U.S. patent application number 09/733132 was filed with the patent office on 2002-06-06 for adjustable hula loop.
Invention is credited to Li, Chien Chang.
Application Number | 20020068498 09/733132 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 24946361 |
Filed Date | 2002-06-06 |
United States Patent
Application |
20020068498 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Li, Chien Chang |
June 6, 2002 |
Adjustable hula loop
Abstract
A hula loop includes a number of members coupled together to
form the hula loop and to engage onto a user. The members each has
a number of through orifices for generating sounds when the hula
loop is operated, and each has an outer pad for comfortably
engaging with the user. The members each includes a ring and each
includes a lock having a pivotal hook and a stud detachably secured
together to detachably lock to the rings and to detachably couple
the members together, such that various numbers of the members may
be coupled together to form various lengths of hula loops.
Inventors: |
Li, Chien Chang; (Chong Ho
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Chien Chang LI
6F, No. 440-2, Gin Pin Road
Chong Ho City
235
TW
|
Family ID: |
24946361 |
Appl. No.: |
09/733132 |
Filed: |
December 6, 2000 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
446/23 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63H 5/00 20130101; A63B
19/00 20130101; A63B 2071/0625 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
446/23 |
International
Class: |
A63H 017/045 |
Claims
I claim:
1. A hula loop comprising: a plurality of members, means for
coupling said members together to form said hula loop and to engage
onto a user, and said members each including a plurality of
orifices formed through said members for generating sounds when
said hula loop is operated.
2. The hula loop according to claim 1, wherein said members each
includes an outer peripheral portion having a pad attached thereto
for engaging with the user.
3. The hula loop according to claim 1, wherein said coupling means
includes a plurality of rings and locks attached to said members
respectively and engaged with each other for coupling said members
together to form said hula loop.
4. The hula loop according to claim 3, wherein said locks each
includes a pivotal hook and a stud detachably secured together to
detachably lock to said rings.
5. The hula loop according to claim 4, wherein said hooks each
includes an aperture and a lock notch formed therein, said studs
each includes a rod and a catch extended therefrom for engaging
with said lock notch and said aperture of said hooks
respectively.
6. A hula loop comprising: a plurality of members, and a ring and a
lock attached to each of said members, said locks each including a
pivotal hook and a stud detachably secured together to detachably
lock to said rings and to detachably couple said members together
to form said hula loop and to engage onto a user.
7. The hula loop according to claim 6, wherein said members each
includes an outer peripheral portion having a pad attached thereto
for engaging with the user.
8. The hula loop according to claim 6, wherein said members each
includes a plurality of orifices formed through said members for
generating sounds when said hula loop is operated.
9. The hula loop according to claim 6, wherein said hooks each
includes an aperture and a lock notch formed therein, said studs
each includes a rod and a catch extended therefrom for engaging
with said lock notch and said aperture of said hooks respectively.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a hula loop, and more
particularly to an adjustable hula loop for adjusting to various
lengths according to the users' need.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Typical hula loops comprise a number of balls threaded
together with a thread or a cable, such that the balls may not be
disengaged from the cable and such that the hula loop may not be
adjusted to different lengths according to the users' need.
[0005] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate
the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional hula
loops.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
an adjustable hula loop including a number of members that may be
selectively secured and coupled together in order to form various
lengths.
[0007] The other objective of the present invention is to provide
an adjustable hula loop including a number of members each having
one or more orifices formed therein for generating a sound while
using.
[0008] In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is
provided a hula loop comprising a plurality of members coupled
together to form the hula loop and to engage onto a user. The
members each includes a plurality of orifices formed through the
members for generating sounds when the hula loop is operated.
[0009] The members each includes an outer peripheral portion having
a pad attached thereto for engaging with the user.
[0010] The coupling means includes a plurality of rings and locks
attached to the members respectively and engaged with each other
for coupling the members together to form the hula loop.
[0011] The locks each includes a pivotal hook and a stud detachably
secured together to detachably lock to the rings. The hooks each
includes an aperture and a lock notch formed therein, the studs
each includes a rod and a catch extended therefrom for engaging
with the lock notch and the aperture of the hooks respectively.
[0012] Further objectives and advantages of the present invention
will become apparent from a careful reading of a detailed
description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to
accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hula loop in accordance
with the present invention;
[0014] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the hula loop;
[0015] FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial perspective view of the hula
loop;
[0016] FIGS. 4, 5, 6, 7 are enlarged partial plane schematic views
of the hula loop; and
[0017] FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating the operation of
the hula loop.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0018] Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-3, a
hula loop in accordance with the present invention comprises a
number of members 3, such as blocks or balls as shown in the
drawings. The members 3 each includes a ring 31 provided or
attached thereto, and a lock 32 for detachably securing or engaging
with the ring 31, in order to couple the members 3 together and so
as to form the hula loops having various lengths according to the
users' need, as shown in FIGS. 1, 8. The members 3 each includes
one or more orifices 35 formed therein and formed through the
members 3 for allowing the air to flow through the members 3 and
for generating a sound while exercising with the hula loop. The
orifices 35 of the members 3 are not parallel to the hula loop, but
intersected with or perpendicular to the hula loop, such that the
air may flow into and out of both ends of the orifices 35 of the
members 3 in order to generate various sounds. The members 3 each
includes one or more pads 34 engaged in or attached to the outer
peripheral portion thereof and made of rubber or the other soft
materials, for engaging with the users and for allowing the members
3 to be softly and comfortably engaged with the users.
[0019] As shown in FIGS. 3-7, the locks 32 each includes a pivotal
hook 321 having an aperture 322 and a lock notch 323 formed
therein. The aperture 322 of the hook 321 includes a size or a
diameter greater than that of the notch 323 of the hook 321. The
locks 32 each further includes a stud 33 extended from or secured
to the member 3 (FIGS. 3, 5), a rod 331 extended from the stud 33
and a catch 332 formed on the free end of the rod 331. The catch
332 has a size or a diameter greater than that of the rod 331 and
about the same as that of the aperture 322 of the hook 321 for
engaging into the aperture 322 of the hook 321 (FIG. 6). The rod
331 has a size or a diameter about the same as that of the lock
notch 323 of the hook 321 for engaging in the lock notch 323 of the
hook 321. The diameter or the size of the catch 332 is greater than
that of the lock notch 323 of the hook 321 such that the hook 321
may be detachably secured or locked to the stud 33 and such that
the lock 32 may be detachably secured or locked to the ring 31.
[0020] Referring next to FIG. 8, the members 3 may be selectively
secured and coupled together with different numbers, in order to
form various lengths, and in order to engage onto the body 4 or the
arm 5 or the leg of the user. When the hula loop is exercised or
rotated by the users, the air may flow through the orifices 35 of
the members 3 in order to generate a sound. The pads 34 made of
rubber or soft materials may softly and comfortably engage with the
users.
[0021] Accordingly, the hula loop in accordance with the present
invention includes a number of members that may be selectively
secured and coupled together in order to form various lengths and
that include one or more orifices formed therein for generating a
sound while using.
[0022] Although this invention has been described with a certain
degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present
disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous
changes in the detailed construction and the combination and
arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the
spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
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