U.S. patent application number 10/050408 was filed with the patent office on 2003-07-24 for exerciser having a handle for supporting a remote control device.
Invention is credited to Kuo, Hai Pin.
Application Number | 20030139264 10/050408 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 21965085 |
Filed Date | 2003-07-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030139264 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Kuo, Hai Pin |
July 24, 2003 |
Exerciser having a handle for supporting a remote control
device
Abstract
An exerciser includes a base, a control panel disposed on the
base, a receiver device electrically coupled to the control panel,
a handle, and a remote control device attached onto the handle, for
allowing the remote control device to be operated by a hand of a
user that holds the handle, and for allowing the remote control
device to be easily operated by the users even when the users are
actuating or operating the exercisers. The receiver device may be
secured to various portions of the base. A seat may be supported on
the base for supporting the user and the handle.
Inventors: |
Kuo, Hai Pin; (Tainan,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
CHARLES E. BAXLEY
59 John Street - 5th Floor
New York
NY
10038
US
|
Family ID: |
21965085 |
Appl. No.: |
10/050408 |
Filed: |
January 18, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
482/57 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B 22/0076 20130101;
A63B 2022/0652 20130101; A63B 2022/0079 20130101; A63B 22/0605
20130101; A63B 24/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
482/57 |
International
Class: |
A63B 022/06; A63B
069/16 |
Claims
I claim:
1. An exerciser comprising: a base, a control panel disposed on
said base, a receiver device electrically coupled to said control
panel, a handle, and a remote control device attached onto said
handle, for allowing said remote control device to be operated by a
hand of a user that holds said handle.
2. The exerciser according to claim 1 further comprising a seat
supported on said base, said handle being secured to said seat.
3. The exerciser according to claim 2, wherein said base includes a
track provided thereon. said seat is adjustably secured on said
track.
4. The exerciser according to claim 3. wherein said seat includes a
bracket adjustably secured thereon for supporting said seat.
5. The exerciser according to claim 1 wherein said base includes a
pair of foot pedals attached thereto.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an exerciser, and more
particularly to an exerciser having a handle for receiving or
supporting a remote control device.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Various kinds of typical exercisers have been developed and
used today; and various kinds of electric control devices have been
developed for controlling the operation of the exerciser, and/or
for displaying the training time, and/or for displaying or
adjusting the users' levels of exercise intensities, such as the
heart rate: and/or for adjusting the load applied to the
exercisers. U.S. Pat. No. 4,832,332 to Dumbser. and U.S. Pat. No.
5,318,487 to Golen et al., disclose two of the typical exercisers
having various kinds of electric control devices. The typical
exercisers comprise a control panel secured on or in the exerciser
and. normally. may be actuated or depressed only when the users
stop exercising the exercisers; i.e., the control panel may not be
actuated or depressed or operated while the exercisers are operated
by the users.
[0005] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate
the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional
exercisers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
an exerciser including a handle for receiving or supporting a
remote control device and for allowing the exerciser or the control
panel to be easily actuated or operated by the remote control
device that is supported or received in the handle.
[0007] In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is
provided an exerciser comprising a base, a control panel disposed
on the base, a receiver device electrically coupled to the control
panel, a handle, and a remote control device attached onto the
handle, for allowing the remote control device to be operated by a
hand of a user that holds the handle. and for allowing the remote
control device to be easily operated by the users even when the
users are actuating or operating the exercisers.
[0008] A seat is further provided and supported on the base. the
handle is secured to the seat. The base includes a track provided
thereon, the seat is adjustably secured on the track. The seat
includes a bracket adjustably secured thereon for supporting the
seat. The base includes a pair of foot pedals attached thereto.
[0009] 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
[0010] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an exerciser in accordance
with the present invention;
[0011] FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial perspective view illustrating
the attachment of a remote control device onto a handle;
[0012] FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the other
embodiment of the exerciser; and
[0013] FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial perspective view illustrating
the attachment of a remote control device onto a handle of the
exerciser as shown in FIG. 3.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0014] Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1 and 2,
an exerciser in accordance with the present invention comprises a
base 20, a typical control panel 21 disposed or supported on the
base 20 by such as a post 210. The control panel 21 is typical and
will not be described in further details. U.S. Pat. No. 4,832,332
to Dumbser. and U.S. Pat. No. 5.318,457 to Golen et al., have
disclosed two of the typical control panels for the exercisers. and
are taken as references for the present invention. A pair of
typical cranks 22 are rotatably attached to the base 20 and each
has a foot pedal 24 attached thereto. for allowing the exerciser to
be used as a cycling exerciser.
[0015] The base 20 includes a longitudinal rail or track 25
provided thereon. A bracket 27 is slidably engaged on the track 25
for supporting a seat 28 thereon, and a typical control lever 26
attached to the seat 28 or to the bracket 27 for adjustably
securing the bracket 27 to the track 25. One or two handles 29 are
attached to the seat 28 or to the bracket 27, for being rasped by
the users. The above-described configuration of the exerciser is
typical and will not be described in further details.
[0016] The exerciser in accordance with the present invention
further comprises a receiver device 23 attached to the base 20 and
electrically coupled to the control panel 21, and an emitter device
or a remote control device 30 is provided and attached to either of
the handles 29 and may be easily actuated or operated by the hand
of the user that holds the handle 29, for allowing the remote
control device 30 to be easily operated by the users even when the
users are actuating or operating the exercisers.
[0017] Referring next to FIGS. 3 and 4, without the cranks 22, the
foot pedals 24 may be directly attached onto the base 20. The
receiver device 23 may be attached to the other position of the
base 20, and electrically coupled to the control panel 21. Instead
of being attached to the seat 23, the handle 29 is coupled to a
typical spring biased cable member 31, for allowing the handle 29
to be pulled away from the control panel 21 against the spring
biased cable member 31, for exercising purposes. The emitter device
or the remote control device 30 is provided and attached to either
of the handles 29 and includes a switch 33 that may be easily
actuated or operated by the hand of the user that holds the handle
29, for allowing the remote control device 30 to be easily operated
by the users even when the users are actuating or operating the
exercisers.
[0018] Accordingly, the exerciser in accordance with the present
invention includes a handle for receiving or supporting a remote
control device and for allowing the exerciser or the control panel
to be easily actuated or operated by the remote control device that
is supported or received in the handle.
[0019] 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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