BALANCE PLATE WITH DIFFERENTIATED AMPLITUDE OF SWING
A balance plate with differentiated amplitude of swing has a pedal, elastic supporting component, first axial supporting part and second axial supporting part. The pedal has a stepping surface and a bottom surface. The elastic supporting component has a footing end to be supported by the ground, and a fitting end to link with the bottom surface of the pedal. The first axial supporting part is fitted on the footing end of the elastic supporting component and configured along the first axial direction, so that the pedal can swing up and down along the first axial direction. The second axial supporting part is configured on the footing end of the elastic supporting component and configured along a second axial direction, so that the pedal can swing along the second axial direction. Said axial directions are perpendicular to each other. The axial supporting parts are in differentiated shapes.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a balance plate, and more particularly to an innovative one which has differentiated degrees of swinging difficulty.
2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98.
A balance plate is a sport and body-building apparatus for the user to exercise body balancing.
Typical designs of conventional balance plates usually feature a pedal with a hemispheric supporting component fitted on its bottom. The hemispheric supporting component can be an elastic structure or a hard structure. Based on its spot supporting characteristics, when the user steps on the pedal, it will cause an unstable state with swing to various directions. Hence, the user must constantly adjust the stepping force of the left or right foot to keep the balance, and by doing so, the user's sense of balance is exercised. However, it is found in actual application that such a prior-art structural design is too difficult for new learners. Because all the directions are unstable, for those new learners with little experience and poor sense of balance, it is very difficult to for them catch the balance point and of course will fall to the ground very quickly. Moreover, during this process, injury may happen due to intensive or unsmooth twist of the ankles.
There is another kind of prior-art balance plate familiar to the public. It is a structure like a seesaw. The supporting component fitted on the bottom of the pedal is in the shape of a cylinder. When the user steps on the pedal, the swing happens only in one direction, while the other direction is fixed at a horizontal angle. Compared to the above described one, this kind of prior-art balance plate is indeed safer for the user, but relatively speaking, the usage is too monotonous.
Thus, to overcome the aforementioned problems of the prior art, it would be an advancement if the art to provide an improved structure that can significantly improve the efficacy.
Therefore, the inventor has provided the present invention of practicability after deliberate design and evaluation based on years of experience in the production, development and design of related products.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention mainly features an innovative and unique structural design comprising a pedal, at least one elastic a supporting component, a first axial supporting part and a second axial supporting part. Compared to the known techniques disclosed in the prior arts, based on the differentiated shapes of the second axial supporting part and first axial supporting part, the amplitude of swing caused when the user steps on the pedal at the first axial direction will be larger than the amplitude of swing caused when the user steps on the pedal at the second axial direction. In this way, the balance plate can have the function and usage effect of differentiated amplitude of swing, and provides flexibility and safety during exercise of body balance. Such a practical advancement can greatly increase the interest and willingness of the users in body balance exercise.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
Said balance plate A comprises a pedal 10, in the shape of a plate and with a stepping surface 11 and a bottom surface 12. At least one elastic supporting component 20 is provided, being an elastic structure, having a footing end 21 to be supported by the ground, and a fitting end 22 to link with the bottom surface 12 of the pedal 10. Referring to
A first axial supporting part 30 is fitted on the footing end 21 of the elastic supporting component 20 and configured along a first axial direction 31, so that the pedal 10 can swing up and down along the first axial direction 31.
A second axial supporting part 40 is fitted on the footing end 21 of the elastic supporting component 20 and configured along a second axial direction 41, so that the pedal 10 can swing up and down along the second axial direction 41. Said second axial direction 41 and first axial direction 31 are perpendicular to each another.
Moreover, the second axial supporting part 40 and first axial supporting part 30 are in differentiated shapes, so that the amplitude of swing caused when the user steps on the pedal 10 at the first axial direction 31 will be larger than the amplitude of swing caused when the user steps on the pedal 10 at the second axial direction 41. In this way, the balance plate A can have the function and usage effect of differentiated amplitude of swing.
Wherein, the elastic supporting component 20 can also be an elastic solid material or elastic hollow material (rubber, silicone etc), or, as shown in
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Claims
1. A balance plate with differentiated amplitude of swing, which comprises:
- a pedal, in the shape of a plate and with a stepping surface and a bottom surface;
- at least one elastic supporting component, being an elastic structure, having a footing end to be supported by the ground, and a fitting end to link with one fitting end on the bottom surface of the pedal;
- a first axial supporting part, fitted on the footing end of the elastic supporting component and configured along a first axial direction, so that the pedal can swing up and down along the first axial direction;
- a second axial supporting part, fitted on the footing end of the elastic supporting component and configured along a second axial direction, so that the pedal can swing up and down along the second axial direction; said second axial direction and first axial direction are perpendicular to each other;
- moreover, the second axial supporting part and first axial supporting part are in differentiated shapes, so that the amplitude of swing caused when the user steps on the pedal at the first axial direction will be larger than the amplitude of swing caused when the user steps on the pedal at the second axial direction; in this way, the balance plate can have the function and usage effect of differentiated amplitude of swing.
2. The structure defined in claim 1, wherein the elastic supporting component is of hemispheric shape and is a combination of two arranged with an interval and attached to the bottom surface of the pedal; the footing ends of these two hemispheric elastic supporting components together form the first axial supporting part, and the arched surface of the hemispheric shapes of the two elastic supporting components form the second axial supporting part; based on this, when the user steps towards the first axial direction of the pedal, the swing amplitude will be larger than the swing amplitude generated when the user steps toward the second axial direction of the pedal.
3. The structure defined in claim 2, wherein the center of the bottom surface of the pedal between the two spaced elastic supporting components is further configured with a globular supporting component, and the extension length of the bottom end of the globular supporting component is larger than the extension length of the footing ends of the two elastic supporting components.
4. The structure defined in claim 1, wherein the elastic supporting component is a single transversely positioned semi-cylindrical shape attached to the central area of the bottom surface of the pedal; based on the transversely positioned semi-cylindrical shape of the elastic supporting component, the columnar extension forms the first axial supporting part; on the other hand, the hemispheric side of the elastic supporting component forms the second axial supporting part, when the user steps towards the first axial direction of the pedal, the swing amplitude will be larger than the swing amplitude generated when the user steps toward the second axial direction of the pedal.
5. The structure defined in claim 1 wherein the elastic supporting component is implemented in any style of a hollow gas bag, an elastic solid material, an elastic hollow material, or an elastic frame.
6. The structure defined in claim 1 wherein matching male and female linking parts are configured between the fitting end of the elastic supporting component and the bottom surface of the pedal.
7. The structure defined in claim 1 wherein the two sides of the pedal are further configured with pulling rope components; said pulling rope components are made up of a pulling handle, a rope, a connecting component and a connecting part configured on the two sides of the pedal to match the connecting component.
Type: Application
Filed: Jan 9, 2012
Publication Date: Jul 11, 2013
Applicants: LIN, Richard (Taichung City), LONG TRAIN ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. (Taichung City)
Inventor: Richard LIN (Taichung City)
Application Number: 13/346,284
International Classification: A63B 22/16 (20060101);