HANDS AND FEET PULL EXERCISER

Abstract

A hands and feet pull exerciser is disclosed which characteristically includes: a transverse frame tube; two pedals, set on the transverse frame tube with a spacing, and each pedal configured with an arc-shaped guard strip; two elastic pull tubes, including pulled sections and connecting sections, wherein the connecting section is winded on the transverse frame tube and located between the two pedals, and each elastic pull tube having a nose end; two loop portions, respectively configured on the pulled section; two handles, in the form of hollow tubes, sleeved on the loop portions of the pulled sections; an elastic sleeve, having a vertical through-hole and a transverse tube insertion hole, wherein the vertical through-hole trips the periphery of the connecting section, to elastically limit the connecting section; at least one limiting piece, fit inside at least one nose end of the elastic pull tube to achieve a fixing effect.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS

Not applicable.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

Not applicable.

NAMES OF PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT

Not applicable.

REFERENCE TO AN APPENDIX SUBMITTED ON COMPACT DISC

Not applicable.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to sport and fitness equipment, and more particularly to an innovative structural design of a hands and feet pull exerciser.

The hands and feet pull exerciser of the present invention is a kind of sport and fitness apparatus. Thanks to its simple structure, little space occupation and good muscle exercise effect, it is nowadays very popular among consumers.

2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98

As a conventional structural design, a hands and feet pull exerciser is mainly made up of two pedals, two elastic pull ropes and two handles assembled on the extended end of the two elastic pull ropes. When using the hands and feet pull exerciser, the user puts his/her feet on the two pedals, and use his/her hands to grip the two handles and pull and release. As the elastic pull rope can generate a resistance during the pulling, it can help exercise the muscles in the legs and arms.

However, in actual usage, some problems are found in said conventional hands and feet pull exerciser. For example, the connections between the components are too complicated, assembly is not easy, and the fixation is not good, thus affecting the quality and usage of the product. Moreover, the two handles in a conventional hands and feet pull exerciser are usually designed to be connected and fixed together, and can only move synchronously. As a result, when using the hands and feet pull exerciser, the user can only move his/her left and right hands synchronously, instead of moving each hand independently and flexibly. This problem is indeed an important technical issue that requires deliberation and breakthrough by those skilled in the art.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main object of the present invention is to provide a hand and feet pull exerciser, which aims to address the technical issue of making an innovative breakthrough in developing an ideally practical new-style hands and feet pull exerciser with simple structure and flexible operation.

Based on the above object, to solve the technical issues, the present invention has the following technical characteristics. In particular, said hands and feet pull exerciser mainly comprises: a transverse frame tube , including two tube ends and a tube body section between the two tube ends; two pedals, each pedal configured with a transverse through-hole to catch the tube body section of the transverse frame tube, and the two pedals set on the left and right side of the tube body section with a spacing, and each pedal configured with an arc-shaped guard strip; two elastic pull tubes, each elastic pull tube comprising a pulled section and a connecting section, wherein said connecting section is winded and connected onto the tube body section of the transverse frame tube, with the connecting section located between the two pedals, and each elastic pull tube having at least one nose end; two loop portions, respectively configured on each pulled section; two handles, in the form of hollow tubes, sleeved on the loop portions configured on the pulled sections of the two elastic pull tubes; an elastic sleeve, having a vertical through-hole and a transverse tube insertion hole, wherein said transverse tube insertion hole is to fit the tube body section of the transverse frame tube, and said elastic sleeve is located between the two pedals. The vertical through-hole grips the periphery of the winded connecting section of the two elastic pull tubes, to elastically limit the connecting section of the two elastic pull tubes; at least one limiting piece, with the outer diameter of said limiting piece being larger than the inner diameter of the elastic pull tube, and said limiting piece being fit inside the nose end of the elastic pull tube to achieve a fixing effect.

Based on such an innovative and unique structural design, the present invention made an improvement to the prior art by providing a simple-style hands and feet pull exerciser with components of a transverse frame tube, pedals, an elastic pull tube, handles, an elastic sleeve and a limiting piece. It has a simple structure and assembly is very convenient, thus facilitating massive production. Apart from good industrial and economic efficiency, the product occupies little space and can be stored easily. One important feature to be noted is, between the two pedals, an elastic sleeve is adopted to elastically limit the connecting section of the two elastic pull tubes. This simple structure can achieve a perfect fixing effect. Moreover, there is another unique design that the two handles are respectively configured on the pulled sections of two elastic pull tubes. Thus, when operating the two handles, the user can move his/her left and right hands independently and flexibly for better sport and entertainment effect. This is indeed a practical inventive step.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a combined perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the pedals of the present invention configured with an arc-shaped guard strip.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a combined sectional view of the handles and elastic pull tube nose ends of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a combined sectional view of the elastic sleeve and transverse frame tube of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a combined, sectional, enlarged view of the buckle-style end cap, transverse frame tube, and pedals of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of another implementation style of the elastic pull tube nose end of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a further implementation style of the elastic pull tube nose end of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a combined perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a combined sectional view of the second embodiment of the present invention showing that the elastic pull tube is configured with a connecting sheathe.

FIG. 12 is a front view of the second embodiment of the present invention showing that the connecting section of the elastic pull tube is in the form of one single winded tube connected to the transverse frame tube (note: components are partially indicated by dotted lines).

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the usage of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Preferred embodiments of the hands and feet pull exerciser of the present invention are disclosed in FIG. 1 to FIG. 7. While such embodiments are illustrative only, they are not intending to limit the scope of patent.

Said hands and feet pull exerciser comprises: a transverse frame tube 10, which includes two tube ends 11 and a tube body section 12 between the two tube ends 11; two pedals 20, with each pedal 20 configured with a transverse through-hole 21 to receive the tube body section 12 of the transverse frame tube 10, and the two pedals 20 set on the left and right side of the tube body section 12 with a spacing, and each pedal 20 configured with an arc-shaped guard strip 22; two elastic pull tubes 30, each elastic pull tube 30 comprising a pulled section 31 and a connecting section 32, wherein said connecting section 32 is winded and connected onto the tube body section 12 of the transverse frame tube 10, with the connecting section 32 located between the two pedals 20, and each elastic pull tube 30 having at least one nose end 33; two loop portions 40, respectively configured on each pulled section 31; two handles 50, in the form of hollow tubes, sleeved on the loop portions 40 configured on the pulled sections 31 of the two elastic pull tubes 30; an elastic sleeve 60, having a vertical through-hole 61 and a transverse tube insertion hole 62, wherein said transverse tube insertion hole 62 is to fit the tube body section 12 of the transverse frame tube 10, and said elastic sleeve 60 is located between the two pedals 20. The vertical through-hole 61 grips the periphery of the winded connecting section 32 of the two elastic pull tubes 30, to elastically limit the connecting section 32 (see details in FIG. 6); at least one limiting piece 70, with the outer diameter of said limiting piece 70 being larger than the inner diameter of the elastic pull tube 30, and said at least one limiting piece 70 being fit inside at least one nose end 33 of the elastic pull tube 30 to achieve a fixing effect.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the present embodiment, each of the two elastic pull tubes 30 is in the style of a closed loop, and the two nose ends 33 of each elastic pull tube 30 are connected to each other through insertion with one tube wall on the inner side and the other on the outer side, and the limiting piece 70 is fit inside the nose end 33 with its tube wall on the inner side, so as to fix the loop form; furthermore, in the present invention, the limiting piece 70 is a rigid round ball-shaped body.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the inserting and connecting parts of the two nose end 33 of the elastic pull tube 30 are located on the top of the loop portions 40 configured on the pulled section 31, and the handles 50 correspondingly sheathe these parts, so that the inserting and connecting parts of the two nose ends 33 are hidden inside.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 7, in the present embodiment, each tube end 11 of the transverse frame tube 10 is further configured with a buckle-style end cap 13, said buckle-style end cap 13 including an inserting tube portion 131, an expansion retaining lip 132 and a plurality of snaps 133, wherein said inserting tube portion 131 is to be inserted into the tube ends 11 of the transverse frame tube 10, and the expansion retaining lip 132 is configured on the outer end of the inserting tube portion 131, and the outer diameter of the expansion retaining lip 132 is larger than the outer diameter of the transverse frame tube 10, so that it can fix and limit the arc-shaped guard strip 22 and the pedals 20. Furthermore, at positions near the tube end 11, the tube wall of the transverse frame tube 10 is configured with a plurality of positioning holes 14 to catch the plurality of snaps 133 on the buckle-style end cap 13, so as to fix the buckle-style end cap 13.

Based on the above structural constitution and technical features, the usage of the hands and feet pull exerciser of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 13. The user puts his/her feet on the two pedals 20, with his/her hands gripping the two handles 50, and starts the pulling exercise. During the pulling, the elasticity of the elastic pull tube 30 will generate an appropriate resistance. In this way, the user can exercise his/her muscles on the arms, as well as the coordination of different parts of the body. In particular, the present invention has a unique feature that the two handles 50 are respectively configured on the pulled section 31 of the two elastic pull tubes 30. When operating the two handles 50, his/her left hand and right hand can move flexibly on their own. Therefore, it can achieve a better exercising and entertaining effect, and the user's body can have more freedom during the swinging movement.

On the other hand, the present invention has a special technical feature that the elastic sleeve 60 elastically limits the connecting section 32 of the two elastic pull tubes 30 located between the two pedals 20. As the tube wall at the winding position of the connecting section 32 is flattened, such a status can already offer appropriate anti-slip and limiting effect. With further limitation by the elastic sleeve 60 around the periphery, the limiting effect becomes perfect, and the whole structure is so simple.

Referring to FIG. 8, another embodiment of the nose end 33 of the present invention is disclosed. In this embodiment, the inserting and connecting parts of the two nose ends 33 of the elastic pull tube 30 are on the connecting section 32, and the elastic sleeve 60 sheathes this part, so that the inserting and connecting parts of the two nose ends 33 are hidden inside.

Referring to FIG. 9, a further embodiment of the nose end 33 of the present invention is disclosed. In this embodiment, the inserting and connecting parts of the two nose ends 33 of the elastic pull tube 30 are between the connecting section 32 and the pulled section 31, and a further vertical sleeve 80 is provided outside the inserting and connecting parts of the two nose ends 33, so that the inserting and connecting parts of the two nose ends 33 are hidden inside. And with the vertical sleeve 80 as the dividing point, the loop portions 40 configured on the pulled section 31 is thus formed.

Referring to FIG. 10 to FIG. 12, a second embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. In this embodiment, the two elastic pull tubes 30B are formed with single tube body being winded and branched, with the connecting section 32B of the two elastic pull tubes 30B connected to the tube body section 12 of the transverse frame tube 10 through single tube winding, and the two tube bodies extending upward to form the pulled section 31B of the two elastic pull tubes 30B.

Referring to FIGS. 10 and 11, between the pulled section 31B of each elastic pull tube 30B and the loop portion 40, a further connecting sheathe 90 is used for connection. The connecting sheathe 90 comprises a transverse passage 91 and a vertical conical passage 92 that are communicated with each other. In particular, the bottom part of the loop portion 40 goes through the transverse passage 91, while the pulled section 31B goes upward and inserts into the vertical conical passage 92, and be limited and fixed by a limiting piece 70 (can be a rigid round ball-shaped body) inside the nose end 33B of the elastic pull tube 30B to avoid separation; As shown in the embodiment disclosed in FIG. 10 to FIG. 12, in the present invention, the two elastic pull tubes 30B can also be made of one single tube body being winded and branched. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the style of the first embodiment disclosed in FIG. 1 to FIG. 7.

Claims

1. A hands and feet pull exerciser, comprising:

a transverse frame tube, including two tube ends and a tube body section between the two tube ends;

two pedals, each pedal having a transverse through-hole to receive the tube body section of the transverse frame tube, the two pedals being set on the left and right side of the tube body section with a spacing, and each pedal configured with an arc-shaped guard strip;

two elastic pull tubes, each elastic pull tube including a pulled section and a connecting section, wherein said connecting section is winded and connected to the tube body section of the transverse frame tube, and the connecting section is located between the two pedals, and each elastic pull tube having at least one nose end;

two loop portions, respectively configured on each pulled section;

two handles, in the form of hollowed tube, sleeved on the loop portions configured on the pulled sections of the two elastic pull tubes;

an elastic sleeve, having a vertical through-hole and a transverse tube insertion hole, wherein said transverse tube insertion hole is to fit the tube body section of the transverse frame tube, and said elastic sleeve is located between the two pedals, while said vertical through-hole grips the periphery of the winded connecting section of the two elastic pull tubes, to elastically limit the connecting section of the two elastic pull tubes; and

at least one limiting piece, with the outer diameter of said limiting piece being larger than the inner diameter of the elastic pull tube, and said at least one limiting piece being fit inside at least one nose end of the elastic pull tube to achieve a fixing effect.

2. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in claim 1, wherein said two elastic pull tubes are respectively in the form of a closed loop, and the two nose ends of each elastic pull tube are connected to each other through insertion with one tube wall on the inner side and the other on the outer side, and the limiting piece is fit inside the nose end with its tube wall on the inner side, so as to fix the loop form.

3. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in claim 2, wherein said limiting piece is a rigid round ball-shaped body.

4. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in claim 3, wherein said inserting and connecting parts of the two nose end of the elastic pull tube are located on the top of the loop portions configured on the pulled section, and the handles correspondingly sheathe these parts, so that the inserting and connecting parts of the two nose ends are hidden inside.

5. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in claim 3, wherein said inserting and connecting parts of the two nose ends of the elastic pull tube are on the connecting section, and the elastic sleeve sheathes this part, so that the inserting and connecting parts of the two nose ends are hidden inside.

6. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in claim 3, wherein said inserting and connecting parts of the two nose ends of the elastic pull tube are between the connecting section and the pulled section, and a further vertical sleeve is provided outside the inserting and connecting parts of the two nose ends, so that the inserting and connecting parts of the two nose ends are hidden inside. And with the vertical sleeve as the dividing point, the loop portions configured on the pulled section is thus formed.

7. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in claim 1, wherein said two elastic pull tubes are formed with single tube body being winded and branched, with the connecting section of the two elastic pull tubes connected to the tube body section of the transverse frame tube through single tube winding, and the two tube bodies extending upward to form the pulled section of the two elastic pull tubes.

8. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in claim 7, wherein, between the pulled section of the elastic pull tube and the loop portion, a further connecting sheathe is used for connection. The connecting sheathe comprises a transverse passage and a vertical conical passage that are communicated with each other. In particular, the bottom part of the loop portion goes through the transverse passage, while the pulled section goes upward and inserts into the vertical conical passage, and be limited and fixed by a limiting piece to avoid separation.

9. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in claim 8, wherein said limiting piece is a rigid round ball-shaped body.

10. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in any of claims claim 1, wherein said each tube end of the transverse frame tube is further configured with a buckle-style end cap, said buckle-style end cap including an inserting tube portion, an expansion retaining lip and a plurality of snaps, wherein said inserting tube portion is to be inserted into the tube ends of the transverse frame tube, and the expansion retaining lip is configured on the outer end of the inserting tube portion, and the outer diameter of the expansion retaining lip is larger than the outer diameter of the transverse frame tube, so that it can fix and limit the arc-shaped guard strip and the pedals. Furthermore, at positions near the tube end, the tube wall of the transverse frame tube is configured with a plurality of positioning holes to catch the plurality of snaps on the buckle-style end cap, so as to fix the buckle-style end cap.

11. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in any of claims claim 2, wherein said each tube end of the transverse frame tube is further configured with a buckle-style end cap, said buckle-style end cap including an inserting tube portion, an expansion retaining lip and a plurality of snaps, wherein said inserting tube portion is to be inserted into the tube ends of the transverse frame tube, and the expansion retaining lip is configured on the outer end of the inserting tube portion, and the outer diameter of the expansion retaining lip is larger than the outer diameter of the transverse frame tube, so that it can fix and limit the arc-shaped guard strip and the pedals. Furthermore, at positions near the tube end, the tube wall of the transverse frame tube is configured with a plurality of positioning holes to catch the plurality of snaps on the buckle-style end cap, so as to fix the buckle-style end cap.

12. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in any of claims claim 3, wherein said each tube end of the transverse frame tube is further configured with a buckle-style end cap, said buckle-style end cap including an inserting tube portion, an expansion retaining lip and a plurality of snaps, wherein said inserting tube portion is to be inserted into the tube ends of the transverse frame tube, and the expansion retaining lip is configured on the outer end of the inserting tube portion, and the outer diameter of the expansion retaining lip is larger than the outer diameter of the transverse frame tube, so that it can fix and limit the arc-shaped guard strip and the pedals. Furthermore, at positions near the tube end, the tube wall of the transverse frame tube is configured with a plurality of positioning holes to catch the plurality of snaps on the buckle-style end cap, so as to fix the buckle-style end cap.

13. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in any of claims claim 4, wherein said each tube end of the transverse frame tube is further configured with a buckle-style end cap, said buckle-style end cap including an inserting tube portion, an expansion retaining lip and a plurality of snaps, wherein said inserting tube portion is to be inserted into the tube ends of the transverse frame tube, and the expansion retaining lip is configured on the outer end of the inserting tube portion, and the outer diameter of the expansion retaining lip is larger than the outer diameter of the transverse frame tube, so that it can fix and limit the arc-shaped guard strip and the pedals. Furthermore, at positions near the tube end, the tube wall of the transverse frame tube is configured with a plurality of positioning holes to catch the plurality of snaps on the buckle-style end cap, so as to fix the buckle-style end cap.

14. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in any of claims claim 5, wherein said each tube end of the transverse frame tube is further configured with a buckle-style end cap, said buckle-style end cap including an inserting tube portion, an expansion retaining lip and a plurality of snaps, wherein said inserting tube portion is to be inserted into the tube ends of the transverse frame tube, and the expansion retaining lip is configured on the outer end of the inserting tube portion, and the outer diameter of the expansion retaining lip is larger than the outer diameter of the transverse frame tube, so that it can fix and limit the arc-shaped guard strip and the pedals. Furthermore, at positions near the tube end, the tube wall of the transverse frame tube is configured with a plurality of positioning holes to catch the plurality of snaps on the buckle-style end cap, so as to fix the buckle-style end cap.

15. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in any of claims claim 6, wherein said each tube end of the transverse frame tube is further configured with a buckle-style end cap, said buckle-style end cap including an inserting tube portion, an expansion retaining lip and a plurality of snaps, wherein said inserting tube portion is to be inserted into the tube ends of the transverse frame tube, and the expansion retaining lip is configured on the outer end of the inserting tube portion, and the outer diameter of the expansion retaining lip is larger than the outer diameter of the transverse frame tube, so that it can fix and limit the arc-shaped guard strip and the pedals. Furthermore, at positions near the tube end, the tube wall of the transverse frame tube is configured with a plurality of positioning holes to catch the plurality of snaps on the buckle-style end cap, so as to fix the buckle-style end cap.

16. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in any of claims claim 7, wherein said each tube end of the transverse frame tube is further configured with a buckle-style end cap, said buckle-style end cap including an inserting tube portion, an expansion retaining lip and a plurality of snaps, wherein said inserting tube portion is to be inserted into the tube ends of the transverse frame tube, and the expansion retaining lip is configured on the outer end of the inserting tube portion, and the outer diameter of the expansion retaining lip is larger than the outer diameter of the transverse frame tube, so that it can fix and limit the arc-shaped guard strip and the pedals. Furthermore, at positions near the tube end, the tube wall of the transverse frame tube is configured with a plurality of positioning holes to catch the plurality of snaps on the buckle-style end cap, so as to fix the buckle-style end cap.

17. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in any of claims claim 8, wherein said each tube end of the transverse frame tube is further configured with a buckle-style end cap, said buckle-style end cap including an inserting tube portion, an expansion retaining lip and a plurality of snaps, wherein said inserting tube portion is to be inserted into the tube ends of the transverse frame tube, and the expansion retaining lip is configured on the outer end of the inserting tube portion, and the outer diameter of the expansion retaining lip is larger than the outer diameter of the transverse frame tube, so that it can fix and limit the arc-shaped guard strip and the pedals. Furthermore, at positions near the tube end, the tube wall of the transverse frame tube is configured with a plurality of positioning holes to catch the plurality of snaps on the buckle-style end cap, so as to fix the buckle-style end cap.

18. The hands and feet pull exerciser defined in any of claims claim 9, wherein said each tube end of the transverse frame tube is further configured with a buckle-style end cap, said buckle-style end cap including an inserting tube portion, an expansion retaining lip and a plurality of snaps, wherein said inserting tube portion is to be inserted into the tube ends of the transverse frame tube, and the expansion retaining lip is configured on the outer end of the inserting tube portion, and the outer diameter of the expansion retaining lip is larger than the outer diameter of the transverse frame tube, so that it can fix and limit the arc-shaped guard strip and the pedals. Furthermore, at positions near the tube end, the tube wall of the transverse frame tube is configured with a plurality of positioning holes to catch the plurality of snaps on the buckle-style end cap, so as to fix the buckle-style end cap.