Patent Application
20140336013
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention described above is a device for training muscles controlling a foot and a leg of a user based on the balance arm rule; balance weights are used to apply pressure.
By moving of balance weights along the right threaded arm of the balance arm we can achieve varying degree of pressure on the muscles controlling feet and legs of the user.
The pressure from the foot gets transferred to the metal rod through the pedal and then to the right threaded arm of the balance arm, along which the balance weights move.
The balance arm is attached to a stand that makes it possible to carry out rocking motions.
The balance weights are securely attached to the arm of the balance arm and are controlled by stoppers that prevent slipping of weight during exercise.
The rubber padding softens the contact with the pedestal and decreases the noise when the balance arm is lowered to the low dead point.
The pedal is securely attached to the pedestal and ensures strictly vertical forward movements.
Rubber padding is installed under the pedal, ensuring strict noise free position of the pedal in the lower dead center.
The following are the objectives of this invention:
This device for training muscles of foot and leg muscles consists of pedal 3 with a balance arm 5 located on stands 1. The pressure from the foot is transferred through the pedal 3 onto the push-pull rod 4 and then to the balance arm 5 with thread 8. A minimum of two balance weights 10 should be threaded. They can freely move along the threaded portion of the balance arm and can be tightened anywhere on the threaded portion 8 simply by being tightened against each other. Both ends of the threaded balance arm portion are equipped with balance weights stoppers 7 and 11 that prevent the balance weights from moving beyond specified limits. The low dead point of the pedal 3 is limited by a push-pull rod 4, and the right arm of the balance arm 8 is limited by rubber padding 12. This exactly limits the pedal and the balance arm range of motions.
The balance arm 5 rests on the support pillar 6 and is securely attached to the upper part with the help of bearings located on the ends of support overhangs of the balance arm that are inserted into housing 9.
The pedestal 1 rests on four rubberized pads 37 to insure floor stability. Additional horizontal stability of pedestal 1 is achieved by expandable stands 20 that are attached to the pedestal 1 with the help of specialized brackets 22 protruding on both sides of pedestal 1.
To achieve additional horizontal support and safety, the device is equipped with square 31 expandable stands 20. When not in use they fold up on both sides of pedestal 1. Due to specialized construction, the stands can be moved horizontal plane in relationship to bolt 28 within slots 23, with a minimum vertical gap. The slots 23 in the stands allow them to move within the limits necessary to connect them and/or to fold them on both sides of pedestal 1 for storage.
The operating conditions are achieved by moving them, connecting them into one and securing the ends with a bolt 26.
One of the ends of the stand 20 (
The connecting ends of the stands are equipped with drilled holes 27 for bolt 26.
The ends of stand 20 are equipped with rubber pad 24 to ensure noise free and stable floor contact.
Balance weights 10 are round threaded disks with drilled holes in the middle 29.
The inner diameter 29 is equal to the diameter of the threaded portion of the balance arm and is threaded likewise. The outside of the balance arm is ribbed 30 to ensure grip with hands during their movement along the balance ann.
The balance arm 5 has a slot 19 for a contact with pedal. This contact is hard and ensures maximum movement of pedal.
Two fingers 18 are used to attach the balance arm 5 to the stand 6. These fingers 18 ensure the balance arm 5 is safely and securely attached to the stand 6 using bearings 16 that are inserted into housings located in the stand. This helps the balance arm to achieve secure position and ensures free vertical movement of the balance arm 5. The balance weight stopper 7 gets screwed on the body of the balance arm. It limits maximum movement of the balance weights towards the stand.
A special nut 11 with slits for locking pins 39 gets screwed on the other end of the balance arm. After the nut is tightened, a locking pin is inserted into its opening 39 that runs through an opening in the balance arm body and prevents loosening of the nut.
Additional version of attaching the balance arm to the stand.
The stand 6 consists of two support pillars with stands attached to the pedestal using straps 14 and bolts. At the top of the stand 6 there are two drilled holes 13 designed for bearings. The bearings are inserted into housing 13 in the stand 6. The balance arm fingers are inserted into these bearings and ensure mounting of the balance arm.
There is an additional version of attaching the balance arm 5 to the stand (
The balance arm 5 is a straight rod that is inserted into the device 42 to ensure its tightening on the stand. This device is a cube 42 with two fingers 18 with bearings 16 attached to both sides. The balance arm 5 gets inserted into housing 17 and is tightened with bolt 15.
Pedal 3 is a metal ribbed plate 41. At the top and the bottom of pedal 3 there are stoppers 36 to limit movement of the foot on pedal 3. They limit movement of the foot on the pedal during exercise.
Pedal 3 is attached to pedestal 1. At the bottom pedal 3 has two fingers 2 for attachment to pedestal 1.
Rubber pad 40 is a locking pin of the lower dead point of pedal 3, and is attached to pedestal 1 with bolts.
Slot 38 at the end of pedal 3 serves to connect the pedal and balance arm using pull-rod.
While the principles of the invention have been made clear in illustrative embodiments, without departing from those principles there may occur to those skilled in the art modifications of structure, arrangement proportions, the elements, materials, and components used in the practice of the invention, and otherwise, which are particularly adapted to specific environments and operative requirements. The appended claims are intended to cover and embrace any all such modifications within the limits only of the true spirit and scope of the invention.
