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Rotary health promoting exercise apparatus
Assignee: G O GIKEN CO Ltd
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Filing: 1984-09-26
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Granted: 1988-01-05
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Expires: 2004-09-26
Abstract
Abstract The rotary health promoting exercise apparatus herein disclosed includes a base (1) in the form of a frame, a support housing (2) mounted thereon adjacent to one end thereof, a shaft (7) rotatably supported by the housing (2), pedal levers (8) attached to the shaft (7), an electric motor (11) for rotating the shaft (7), and a repose device (26) provided on the base (1) adjacent to the other end thereof for enabling the user (M) of the apparatus to stay in a posture of repose. The pedal levers (8) are rotated or reciprocally moved, while the user (M) stays in a posture of repose. The apparatus moves the arms or legs of the user and also allows him to move them himself, thereby enabling him to continue exercise without imposing any burden on his physical power. It also produces a massage effect which enables the user to recover from fatigue.
Inventors
- 👤 Hatsue Nohara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 20:46
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B21/00; A63B21/00178; A61; A61H; A61H1/00; A61H1/02; A61H1/0214
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A rotary health promoting exercise apparatus comprising a base (1), a support housing (2) thereon, a shaft supported rotatably on said housing, a pair of pedal levers (8) attached to said shaft, an electric motor (11) operationally connected to said shaft by a rotation transmitting means for driving said shaft at a predetermined rotating speed, and a repose means (26, 27 and 60) provided on said base (1) to enable the user (M) of the apparatus to stay in posture of repose when exercising by rotating of said pedal levers (8), said rotation transmitting means including a torque limiter (15) which is slippable when said pedal levers are rotated at a speed higher or lower than said predetermined rotating speed controlled by said motor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A rotary health promoting exercise apparatus comprising a base (1), a support housing (2) thereon, a shaft supported rotatably on said housing, a pair of pedal levers (8) attached to said shaft, an electric motor (11) operationally connected to said shaft by a rotation transmitting means for driving said shaft at a predetermined rotating speed, and a repose means (26, 27 and 60) provided on said base (1) to enable the user (M) of the apparatus to stay in posture of repose when exercising by rotating of said pedal levers (8), said rotation transmitting means including a torque limiter (15) which is slippable when said pedal levers are rotated at a speed higher or lower than said predetermined rotating speed controlled by said motor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said motor (11) has a circuit provided with a timer which counts the rotating time of said pedal levers (8) and the number of their revolutions and causes a buzzer to sound or the motor (11) to stop automatically when said time and said number have exceeded predetermined values.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
75 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said housing (2) has a plurality of stop holes (4a to 4c) on one side thereof, and an upstanding bracket (5) faces said housing (2) and has threaded stop pin (6) which is removably fitted in one of said holes (4a to 4c), said housing (2) being foldable on said base (1) upon removal of said pin (6) from said holes (4 a to 4 c).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said housing (2) is provided with a revolution counter (34) for counting the number of revolutions, of said shaft (7) and a count indicator (34a) which indicates the number counted by said counter (34).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further including a pedal (9) rotatably attached to the free end of each of said pedal levers (8).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further including a tube (55) provided on the free end of each of said pedal levers (8) for stimulating the planter arch or calf of the user when he exercises his legs, and the muscles in the palm or front arm when he exercises his arms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said motor (11) is rotatable in both directions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
104 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said base (1) includes a base plate (1a) extending transversely between a pair of edges adjacent to one end thereof, said housing (2) being supported on said base plate (1a), wherein said base plate (1a) includes a sliding cylinder (39) secured to each edge thereof, and wherein said base (1) further includes a pair of pipes (36) each extending through one of said sliding cylinders (39) and provided with a control knob (43) which enables the sliding movement of each sliding cylinder to alter the position of said housing (2) relative to said base (1).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further including a means for tilting and folding said housing (2) relative to said base (1).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
74 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 9, wherein said tilting means comprises a bracket (58) secured to said base plate (1a) adjacent to said housing (2) and having a shape which is equal to a quarter of a circle and thereby defines an arcuate edge formed with a plurality of concavities (58a), and a screw (59) removably engaged in one of said concavities and a female screw thread formed on said housing (2).
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