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Gymnastic apparatus providing animation of cliff climbing

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-10-01
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Granted: 1993-04-06
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Expires: 2012-10-01
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Abstract

Abstract A gymnastic apparatus has a frame made up of a hollow main brace and a support brace, a base brace upon which the main brace and the support brace are mounted, two hollow sliding rods parallel to each other and having top portions of a length extending out of the main brace, two oil pressure cylinders arranged in a parallel manner at the bottom of the main brace and provided with piston rods having top ends coupled with the bottoms of the sliding rods, a connecting tube in communication with the two oil pressure cylinders, an adjustment button for controlling the flow of fluid between the two oil pressure cylinders, two pedals fastened respectively to the bottoms of the sliding rods by means of shaft pins, and two hand grips fastened respectively to the sliding rods. The gymnastic apparatus provides an animated exercise of cliff climbing.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nien-Yuan Liao

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 08:56
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B23/00; A63B23/035; A63B23/03575; A63B23/03583; A63B22/00; A63B22/0002; A63B22/001; A63B22/20; A63B22/201; A63B22/205; A63B22/0025; A63B2022/0043; A63B21/00; A63B21/008; A63B21/0083

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 331 words
A gymnastic apparatus providing animation of cliff climbing comprising: (a) a frame of an inverted Y-shaped construction comprising a bottom brace upon which a hollow main brace and a support brace are mounted; (b) two hollow sliding rods arranged slidably along the direction of an axis of said main brace; (c) two oil pressure cylinders arranged in said main brace, with each of said cylinders provided with a piston rod capable of moving synchronously with one of said sliding rods; (d) a connecting tube communicating said two cylinders so as to facilitate an alternating movement of said two sliding rods in opposite directions; (e) an adjustment button fastened to a mid-section of said connecting tube; (f) two pedals fastened respectively to said two sliding rods; and (g) two hand grips fastened respectively to said two sliding rods; wherein said gymnastic apparatus is characterized in that said main brace is provided with two elongate slots of a length located respectively in two bottom side surfaces of said main brace, and that said main brace of said gymnastic apparatus contains therein said sliding rods, said oil pressure cylinders and said connecting tube, and further that said two sliding rods are parallel to each other and are provided respectively with a top end of a length extending out of said main brace, and still further that said two oil pressure cylinders are fastened to a bottom of said main brace in a parallel manner so that said piston rod of said each of said cylinders is coupled with a bottom of one of said sliding rods so as to permit said each of said cylinders to be received in said one of said sliding rods at such time when said sliding rod moves upwards or downwards, and still further that said adjustment button extends out of said main brace, and finally further that said two pedals are fastened respectively to bottoms of said sliding rods via said two elongate slots of said main brace.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 331 words
A gymnastic apparatus providing animation of cliff climbing comprising: (a) a frame of an inverted Y-shaped construction comprising a bottom brace upon which a hollow main brace and a support brace are mounted; (b) two hollow sliding rods arranged slidably along the direction of an axis of said main brace; (c) two oil pressure cylinders arranged in said main brace, with each of said cylinders provided with a piston rod capable of moving synchronously with one of said sliding rods; (d) a connecting tube communicating said two cylinders so as to facilitate an alternating movement of said two sliding rods in opposite directions; (e) an adjustment button fastened to a mid-section of said connecting tube; (f) two pedals fastened respectively to said two sliding rods; and (g) two hand grips fastened respectively to said two sliding rods; wherein said gymnastic apparatus is characterized in that said main brace is provided with two elongate slots of a length located respectively in two bottom side surfaces of said main brace, and that said main brace of said gymnastic apparatus contains therein said sliding rods, said oil pressure cylinders and said connecting tube, and further that said two sliding rods are parallel to each other and are provided respectively with a top end of a length extending out of said main brace, and still further that said two oil pressure cylinders are fastened to a bottom of said main brace in a parallel manner so that said piston rod of said each of said cylinders is coupled with a bottom of one of said sliding rods so as to permit said each of said cylinders to be received in said one of said sliding rods at such time when said sliding rod moves upwards or downwards, and still further that said adjustment button extends out of said main brace, and finally further that said two pedals are fastened respectively to bottoms of said sliding rods via said two elongate slots of said main brace.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
The gymnastic apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a predetermined number of cylindrical rolling elements, each of which is pivoted horizontally to said main brace.

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