Patents Examined by Tam Nguyen
  • Patent number: 7896780
    Abstract: A stepper includes a base, two axles, two pedal units and a coordinating unit. The axles are provided on the base so that they point downwards as they extend away from each other. Two pedal units each pivotally connected to a related one of the axles. The coordinating unit includes a lever and two connectors. The lever is pivotally connected to the base. Each of the connectors is used to connect the lever to a related one of the pedal units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Inventor: Tsung-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 7892150
    Abstract: A combined treadmill and seat assembly includes a portable treadmill, and a portable seat assembly detachably connected to the treadmill such that the seat assembly is selectively disposed between first and second positions while connected to the treadmill. The seat assembly includes first and second seats oriented at oppositely facing axial directions so that the first seat extends towards the treadmill while the second seat extends away from the treadmill. Advantageously, the treadmill platform is registered along a first plane when the seat assembly is positioned at the first position and, the treadmill platform is registered along a second plane when the seat assembly is positioned at the second position. Notably, the first and second planes are horizontally oriented and coplanar such that the treadmill platform remains equidistantly spaced from a ground surface when the seat assembly is situated at the first and second positions respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Inventor: George L. Colley
  • Patent number: 7887465
    Abstract: An exercise device includes a first crank arm assembly and a second crank arm assembly supporting opposite portions of a guide. A first foot pad is coupled to the guide to reciprocate along the guide. A foot pad link has a first end portion pivotably connected to the foot pad and a second end portion pivotably supported about an axis that is movable along one of a plurality of user selectable paths, each of the plurality of user selectable paths having a different length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Precor Incorporated
    Inventor: Alexander J. Uffelman
  • Patent number: 7887464
    Abstract: A motorized rehabilitative device for simulating and inducing normal walking motion for individuals needing physical rehabilitation includes a base, a pair of side supporting members, and adjustable u-shaped handle bars mounted to the side supporting members. Each side supporting member includes an interiorly mounted foot bar and foot bar support plate that are capable of reciprocable up and down motion to simulate and facilitate the walking motion of the individual disposed on the device having one foot secured to each foot bar and positioned upright and between the side supporting members with the handle bars used as support. The foot bars and foot bar support plates are interconnected to motor driven gear and pulley systems contained with the side supporting members and the gear and pulley systems include cyclically extending and retracting pistons that transfer mechanical motion to the foot bars and the speed of motion being controllable from a handle bar mounted control panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventors: Jasper Jones, Dorothy Jones
  • Patent number: 7883447
    Abstract: An exercise chair of the type wherein a user can sit on a seating platform and extend and retract his legs while his feet are resting on a spring-resisted foot rod includes a movable bar for pivotally supporting the foot rod and which is positionable in an operative position or a storage position. In the operative position, the foot bar is positioned for desired use in pre-determined exercises while in the storage position it is positioned so as to permit nestable stacking of a plurality of the chairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard J. Solow, James V. Osburn, Julie Lobdell, Jeffrey T. Samson
  • Patent number: 7883449
    Abstract: An auxiliary supporting device is designed for supporting and fixing a bicycle. When a user rides a bicycle which is set up on this supporting device, the bicycle will neither move forward nor fall down if the user applies the skill of riding bicycle. This device can be used to train a rider for better bicycle controllability or to let user exercise at a fixed location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Inventor: Kuo-Hui Wan
  • Patent number: 7878960
    Abstract: A waistline slimming exercise machine having an upper center connecting member, two swing arms of a swing mechanism attached to a through aperture of a base with a combining aperture on an upper center connecting member, a securing end of a shock absorber and a first assembly end of a first linkage member are screwed to a respective locking aperture on a side of the base adjacent an internal assembly space of the base, a pivoting end of each swing arm is assembled onto a first aperture of a balancing base, a first pivoting end of the first linkage member is assembled onto a connecting aperture of the balancing base, the swing mechanism further including a pair of second linkage members, each connected to a driving element having a first connecting end that is attached to a pedal such that movement of the first linkage member and the driving element of the second linkage member causes the pedal to rotate about a vertical axis when the pedals are moved up and down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Inventor: Fen-Ying Liu
  • Patent number: 7878948
    Abstract: A stepper includes a base, two axle units, two pedal units and a coordinating unit. The base includes a post formed thereon. Each of the axle units includes an axle extended downwards from the post. Each of the pedal units includes a pedal pivotally connected to the axle of a related one of the axle units. The coordinating unit is used to connect the pedals to each other so that one of the pedals is moved upwards and outwards while the other pedal is moved downwards and inwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Inventor: Tsung-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 7878949
    Abstract: A stepper includes a base, two axle units, two pedals and a coordinating unit. The base includes a post formed thereon. Each of the axle units includes an axle extended downwards from the post. Each of the pedals includes a pedal pivotally connected to the axle of a related one of the axle units. The coordinating unit includes a lever pivotally connected to the post and formed with two ends each in contact with a related one of the pedals so that one of the pedals is moved upwards and outwards while the other pedal is moved downwards and inwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Inventor: Tsung-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 7867146
    Abstract: A horse-riding simulating physical fitness device includes a bottom rack and a movable frame. The bottom rack includes a base positionable on ground and forms a front support that is rotatably coupled to a movable frame with a connection link and a rear support that is rotatably coupled to two crank arms extending in the same direction. The two crank arms are rotatably coupled to the movable frame with two rocker arms. The movable frame includes a seat bar and a head bar respectively supporting a seat cushion and a handlebar. When a user rides on the movable frame, using feet to tread the crank arms, the movable frame is caused to swing frontward and rearward along a predetermined motion trace to generate a horse riding like motion. Thus, a new style of exercise is provided, which offers versatile effects of training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Inventors: Sheng-Huang Ge, Yan-Wei Hou, Jin-Sheng Yu
  • Patent number: 7862483
    Abstract: A selectively inclining hiking exercise apparatus supports a user ambulating thereon. The selectively inclining hiking exercise apparatus includes a support base and a treadbase that selectively inclines with respect to the support base. The treadbase includes a motor for driving an endless belt upon which the user ambulates. The treadbase also includes a magnetic braking assembly for regulating the speed of the endless belt to prevent the endless belt from moving at a rate that is faster than the rate at which the treadbase motor is driving the endless belt. The magnetic braking assembly includes a magnet that selectively moves relative to the treadbase flywheel along a threaded lead screw to provide the braking force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: ICON IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick W. Hendrickson, Greg W. Law, Rodney L. Hammer, Paul C. Ricks, Darren C. Ashby
  • Patent number: 7862481
    Abstract: A stepper apparatus includes a base, two axle units, two pedal units and a coordinating unit. The base includes a post formed thereon. Each of the axle units includes an axle extended downwards from a flank of the post. Each of the pedal units includes a pedal pivotally connected to the axle of a related one of the axle units. The coordinating unit includes a lever pivotally connected to the post and formed with two ends each connected to a related one of the pedals so that one of the pedals is moved upwards and outwards while the other pedal is moved downwards and inwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Inventor: Tsung-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 7846072
    Abstract: Individual swimmers may routinely and easily perform exercise regiments to maintain or enhance their general health and fitness utilizing the present invention. Multiple part poles may be readily shipped, or otherwise transported, in a disassembled state and assembled easily and quickly to full length for use with the overall swimming exercise device. Various configurations of sections and connections are disclosed. Ideally a taper will exist where the deployed multiple part pole will flex more toward an outer end of the multiple part pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Inventor: Donald Bellerive
  • Patent number: 7828700
    Abstract: An exercise machine has a stand, a linking assembly, an elastic member, a seat, two handles, two pedals and two wheels. The linking assembly is mounted pivotally on the stand. The elastic member is connected to the stand and the linking assembly. The seat is mounted on the stand. The handles, the pedals and the wheels are attached to the linking assembly. The handles are operated against the elastic members and the linking assembly moves to drive an exerciser's legs to stretch out. Therefore, the exercise machine provides the exerciser to train the muscles of the arms and the legs synchronously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Inventor: Cheng-Ta Tsai
  • Patent number: 7824313
    Abstract: An exercise device includes one or more foot supports movable along an arcuate path defined around a point of rotation. The arcuate path is divisible into machine defined user selectable arc segments and the movement of the foot support(s) is limited to the machine defined user selected arc segment. The exercise device can include a frame, a linkage movably engaged with the frame, a foot support movably engaged with the linkage, a crank arm movably engaged with the frame, a motor operative to move the crank arm location with respect to the frame, and a drive linkage movably engaging the linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Cybex International, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Giannelli, Scott Lee
  • Patent number: 7819788
    Abstract: An exercising apparatus for exercising the muscles of the limbs, waist and abdomen includes an upright support with a pulley at the top, a handlebar with two grips arranged at the top and a middle part formed of a spring member, a linking device, which has a top end pivotally connected to the bottom end of the handlebar, a middle part pivotally connected to a lower part of the support and a bottom end pivotally mounted with two foot bars, and an expander extending over the pulley of the upright support and connected to between the handlebar and the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Inventors: Wei-Teh Ho, Wei-Yu Ho
  • Patent number: 7811200
    Abstract: A multifunctional virtual-reality fitness equipment provide user to select mode of one user doing exercise alone or multiple users participating in on-line internet competition game with others through internet, which has a detachable interactive manipulator equipped with single-chip microcontroller and served as an interface for coupling conventional fitness equipment and personal computer to enable the conventional fitness equipment to become a novel man-machine interaction fitness equipment having function of internet 3-dimensional virtual simulation, and the communication between the detachable interactive manipulator and the personal computer is achieved by employing male-to-female plug-socket connecting means and according the International Standard Communication Protocol; when the detachable interactive manipulator is connected to a personal computer and a fitness equipment, an automatic detection to software program of personal computer shall be executed, if correct message is detected, the fitness eq
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Inventor: Johnson Chiang
  • Patent number: 7811207
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus links rotation of a crank to generally elliptical motion of a foot supporting member. A foot supporting linkage is movably connected between a rocker and a crank in such a manner that the foot supporting member moves through paths of motion which are fixed, adjustable or variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Stearns, Joseph D. Maresh
  • Patent number: 7811205
    Abstract: A method of improving mobility skills of a user on a stationary elliptical exercise device comprising two footpads, each footpad associated with a stationary exercise device, comprising a frame member having a transverse pivot axis. A first and a second foot tread member are operatively associated with a coupling member for pivotally coupling the front end of each foot tread member to the pivot axis at a predetermined distance from the pivot axis, so that each foot tread member front end travels in an arcuate path about the pivot axis. Each foot tread member moves independently of the other foot tread member. Each foot tread member rear end is operatively associated with a glide member for moveable coupling of the rear end of each foot tread member to a support surface. The glide members direct each foot tread member rear end along a reciprocating path of travel, as each foot tread member front end travels in an arcuate path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: The Shifter, Inc.
    Inventor: Jase Graber
  • Patent number: 7806810
    Abstract: A bicycle simulation system that can be easily transported includes a frame, a steering handle operated by a rider, a left-right pair of pedals to be operated by the rider for rotating a flywheel, two front forks for supporting the head tube and a rotatable rear wheel. The rear wheel is grounded on a floor so that it supports the frame, together with the front forks. The bicycle simulation system ensures that the operations of a brake lever are accompanied with the same feeling as that in operating a real bicycle. A brake lever is operated by the rider with a drum brake for frictionally braking the rotation of the flywheel in conjunction with the brake lever. A brake wire extending from the brake lever and is branched into two brake wires, one connected to the drum brake, and the other connected to the rotational sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryukou Hanaya, Atsushi Yonehana