Patent Application
20150231434
This invention relates to an exercise equipment, and more particularly to an exercise equipment for pace training.
In general, sports like long jump, pole vault, hurdles or the like, footsteps of the athletes have to be paced, and the athletes have to use a predetermined number of footsteps to reach a predetermined position to achieve better results, so when during practice, the athletes usually use pace training equipment to pace themselves. A conventional pace device may includes a main belt and a plurality of connecting partition boards, and two through holes are disposed at both ends of each side of the partition boards. The main belt is configured to pass through the through holes of the partition boards, so the partition boards can be disposed spacedly in a parallel manner and the athletes can use it to practice the footsteps. However, the conventional pace training device may have some shortcomings as following: (i) the partition boards and the main belt are connected merely through the through holes, so the partition boards are vulnerable to external influences that may cause displacement thereof, for example, when the user steps on the partition boards, the board may be displaced and have to be adjusted; (ii) the pace training device can only be linearly arranged; and (c) although the space between the partition boards can be adjusted, the adjustment can only be done visually by a person, so it is not reproducible and not precise. Therefore, there remains a need for a new and improved pace training device to overcome the problems stated above.
The present invention provides an exercise equipment for pace training that may include a connecting unit and an extension rod. In one embodiment, the connecting unit is square has four side surfaces and a top surface, and a connecting opening is formed on each of the side surfaces. The top surface of the connecting unit has four restricting openings connecting with the connecting opening. A connecting portion is formed at one end of the extension rod and the connecting portion has a resilient piece with a reverse hook. The connecting portion of the extension rod is configured to plug into the connecting opening of the connecting unit, and the resilient piece is configured to engage with the restricting opening to connect the connecting unit and the extension rod.
In another embodiment, the extension rod has a plurality of lateral connecting points and a second restricting opening is connecting and communicating with the connecting point. In one embodiment, the connecting portion of the extension rod can plug into the connecting point, and the resilient piece of another extension rod can engage with the second restricting opening to connect multiple extension rods. Both sides of the extension rod have a plurality of lateral connecting points, so that the extension rod can plug into the connecting point through the connecting portion while the resilient piece is engaging with the second restricting opening with the reverse hook. The space between the extension rod and the connecting unit can be easily adjustable because of the lateral connecting points and the pace training equipment can be more easily and flexibly to use.
In a further embodiment, the exercise equipment for pace training may further include a connecting belt. Both ends of the connecting belt have a connector that has a connecting piece with a reverse hook, and a plugging hole is formed on both sides near the connecting portion of the extension rod and the plugging hole has a conjugating point that is connecting and communicating therewith. The connector is configured to plug into the plugging hole of the extension rod while the connecting piece is engaging with the conjugating point with the reverse hook, so the connecting belt can be connected between two parallel extension rods to enhance the structural strength of the connection of the extension rod and the connecting unit. Furthermore, the space between two parallel extension rods can be adjusted through the connecting belt.
The main object of the present invention is that the connecting portion of the extension rod can plug into the connecting opening of the connecting unit while the resilient piece is engaging with the restricting opening to quickly assemble/disassemble the connecting unit and the extension rod. Furthermore, the connecting openings are disposed at four directions of the connecting unit to generate more patterns when connecting with the extension rod.
The second object of the present invention is that both sides of the extension rod have a plurality of lateral connecting points, so that the extension rod can plug into the connecting point through the connecting portion while the resilient piece is engaging with the second restricting opening with the reverse hook. The space between the extension rod and the connecting unit can be easily adjustable because of the lateral connecting points and the pace training equipment can be more easily and flexibly to use.
The third object of the present invention is that the connector is configured to plug into the plugging hole of the extension rod while the connecting piece is engaging with the conjugating point with the reverse hook, so the connecting belt can be connected between two parallel extension rods to enhance the structural strength of the connection of the extension rod and the connecting unit. Furthermore, the space between two parallel extension rods can be adjusted through the connecting belt.
The detailed description set forth below is intended as a description of the presently exemplary device provided in accordance with aspects of the present invention and is not intended to represent the only forms in which the present invention may be prepared or utilized. It is to be understood, rather, that the same or equivalent functions and components may be accomplished by different embodiments that are also intended to be encompassed within the spirit and scope of the invention.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood to one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Although any methods, devices and materials similar or equivalent to those described can be used in the practice or testing of the invention, the exemplary methods, devices and materials are now described.
All publications mentioned are incorporated by reference for the purpose of describing and disclosing, for example, the designs and methodologies that are described in the publications that might be used in connection with the presently described invention. The publications listed or discussed above, below and throughout the text are provided solely for their disclosure prior to the filing date of the present application. Nothing herein is to be construed as an admission that the inventors are not entitled to antedate such disclosure by virtue of prior invention.
In order to further understand the goal, characteristics and effect of the present invention, a number of embodiments along with the drawings are illustrated as following:
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Having described the invention by the description and illustrations above, it should be understood that these are exemplary of the invention and are not to be considered as limiting. Accordingly, the invention is not to be considered as limited by the foregoing description, but includes any equivalents.
