection.

3. The exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the cover layer is made by high-density foams.

4. The exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein one end of the column body has a connecting portion to connect other column bodies.

5. The exercise equipment of claim 4, wherein the connecting portion protrudes from one end of a first column body, and a plurality of L-shaped engaging slots are formed at said end of the first column body;

and the connecting portion of a second column body has a plurality of conjugating ribs corresponding to the engaging slots to connect the first and second column bodies.

6. The exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the column body has a plurality of auxiliary protruding ribs.

7. The exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the column body has a plurality of recessed slots.

8. The exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the column body is straight.

9. The exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the column body is curved.