Exercise apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9675838-B2
Application number	US-201514726622-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 1, 2015
Priority date	Jun 1, 2015
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

Abstract

The present invention relates to an exercise apparatus. The exercise apparatus includes a platform with an endless belt. The endless belt defines an exercising space above it. A restricting device has a retaining portion, a left restricting portion and a right restricting portion. The two restricting portions are elongated and flexible, such as straps. The left restricting portion is connected to a left end of the retaining portion from a left rear of the exercising space. The right restricting portion is connected to a right end of the retaining portion from a right rear of the exercising space. The restricting device maintains the retaining portion at an appropriate position to make the retaining portion naturally abut against a waist of the user for resisting forward movement of the user toward a front side of the exercising space and allowing the user to sprint or quick run on the platform.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
a platform having an endless belt for allowing a user to exercise on the endless belt, the endless belt being driven by exercise movement of the user and defining an exercising space above the endless belt;
a left side frame located at a left side of the exercising space, and having a left rear holding portion defined at a left rear portion of the exercising space;
a right side frame located at a right side of the exercising space, and having a right rear holding portion defined at a right rear portion of the exercising space;
a front frame located at a front side of the exercising space, and having at least one front holding portion;
an entrance defined at a rear side of the exercise apparatus for allowing the user to enter into or exit out of the exercising space; and
a restricting device having a retaining portion, a left restricting portion, a right restricting portion, and at least one suspension portion, the left restricting portion, the right restricting portion and the suspension portion being elongated and flexible, the left restricting portion connected between the left rear holding portion of the left side frame and a left end of the retaining portion, the right restricting portion connected between the right rear holding portion of the right side frame and a right end of the retaining portion, the suspension portion connected between the at least one front holding portion of the front frame and the retaining portion such that the retaining portion is configured to be suspended within the exercising space at a certain height corresponding to a waist of the user, the retaining portion adapted to abut against the waist of the user for resisting forward movement of the user toward the front side of the exercising space;
wherein, the retaining portion, the left restricting portion and the right restricting portion form a substantially V-shaped configuration with an opening toward the entrance of the exercise apparatus, the substantially V-shaped configuration being configured to enable the user to move forward from the entrance to abut against the retaining portion and start running without the waist of the user being encircled by the substantially V-shaped configuration.

2. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the left restricting portion and the right restricting portion has at least one elastic part with longitudinal elasticity.

3. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the suspension portion has a front end connected to the at least one front holding portion of the front frame for allowing the user to adjust a vertical height of the front end of the suspension portion.

4. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the suspension portion of the restricting device has a front end detachably connected to the at least one front holding portion of the front frame.

5. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the left restricting portion has a rear end detachably connected to the left rear holding portion and the right restricting portion has a rear end detachably connected to the right rear holding portion.

6. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the restricting device has a first strap and a second strap, the first strap defining a left end, a right end and a middle part therebetween, the left end and the right end of the first strap connected to the left rear holding portion of the left side frame and the right rear holding portion of the right side frame respectively, the second strap defining a front end connected to the at least one front holding portion of the front frame and a rear end connected to the middle part of the first strap, the middle part of the first strap being defined as the retaining portion, the first strap defining the left restricting portion between the left end and the middle part thereof and the right restricting portion between the right end and the middle part thereof, and the second strap being defined as the suspension portion.

Assignees

• Manzke Russell C
• Crist Ryan Francis
• Johnson Health Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Manzke Russell C
• Crist Ryan Francis

Classifications

• A63B71/0054

  Features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers (mats or the like for absorbing shocks for jumping A63B6/00) · CPC title

• A63B21/00058

  Mechanical means for varying the resistance (A63B21/06 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A63B21/00069

  Setting or adjusting the resistance level; Compensating for a preload prior to use, e.g. changing length of resistance or adjusting a valve · CPC title

• A63B21/0442

  Anchored at one end only, the other end being manipulated by the user · CPC title

• A63B23/047

  Walking and pulling or pushing a load (for exercising the player ability for rugby or American football A63B69/34) · CPC title