U.S. patent application number 13/852209 was filed with the patent office on 2014-06-26 for musculature training device.
This patent application is currently assigned to NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY. The applicant listed for this patent is NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY. Invention is credited to Yu-Tang Wen, Bing-Shiang Yang.
Application Number | 20140179496 13/852209 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 50975273 |
Filed Date | 2014-06-26 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140179496 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Yang; Bing-Shiang ; et
al. |
June 26, 2014 |
MUSCULATURE TRAINING DEVICE
Abstract
A musculature training device is disclosed. The musculature
training device includes an attaching member, a
fixing-and-adjusting member coupled to the attaching member, and an
elastic member connected to the fixing-and-adjusting member,
wherein the fixing-and-adjusting member sets an initial length of
the elastic member. When a user move his/her body or limbs to
deform the elastic member and change the initial length of the
elastic member, the elastic member generates a restoring force that
provides a resistance needed for a musculature training around the
user's joint. Therefore, the user can train himself anytime and
anywhere. Moreover, the user is allowed to perform a single joint
musculature training to avoid sport injury and improve training
effectiveness.
Inventors: |
Yang; Bing-Shiang; (Hsinchu,
TW) ; Wen; Yu-Tang; (Hsinchu, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY |
Hsinchu |
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TW |
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Assignee: |
NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG
UNIVERSITY
Hsinchu
TW
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Family ID: |
50975273 |
Appl. No.: |
13/852209 |
Filed: |
March 28, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
482/121 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B 23/1245 20130101;
A63B 23/0355 20130101; A63B 23/03508 20130101; A63B 21/4017
20151001; A63B 23/1281 20130101; A63B 21/4019 20151001; A63B 23/16
20130101; A63B 21/4011 20151001; A63B 23/0494 20130101; A63B
21/0552 20130101; A63B 21/055 20130101; A63B 2209/10 20130101; A63B
21/4025 20151001; A63B 21/026 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
482/121 |
International
Class: |
A63B 21/045 20060101
A63B021/045 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Dec 20, 2012 |
TW |
101148621 |
Claims
1. A musculature training device, comprising: an attaching member
for being fixed around a joint of a user's body or limbs; at least
a fixing-and-adjusting member installed on the attaching member
that is disposed on two sides of the joint; and at least an elastic
member coupled to the fixing-and-adjusting member, wherein the
fixing-and-adjusting member sets an initial length of the elastic
member, and when the body or the limbs move to deform the elastic
member and change the initial length of the elastic member, the
elastic member generates a restoring force that provides a
resistance needed for musculature training around the joint.
2. The musculature training device of claim 1, wherein the at least
a fixing-and-adjusting member includes two fixing-and-adjusting
members to be installed on the attaching member that is disposed on
two side of the joint, and the elastic member has two ends coupled
to the two fixing-and-adjusting members, respectively.
3. The musculature training device of claim 1, wherein the
fixing-and-adjusting member coupled to one end of the elastic
member is disposed on the attaching member that is disposed on one
side of the joint, and the other end of the elastic member is
coupled to the attaching member that is disposed on the other side
of the joint.
4. The musculature training device of claim 1, wherein the
fixing-and-adjusting member or the elastic member is disposed at a
specific position that corresponds to musculature to be trained,
allowing the elastic member to be deformed and to provide the
resistance needed for the musculature training as the musculature
to be trained contracts.
5. The musculature training device of claim 1, wherein the elastic
member is deformed when being pulled, compressed, bended or
twisted.
6. The musculature training device of claim 1, wherein the
attaching member is a ring-shaped girdle that has a through hole
for the user's body or limbs to pass therethrough, and an engaging
portion for adjusting sizes of the through hole.
7. The musculature training device of claim 1, wherein the
attaching member is a cloth strip having a first surface, a second
surface opposing to the first surface, a first engaging portion
disposed on the first surface, and a second engaging portion
disposed on the second surface, allowing the cloth strip to
surround and be fixed to the body or the limbs by engaging the
first engaging portion with the second engaging portion.
8. The musculature training device of claim 1, wherein the
attaching member has a first surface, a second surface opposing to
the first surface, and an engaging portion disposed on the first
surface, allowing the second surface to be bonded or fixed to the
body or limbs and the engaging portion to surround and be fixed to
the body or the limbs.
9. The musculature training device of claim 1, wherein the
attaching member has a first surface that is coupled to the
fixing-and-adjusting member, a second surface opposing to the first
surface, and an engaging portion disposed on the second surface
that engages the attaching member to a cloth wore on the body or
the limbs.
10. The musculature training device of claim 1, wherein the
fixing-and-adjusting member is a clamp buckle, a slide buckle or a
cam buckle.
11. The musculature training device of claim 1, wherein the
fixing-and-adjusting member has a first engaging portion, the
elastic member has a second engaging portion extending along a
length thereof, and the initial length of the elastic member is
adjusted by adjusting the position where the second engaging
portion is engaged with the first engaging portion.
12. The musculature training device of claim 1, wherein the
fixing-and-adjusting member is a button or a button hole, and the
elastic member has a plurality of corresponding button holes or
buttons disposed along a length thereof, allowing the initial
length of the elastic member to be adjusted by engaging the
fixing-and-adjusting member with one of the button holes or the
buttons.
13. The musculature training device of claim 1, wherein the elastic
member is a tubing, a thera-band, a spring or a metal sheet.
14. A musculature training device, comprising: a training cloth; a
plurality of fixing-and-adjusting members coupled with the training
cloth and disposed on two sides of a joint of a user's body or
limbs; and at least an elastic member having two ends connected to
the fixing-and-adjusting members, wherein the fixing-and-adjusting
members set an initial length of the elastic member, and when the
body or the limbs move to deform the elastic member and change the
initial length of the elastic member, the elastic member generates
a restoring force that provides a resistance needed for musculature
training around the joint.
15. The musculature training device of claim 14, wherein the
fixing-and-adjusting members or the elastic member is disposed at a
specific position that corresponds to musculature to be trained,
allowing the elastic member to be deformed and to provide the
resistance needed for the musculature training as the musculature
to be trained contracts.
16. The musculature training device of claim 14, wherein the
elastic member is deformed when being pulled, compressed, bended or
twisted.
17. The musculature training device of claim 14, wherein the
fixing-and-adjusting members are clamp buckles, slide buckles or
cam buckles.
18. The musculature training device of claim 14, wherein the
fixing-and-adjusting members have a first engaging portion, the
elastic member has a second engaging portion extending along a
length thereof, and the initial length of the elastic member is
adjusted by adjusting the position where the second engaging
portion is engaged with the first engaging portion.
19. The musculature training device of claim 14, wherein the
fixing-and-adjusting members are buttons or button holes, and the
elastic member has a plurality of corresponding button holes or
buttons along a length thereof, allowing the initial length of the
elastic member to be adjusted by engaging the fixing-and-adjusting
member with one of the button holes or the buttons.
20. The musculature training device of claim 14, wherein the
elastic member is a tubing, a thera-band, a spring or a metal
sheet.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to training devices, and, more
particularly, to a portable musculature training device.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] For fitness and health reasons, people get to spend more
time on musculature training A conventional musculature training
device is heavy and bulky. Therefore, people cannot train
themselves unless they stay at a certain place where the
musculature training device is installed.
[0005] The conventional musculature training device requires a
user's body to prop against an external device (e.g., wall, pole,
or pillar), which is with high potential of injuries to the user.
The conventional musculature training device usually provides
constant resistance coefficient, which may not be suitable for all
kinds of people, for example, athletes, ordinary persons, senior
citizens, and patients. In the conventional musculature training
device, the tubing set is fixed by a grip handle or a pedal, and
cannot be fixed to a user's limbs. Accordingly, the user is likely
to have his hands get hurt or his foot suffer plantar arch
collapse. The conventional musculature training device generates
joint load resistance that is applied to multiple joints (e.g.,
shoulder joints, elbow joints and wrist joints), and cannot be
applied to musculature of a certain joint.
[0006] Therefore, there is a need to provide a musculature training
device that can be steadily fixed to a user's body or limbs, needs
no external device, is suitable all kinds of people, and is used to
train the musculature of a certain joint.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The present invention provides a musculature training
device, including an attaching member fixed around a joint of a
user's body or limbs; at least a fixing-and-adjusting member
installed on the attaching member that is disposed on two sides of
the joint; and at least an elastic member coupled to the
fixing-and-adjusting member, wherein the fixing-and-adjusting
member sets an initial length of the elastic member, and when the
body or the limbs move to deform the elastic member and change the
initial length of the elastic member, the elastic member generates
a restoring force that provides a resistance needed for musculature
training around the joint.
[0008] The present invention further provides a musculature
training device, including a training cloth; a plurality of
fixing-and-adjusting members coupled with the training cloth and
disposed on two sides of a joint of a user's body or limbs; and at
least an elastic member having two ends connected to the
fixing-and-adjusting members that are disposed at two side of the
joint, wherein the fixing-and-adjusting members set an initial
length of the elastic member, and when the body or the limbs move
to deform the elastic member and change the initial length of the
elastic member, the elastic member generates a restoring force that
provides a resistance needed for musculature training around the
joint.
[0009] Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides
a musculature training device that has an adjustable attaching
member having an initial length and a fixing-and-adjusting member
that can be fixed to a corresponding position of a user's body or
limbs. Therefore, a training resistance with different strength is
provided, sport injury is avoided, and training effectiveness is
improved.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0010] The invention can be more fully understood by reading the
following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, with
reference made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
[0011] FIGS. 1A to 1L' are schematic diagrams illustrating a
musculature training device according to an embodiment of the
present invention; and
[0012] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a musculature training
device according to another embodiment of the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0013] The following illustrative embodiments are provided to
illustrate the disclosure of the present invention, these and other
advantages and effects can be apparently understood by those in the
art after reading the disclosure of this specification. The present
invention can also be performed or applied by other different
embodiments. The details of the specification may be on the basis
of different points and applications, and numerous modifications
and variations can be devised without departing from the spirit of
the present invention.
[0014] FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram showing a musculature
training device 1 according to an embodiment of the present
invention. The musculature training device 1 comprises an attaching
member 10, at least a fixing-and-adjusting member 11, and at least
an elastic member 12.
[0015] The attaching member 10 is fixed around a joint of a user's
body or limbs, and can be adjusted according to the dimension of
the limbs, to satisfy the musculature training demands for
different body parts. With regard to the musculature training for
knee joints, for example, the attaching member 10 is fixed at a
first position, which is 1/3 of the length of the thigh away from
the knee and a second position, which is 1/3 of the length of the
shank away from the knee, as shown in FIG. 1B. With regard to the
musculature training for elbow joints, the attaching member 10 is
fixed at a first position, which is 1/3 of the length of the upper
arm away from the elbow and a second position, which is 1/3 of the
length of the forearm away from the elbow, as shown in FIG. 1C.
With regard to the musculature training for finger joints, the
attaching member 10 is fixed to a finger tip and a proximal
phalanx, as shown in FIG. 1D.
[0016] In an embodiment, the attaching member 10 is a ring-shaped
girdle that has a through hole 101 for a user A's body or limbs to
pass therethrough, and an engaging portion 102 for adjusting the
size of the through hole 101, as shown in FIG. 1E.
[0017] In another embodiment, the attaching member 10 is a cloth
strip 103 that has a first surface 10a, a second surface 10b
opposing to the first surface 10a, a first engaging portion 104
disposed on the first surface 10a, and a second engaging portion
104' disposed on the second surface 10b, for the user to fix the
attaching member 10 to his body or limbs by engaging the first
engaging portion 104 with the second engaging portion 104', as
shown in FIG. 1 F.
[0018] In yet another embodiment, the attaching member 10 is
another cloth strip 103' that has a first surface 10a, a second
surface 10b opposing to the first surface 10a, and an engaging
portion 102 and a buckle 105 that are disposed on the first surface
10a, for the user to fix the attaching member 10 to his body or
limbs with the second surface 10b adhered to his body or limbs and
the engaging portion 102 surrounding the body or limbs and engaged
with the buckle 105, as shown in FIG. 1G.
[0019] In yet another embodiment, the attaching member 10 has a
first surface 10a coupled with the fixing-and-adjusting member 11,
a second surface 10b opposing to the first surface 10a, and an
engaging portion 102 disposed on the second surface 10b, for the
user to fix the attaching member to a cloth A' wore on his body or
limbs, as shown in FIG. 1H.
[0020] The at least a fixing-and-adjusting member 11 is installed
on the attaching member 10 that is disposed on two sides of the
joint.
[0021] In an embodiment, the fixing-and-adjusting member 11 is a
clamp buckle, a slide buckle or a cam buckle.
[0022] The at least an elastic member 12 is coupled with the
fixing-and-adjusting member 11. An initial length of the elastic
member 12 is set by the fixing-and-adjusting member 11. When the
user moves his body or limbs to deform the elastic member 12 and
change the initial length of the elastic member 12, the elastic
member 12 generates a restoring force that provides resistance
needed for musculature training around the joint. The shorter the
initial length is, the greater the restoring force generated by the
elastic member 12 becomes. Therefore, the user may select suitable
training strength on his demands. In an embodiment, the elastic
member 12 is a tubing, a thera-band, a spring or a metal sheet.
[0023] In an embodiment, at least two fixing-and-adjusting members
11 are installed on the attaching member 10 that is disposed on two
sides of the joint, and two ends of the elastic member 12 are
coupled with fixing-and-adjusting members 11, respectively, that
are installed on two side of the joint.
[0024] In another embodiment, the fixing-and-adjusting member 11
that is coupled with one end of the elastic member 12 is disposed
on the attaching member 10, which is disposed on one side of the
joint, and the other end of the elastic member 12 is coupled with
the attaching member 10 that is disposed on the other side of the
joint.
[0025] In yet another embodiment, the elastic member 12 is deformed
when being pulled, compressed, bended or twisted.
[0026] In yet another embodiment, the user is allowed to dispose
the fixing-and-adjusting member 11 or the elastic member 12 on
certain positions corresponding to the musculature to be trained.
The elastic member 12 is deformed as the musculature to be trained
contracts. With regard to the training of quadriceps femoris at the
front side of thigh, the fixing-and-adjusting member 11 is fixed at
the thigh and the front side of the shank, as shown in FIG. 1I.
With regard to the training of biceps femoris at the rear side of
thigh, the fixing-and-adjusting member 11 is fixed at the thigh and
the rear side of the shank, as shown in FIG. 1J.
[0027] In another embodiment, the fixing-and-adjusting member 11 is
used to adjust the initial length of the elastic member 12, such
that the elastic member 12 provides the resistance needed for
musculature training of various strength.
[0028] In yet another embodiment, the elastic member 12 can be in
parallel to or interlaced with a motion direction of the joint by
changing the positions where the two ends of the elastic member 12
are coupled with the fixing-and-adjusting member 11, to form force
arms with different length and change the magnitude of the
resistance.
[0029] In yet another embodiment, a user may select an elastic
member 12 with a different resistance coefficient or change a
number of the elastic members 12 on his demands. It is recommended
that an elastic member 12 with a low resistance coefficient is
selected for muscle strength training, and another elastic member
12 with a high resistance coefficient is selected for muscular
endurance training
[0030] In another embodiment, the fixing-and-adjusting member 11
has a first engaging portion 111, and the elastic member 12 has a
second engaging portion 121 extending along a length thereof. The
initial length of the elastic member 12 can thus be adjusted by
adjusting a position where the second engaging portion 121 is
engaged with the first engaging portion 111, as shown in FIG.
1K.
[0031] In yet another embodiment, the fixing-and-adjusting member
11 is a button 112 or a button hole 113, and the elastic member 12
has a plurality of button holes 123 or buttons 122 disposed along a
length thereof. Accordingly, a user can adjust the initial length
of the elastic member 12 by engaging the fixing-and-adjusting
member 11 with one of the button holes 123 or the buttons 122, as
shown in FIGS. 1L and 1L', respectively.
[0032] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a musculature training
device 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
The musculature training device 2 comprises at least a training
cloth 20, a plurality of fixing-and-adjusting members 21, and at
least an elastic member 22. The musculature training device 2
differs from the musculature training device 1 in that the
fixing-and-adjusting members 21 of the musculature training device
2 are coupled with the training cloth 20, and are disposed on two
sides of the joint of a user's body or limbs. With regard to the
musculature training for knee joints, for example, the
fixing-and-adjusting member 21 is disposed at a first position,
which is 1/3 of the length of the thigh away from the knee and a
second position, which is 1/3 of the length of the shank away from
the knee. With regard to the musculature training for elbow joints,
the fixing-and-adjusting member 21 is fixed at a first position,
which is 1/3 of the length of the upper arm away from the elbow and
a second position, which is 1/3 of the length of the forearm away
from the elbow.
[0033] In conclusion, since a musculature training device of the
present invention includes an attaching member or a training cloth,
a user may take rehabilitation treatment or strength training
without worrying about getting injured. By contrast, the
conventional weight training equipment such as 1 RM (repetition
maximum) likely introduces sport injure.
[0034] Moreover, a musculature training device of the present
invention has a fixing-and-adjusting member in cooperation with an
elastic member, so as to change training resistance of musculature
around a single joint, perform a certain joint sport, and act as an
auxiliary device that is composed of active and passive body
elements, such as muscles, joints and ligaments. Therefore, the
musculature training device provides resistance against muscles,
and provides athletes or patients with improved musculature
training effectiveness. When a user is walking, the musculature
training device provides light resistance training
[0035] The foregoing descriptions of the detailed embodiments are
only illustrated to disclose the features and functions of the
present invention and not restrictive of the scope of the present
invention. It should be understood to those in the art that all
modifications and variations according to the spirit and principle
in the disclosure of the present invention should fall within the
scope of the appended claims.
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