US5107822, Chi Machine

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//-->.I I I l l l l l l l l l l l l l Il l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l lIl l l lUS005107822AUnlted States Patent [191Ohashi[54]APPARATUS FOR GIVING MOTIONS TOTHE ABDOMEN_[11] Patent Number:[45]Date of Patent:5,107,822Apr. 28, 1992128/25 B x...... .. 128/523,316,898 5/1967 Brown ............................. .. 128/25 B3,765,407 10/1973 Prince ..... ..4,071,021l/l978Gallacci[75]Inventor:Keiichi Olmshi, Shizuoka, Japan4,711,229 12/1987 Hengl............... .. 128/52 x[73] Assignee: Skylite Industry Co., Ltd., Shizuoka,JapanPrimary Examiner_koben BahrAttorney, Agent, or Firm-Wegner, Cantor, Mueller &[21] App]. No.: 544,650[22] Filed:Jun. 27, 1990[51] Int. Cl.’ ............................................. .. A61}! 1/02[52] US. Cl. ...................... .. 128/25 R; 128/25 B;_123/49; 123/52; 432/79[58] Field of Search ................... .. 272/93, 96, 97, 146;Player[57]ABSTRACIAn apparatus for giving twisting and swinging motionsto the abdomen of a person lying on his back provided,in which an ankle rest having the ankles placed thereonis reciprocated from side to side to give twisting and[56]123/251 25 B’ 33'“References CitedU's' PATENT DOCUMENTSswinging motions to the abdomen, and which comprisesthe ankle rest and a driving mechanism for reciprocating the ankle rest from side to side, the ankle rest beingpositioned at a height of 100 to 200 mm above the floorgig-?g1v2105?? ------------------------- -- 123/25 Ben0 1n.and reciprocating from side to side at an amplitude of 20.to 40 mm and at a speed of 100 to 200 cycles per minute.3,035.57‘) 5/1962 Nelson .... u3,088,4575/1963Dersch .... ..3,304,935 2/ 1967 Kennedy et a1 Claim, 3 Drawing SheetsUS. PatentApr. 28, 1992Sheet ‘1 of 35,107,822FIG. 7317..73\72\71a:\3332'.71U.S. PatentApr. 28, 1992Sheet 2 of 3US. PatentApr. 28, 1992Sheet 3 of 35,107,822»73~3135FIG.mmN15,107,8222APPARATUS FOR GIVING MOTIONS TO THEABDOMENwill now be explained speci?cally but not exclusivelywith reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich:FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodi5BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to an apparatus forreciprocating both ankles from side to side to give twistment of the apparatus for giving twisting and swingingmotions to the abdomen according to the present invention,FIG. 2 is a partly cut-away side view illustrating oneing and swinging (rocking) motions to the abdomen,whereby the viscera! functions of the abdomen are activated, with an increase in the amount of oxygen intakeembodiment of the driving mechanism for reciprocatingthe ankle rest,FIG. 3 is a front view of the driving mechanism,FIG. 4 is a longitudinally sectioned view of anotherby the body, for health care purposes.embodiment of the present apparatus,2. Prior ArtFIG. 5 is a longitudinally sectioned view of the secProper exercise improves the functions of the body.5ond embodiment, andEspecially when the internal organs of the abdomenFIG. 6 is a perspective view showing part of theare affected by such exercise, their functions are actisecond embodiment.vated simultaneously with an increase in the amount ofoxygen intake by the body, leading to promoting health.For that reason, various exercises such as jogging andILLUSTRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE'INVENTIONaerobics have been practiced for the purpose of promot20An ankle rest 1 is provided to reciprocate both anklesing health. Many auxiliary tools for such exercises-thefrom side to side. While lying on his back on the floor,so-called health-care equipment-have also been availthe user places the ankles on the rest I, which is thenreciprocated from side to side to give swinging motionsthe most part, involve muscular motions needing some25to the legs. For this reason, the ankle rest 1 has its upperable.However, all the exercises heretofore practiced, forphysical strength and muscular power. Hence, they areeffective for a person of a certain level of physicalface curved after the ankles to ?x them in place duringits reciprocation. In addition, the ankle rest 1 is locatedat a height of about 100 to 200 mm above the ?oor tostrength or higher to gain increased muscular power,but are ill-suited for a person who is physically weakand so needs health care in a true sense of the word. In30the ?oor during use.prevent the legs from coming in dragging contact with,A casing 2, provided to support the ankle rest 1 and,tions and improving health are slender relative to theat the same time, for greater safety during use, includesamount of motion.therein a driving motor 3 and other driving parts toFurther, they need much time and so are often diffiprevent them from contacting the body of the user.35cult to practice.For the convenience of handling, the casing 2 has aRather, active exercises. such as jogging and aerobicshandle 4, a timer switch 5, a power feed cord 6, etc. atin particular, have an adverse in?uence upon health,suitable positions.because they impose increased loads upon the respiraThe ankle rest 1 is connected to the driving motor 3tory and circulatory organs.via a driving mechanism 6 to reciprocate it from side toSUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONA main object of the present invention is to provideside.The amplitude and vibrating speed of the ankle rest 1during its reciprocation are not speci?ed, and may bedetermined depending upon the physique of the userthe legs are reciprocated at a suitable amplitude andaddition, their effects upon activating the visceral funckinesitherapic equipment which is designed to givetwisting and swinging motions to the abdomen of theuser who is lying on his back without need of any move45and the intensity of the desired swingingmotions because, as will be explained later, it is designed such thatment at all and it can be comfortably used even by aphysically weak person.According to this invention, this object is achievedby the provision of an apparatus for giving twisting andswinging motions to the abdomen, which comprises anankle rest positioned at a height of about 100 to 200 mmvibrating speed to transmit the reciprocating motions tothe abdomen, whereby the abdomen is subjected totwisting and swinging motions in associated with thereciprocation of the legs.Therefore, the ankle rest 1 is suitably reciprocated atan amplitude of about 20 to 40 mm and a vibrating speedof about 100 to 200 cycles per minute.above the floor and a driving mechanism for reciprocating the ankle rest from side to side, and wherein theankle rest, on which the ankles of the user lying on hisback on the floor are placed, is reciprocated from side55to side at a suitable speed to give reciprocating motionsThe driving mechanism 7 is not speci?ed.What is essentially required of that mechanism is thatit may enable the ankle rest 1 to be smoothly reciproto the legs.In using the present apparatus, the ankle rest is reciprocated at a suitable speed to reciprocate the anklesthereon from side to side. Then, such reciprocatingmotions are transmitted to the abdomen to activate thevisceral functions of the abdomen with an increase inthe amount of oxygen intake by the body, thereby procated at the desired amplitude and vibrating speed.Preference is given to a mechanism capable of regulating the amplitude and vibrating speed at need.It is noted that the driving mechanism illustrated isdesigned to keep constant the amplitude and vibrating _speed of the ankle rest 1.moting health.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS65More speci?cally, the driving mechanism 7 comprises a pair of vertically spaced-away guide rails 71 and71 positioned in parallel with the direction of reciprocation of the ankle rest 1, a sliding piece 72 slidablymounted to the guide rails 71 and 71 and designed toThe equipment for giving twisting and swinging motions to the abdomen according to the present invention [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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