Exercise apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10857407-B2
Application number	US-201715499897-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2017
Priority date	Jun 1, 2015
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

The present invention relates to an exercise apparatus. The exercise apparatus includes a platform which has an endless belt revolved around it. The endless belt defines an exercising space. A left strap extends from a left front portion to a left rear portion of the exercising space, and a right strap extends from a right front portion to a right rear portion of the exercising space. The left strap and the right strap respectively have a first connecting part and a second connecting part which could be connected or detached with each other. When the two connecting parts are connected with each other, the left strap and the right strap form a retaining portion for resisting forward movement of a user. When the two connecting parts are detached, the left strap and the right strap could be positioned on a left side and a right side of the exercising space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
a platform having an endless belt for allowing a user to exercise thereon, the endless belt being driven by exercise movement of the user and defining an exercising space above the endless belt;
a frame assembly mounted on the platform and defining a left front holding portion, a left rear holding portion, a right front holding portion and a right rear holding portion respectively located at left front, left rear, right front and right rear positions of the exercising space;
an entrance defined at a rear side of the exercising space for allowing the user to enter into or exit out of the exercising space; and
a restricting device having a left strap and a right strap, the left strap extending from the left front holding portion to the left rear holding portion, the right strap extending from the right front holding portion to the right rear holding portion, the left strap having a first connecting part between the left front holding portion and the left rear holding portion, the right strap having a second connecting part between the right front holding portion and the right rear holding portion, the first connecting part and the second connecting part detachably connected with each other for allowing the user to connect or detach the first and second connecting parts; when the first connecting part is connected with the second connecting part, the left strap and the right strap form a retaining portion, a left restricting portion, a right restricting portion, a left suspension portion and a right suspension portion, the left restricting portion connected between the left rear holding portion and the retaining portion, the right restricting portion connected between the right rear holding portion and the retaining portion, the left suspension portion connected between the left front holding portion and the retaining portion, the right suspension portion connected between the right front holding portion and the retaining portion such that the retaining portion is configured to be suspended within the exercising space at a height corresponding to a waist of the user; and when the first connecting part is detached from the second connecting part, the left strap is able to be put on a left side of the exercising space, and the right strap is able to be put on a right side of the exercising space.

2. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a resistance device mounted to the platform for controlling movement resistance of the endless belt.

3. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein both the left strap and the right strap are tensioned by at least one elastic force, such that a portion of the left strap extending from the left front holding portion to the left rear holding portion and a portion of the right strap extending from the right front holding portion to the right rear holding portion each can be restrictedly elongated from a shortest length and has a tendency to return to the shortest length after elongation; when the first connecting part is connected with the second connecting part, each of the left strap extending from the left front holding portion to the left rear holding portion and the right strap extending from the right front holding portion to the right rear holding portion has a length longer than the shortest length; and when the left strap is detached from the right strap, the left strap extending from the left front holding portion to the left rear holding portion and the right strap extending from the right front holding portion to the right rear holding portion are positioned on the left and right sides of the exercising space respectively in the shortest length.

4. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein each of the left strap and the right strap has at least one elastic section which could be stretchable in a longitudinal direction.

5. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising a left winder and a right winder mounted to the frame assembly, each winder having a coiling drum pivotally mounted to the frame assembly and a spiral spring connected between the coiling drum and the frame assembly; the left strap having one end connected to the coiling drum of the left winder, the right strap having one end connected to the coiling drum of the right winder; each spiral spring configured to provide the at least one elastic force, the coiling drum of the left winder being rotated by the at least one elastic force of the corresponding spiral spring to coil the left strap, and the coiling drum of the right winder being rotated by the at least one elastic force of the corresponding spiral spring to coil the right strap.

6. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the shortest length of the left strap is equal to a linear distance between the left front holding portion and the left rear holding portion, and the shortest length of the right strap is equal to a linear distance between the right front holding portion and the right rear holding portion.

7. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when the first connecting part is detached form the second connecting part and the left strap and the right strap are respectively put on the left side and right side of the exercising space, both the first connecting part and the second connecting part are configured to be located at the height corresponding to the waist of the user.

8. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein when the first connecting part is detached from the second connecting part and the left strap and the right strap are respectively put on the left side and right side of the exercising space, both the first connecting part and the second connecting part are configured to be located at the height corresponding to the waist of the user.

9. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when the first connecting part is connected with the second connecting part, the first connecting part and the second connecting part are located in front of the retaining portion and are configured to be located at the height corresponding to the waist of the user.

10. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the left strap has two ends respectively connected to the left front holding portion and the left rear holding portion, and at least one of the two ends of the left strap is adjustable with respect to the left front or left rear holding portion for allowing the user to adjust a height of the left strap; and the right strap has two ends respectively connected to the right front holding portion and the right rear holding portion, and at least one of the two ends of the right strap is adjustable with respect to the right front or right, rear holding portion for allowing the user to adjust a height of the right strap.

11. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the left strap has a left-hand accessory mounted between the left front holding portion and the left rear holding portion, and the right strap has a right-hand accessory mounted between the right front holding portion and the right rear holding portion; the left-hand accessory and the right-hand accessory are provided for allowing the user to grip or put on with left and right hands as the first connecting part detached from the second connecting part; and the left strap has a left side extension extending from the left-side accessory and slidably passing through the left rear holding portion, and the right strap has a right side extension extending from the right-side accessory and slidably passing through the right rear holding portion, the left side extension being connected to the right side extensi

Assignees

• Crist Ryan Francis
• Chen Joe
• Johnson Health Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Crist Ryan Francis
• Chen Joe

Classifications

• A63B69/0057

  Means for physically limiting movements of body parts (A63B23/0211 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A63B22/0005

  with particular movement of the arms provided by handles moving otherwise than pivoting about a horizontal axis parallel to the body-symmetrical-plane · CPC title

• A63B22/0207

  having shock absorbing means · CPC title

• A63B21/154

  using special pulley-assemblies · CPC title

• A63B21/4009

  to the waist · CPC title