Information
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Patent Grant
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6827676
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Patent Number
6,827,676
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Date Filed
Wednesday, July 17, 200221 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, December 7, 200419 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
- Lucchesi; Nicholas D.
- Amerson; L
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 482 148
- 482 907
- 482 908
- 482 51
- 482 115
- 482 57
- 482 52
- 482 56
- 482 83
- 482 138
- 482 904
- 482 135
- 601 24
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A multifunctional physical training machine. The training machine includes a frame, two first pad members, a second pad member and a cord assembly. The frame includes a first base bar and a second base bar for resting on the ground, a first frame bar having an end thereof fixed with the first base bar and a second frame bar having an end thereof fixed with the second base bar and the other end thereof connected to the first frame bar. The first and the second pad members are disposed on the first frame bar in different elevation. The cord assembly has two elastic cords detachably connected to the first base bar or the second base bar, and two holding members disposed at the ends of the elastic cords respectively. The cord assembly further has two length adjusting devices to change the lengths of the elastic cords.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a physical training machine, and more particularly to a multifunctional physical training machine.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In modern life, people pay more attention to health and body building. Some people go to gymnasium for physical training and some people like to take exercise at home. In exercise, people will sweat to get up their metabolism quickly, and more particularly, this will cause weight reduction. A multifunctional training machine is brought to users, which has less size but has various exercise modes, for facilitating users to take exercise at home.
FIG. 1
shows a conventional multifunctional training machine
90
, which is constructed of a first base bar
91
, a first bar frame
92
, a pad
93
, a T bar
94
, a second base bar
95
, a second bar frame
92
, a third bar frame
97
an a seat member
98
. The first bar frame
92
has an inclined bar
921
having an end thereof fixed with the first base bar
91
and a handle
922
fixed to the inclined bar
921
at where it is closest to the distal end thereof. The pad
93
is fixed with the inclined bar
921
at the side thereof opposite from the pad
922
. The T bar
94
is pivoted on the inclined bar
921
closing to the first base bar
91
. The second bar frame
96
has an end thereof fixed with the inclined bar
921
at where under the handle
922
and the other end thereof fixed to the second base bar
95
. The seat member
98
has an end thereof pivoted on the second bar frame
96
and the other end thereof supported by the third bar frame
97
.
If a user takes exercise on the conventional training machine
90
, please refer to
FIG. 2
, he/she may rest his/her abdomen against the pad
93
and rest his/her legs against the T bar
94
, such that he/she can flex and extend the trunk to train the back muscles. The second exercise mode of the training machine
90
is that the user holds the handle
922
by both hands to do push-ups. The third exercise mode, which is similar to the first exercise mode, is that the user rests his/her back against the pad
93
to flex and extend the trunk to train the abdominal muscles. The user also can lie on the seat member to do sit-ups.
There are at least two points of the conventional training machine
90
to be improved:
1. The conventional training machine
90
only has function to train abdominal muscles and back muscles, it is hard to train the other muscles.
2. User will get boring after taking exercise on the conventional training machine
90
, because of it only having fewer modes to take exercise thereon.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of the invention is to provide a multifunctional physical training machine, which has a capacity of training the muscles of various portions of body with a variety of exercise modes.
According to the objective of the invention, a multifunctional physical training machine comprises a frame. At least one first pad member is disposed on the frame adjacent to a top side of the frame. At least one second pad member is disposed on the frame below the first pad member. At least one cord assembly has two elastic cords and two holding members, wherein the elastic cords have ends connected to a front side or a rear side of the frame respectively and the holding members are disposed at the other ends of the elastic cords respectively.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
shows a front view of a conventional multifunctional training machine;
FIG. 2
shows how a user taking exercise on the conventional multifunctional training machine;
FIG. 3
shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and
FIG. 4
to
FIG. 10
show a user taking exercise on the multifunctional training machine of the prefer embodiment of the present invention in various exercise modes.
DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Please refer to
FIG. 3
, a multifunctional physical training machine
1
provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a frame
5
, two first pad members
60
, a second pad member
70
and a cord assembly
80
.
The frame
5
has a first base bar
20
, a first frame bar
30
, a second base bar
40
and a second frame bar
50
. The first base bar
20
and the second base bar
40
are to rest on the ground, wherein the first base bar
20
is provided with two footrest portions
21
. The first frame bar
30
has an inclined bar
31
, a U-shaped handle
32
and two fixing bars
33
. The inclined bar
31
has an end thereof fixed to the mid-section of the first base bar
20
. It has to note that the inclined bar
31
of the first frame bar
30
can be a retractable bar assembly. The handle
32
has the mid-section thereof pivoted on the inclined bar
31
closing to the distal end thereof. The handle
32
can be turned and can be fixed at specific positions by means of two bolts
34
. The fixing bars
33
are fixed the midsections thereof to the inclined bar
31
closing to the distal end thereof and at the side opposite from the handle
32
. The first pad members
60
are fixed on the fixing bars
33
. it is to be noted that the first pad members
60
can be replaced with a pad member of larger size.
The second frame bar
50
has an end thereof fixed at the mid-section of the second base bar
40
and the other end thereof pivoted on the first frame bar
30
, such that the frame
5
can stand on the ground stably and can adjust the included angle between the first and the second frame bars
30
and
50
. It has to note that if a manufacturer fixed the second frame bar
50
to the first frame bar
30
will be alright in the present invention and it is still included in the scope of the present invention. The second frame bar
50
is provided with two carrying devices
51
to put two dumbbells
10
thereon respectively. The numbers of the carrying devices
51
provided on the second frame bar
50
will be the choice of manufacturers.
The second pad member
70
has a resting bar
71
and a coupling bar
72
(see FIG.
4
), wherein the resting bar
71
is provided with two soft pads
73
thereon and the coupling bar
72
has an end thereof fixed to the resting bar
71
at mid-section thereof and the other end thereof pivoted on the first frame bar
30
at where closes to the base bar
20
. The second pad member
70
can be turned to a position of perpendicular to the first frame bar
30
and to a position of the soft pads
73
resting against the first frame bar
30
as shown in FIG.
6
. (Note: the second pad member
70
also can be fixed to the first frame bar
30
, and sometime user has to sit on the second pad member
70
, so the shape of the second pad member
70
is not limited in T-shape only.)
The cord assembly
80
has two elastic cords
81
, two holding members
82
and two length adjusting devices
83
. The length adjusting device
83
is disposed at an end of the elastic cord
81
to change the length of the elastic cord
81
and the holding members
82
is secured with the length adjusting device
83
for user can control the elastic cord
81
. The free ends of the elastic cords
81
are detachably secured on the first base bar
20
or on the second base bar
40
according to what kind of the exercise user may take. The length adjusting device
83
is the conventional device, so the detailed description is not necessary. The way of how to detachably secure the elastic cords
81
to the first base bar
20
or the second base bar
40
in the present invention is to provide ring devices on the first base bar
20
and the second base bar
40
respectively and provide hook devices on the elastic cords
81
. As shown in at least
FIGS. 4 and 9
, the free ends of the elastic cords
81
of at least one cord assembly
80
are detachably secured on the first base bar
20
and/or on the second base bar
40
according to what kind of exercise the user may select. There are many ways to achieve detachably securing the elastic cords
81
to the first base bar
20
and the second base bar
40
, they will be in the scope of the present invention.
The physical training machine
1
of the present invention can provide user to take the same exercises as aforesaid conventional training machine did. With the cord assembly
80
, user further can take various exercises on the physical training machine
1
of the present invention.
Please refer to
FIG. 4
, user may sit on the second pad member
70
and rest his/her back on the first pad members
60
. The elastic cords
81
are installed on the second base bar
40
so that user may hold the holding members
82
to stretch his/her arms forwards or upwards. Thus, user can train shoulder muscles and arm muscles by taking this kind of exercise.
FIG. 5
shows the second exercise mode of the present invention. User may sit on the second pad member
70
and hold the holding members
82
of the cord assembly
80
like aforesaid did, and then extend his/her arms along the lateral sides to adduct the arms forwards or upwards. Thus, user can train arm muscles, pectoral muscles and shoulder muscles.
User also may stand on the ground facing the first frame bar
30
and resting both hands on the first pad member
60
as shown in FIG.
6
. He/she rests a foot against the first base bar
20
and the other foot hooking the holding member
82
of the cord assembly
80
, such that user can lift the leg backwards to elongate the elastic cord
81
to training leg muscles.
FIG. 7
shows the fourth exercise mode of the present invention. User may stand on the footrest portions
21
, rest the abdomen against the first pad members
60
and holds the holding members
82
of the cord assembly
80
by hands. He/she can train arm muscles and shoulder muscles by pulling the elastic cords
81
.
User may just stand on the ground, hold the holding members
82
of the cord assembly
80
by hands and flex the forearms to pull the elastic cords.
81
as shown in FIG.
8
.
The elastic cords
81
also can be installed on the first base bar
20
to take the aforesaid exercises. The lengths of the elastic cords
81
can be changed by operating the length adjusting devices
83
to adjust the resistance of the cord assembly
80
.
User may sit on the second pad member
70
and lift his/her shanks to pull the elastic cords
81
as shown in FIG.
9
. Thus, user may train his/her leg muscles. The cord assembly
80
may have one of the elastic cord
81
installed on the first base bar
20
and have the other one of the elastic cord
81
installed on the second base bar
40
.
Another exercise mode of the present invention taught in this specification is shown in
FIG. 10
, which provides user holding the dumbbells
10
and flexing and extending the trunk repeatedly to train back muscles. In addition, user may take the exercises shown in
FIG. 4
,
FIG. 5
, FIG.
7
and
FIG. 8
by holding the dumbbells
10
to train various muscles.
If user does not want to use the dumbbells
10
, he/she can put them on the carrying devices
51
on the second frame bar
50
. The dumbbells
10
will not interfere with user to take exercise on the physical training machine
1
of the present invention when put them on the carrying devices
51
. They also can be taken easily when user needs them.
In conclusion, the advantages of the present invention are:
1. It provides a variety of exercise modes for user to choose to train various muscles. The cord assembly provides user to train various portions of muscles by taking various exercises on the physical training machine
1
of the present invention. More particularly, it still has a small size to facilitate user to take exercise at home.
2. The dumbbells also play a part of training to provide user having various modes to use the dumbbells.
Claims
- 1. A multifunctional physical training machine, comprising:a frame; at least one first pad member disposed on said frame adjacent to a top side of the frame; at least one second pad member disposed on said frame below said first pad member; at least one cord assembly having two elastic cords and two holding members, wherein said elastic cords have ends respectively connected to a left side and a right side of said frame at a front side or a rear side of the frame and said holding members are disposed at the other ends of said elastic cords respectively; and wherein said frame comprises a first base bar and a second base bar for resting on the ground, a first frame bar having an end thereof fixed with said first base bar and a second frame bar having an end thereof fixed with said second base bar and the other end thereof connected to said first frame bar, wherein said second pad member is disposed on said first frame bar at where it is closest to said first base bar, said first pad member is disposed on said first frame bar where it is closest to the distal end thereof and said elastic cords of said cord assembly are detachably connected to said first base bar or said second base bar.
- 2. The multifunctional physical training machine as defined in claim 1, wherein said cord assembly further comprises a length adjusting device to change the length of said elastic cord.
- 3. The multifunctional physical training machine as defined in claim 1, wherein said cord assembly is connected to the front side or the rear side of the frame.
- 4. The multifunctional physical training machine as defined in claim 1, wherein said second pad member is pivotally mounted on said frame such that the second pad member can be turned outwards from said frame and be turned towards said frame.
- 5. The multifunctional physical training machine as defined in claim 1, wherein said second frame bar of said frame is provided with a carrying device for receiving a dumbell thereon.
- 6. The multifunctional physical training machine as defined in claim 1, wherein said first frame bar of said frame is provided with a handle at where it is closest to the distal end thereof.
- 7. The multifunctional physical training machine as defined in claim 1, wherein said first base bar of said frame is provided with two footrest portions.
- 8. The multifunctional physical training machine as defined in claim 1, wherein said second frame bar is pivotally connected to said first frame bar for the included angle between said first and said second frame bars can be changed and can be fixed at specific position.
- 9. The multifunctional physical training machine as defined in claim 1, wherein said first frame bar is a retractable bar assembly.
Priority Claims (1)
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91207832 U |
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