U.S. patent application number 15/136099 was filed with the patent office on 2017-10-26 for seat for hip shaking.
The applicant listed for this patent is TECVIEW GROUP CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Li-Wen JEN.
Application Number | 20170303691 15/136099 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 60022483 |
Filed Date | 2017-10-26 |
United States Patent
Application |
20170303691 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
JEN; Li-Wen |
October 26, 2017 |
SEAT FOR HIP SHAKING
Abstract
A seat for hip shaking is set on a surface of a chair while in
use. The seat for hip shaking includes a seat member and a base
member arranged under the seat member. A top surface of the seat
member is disposed with a saddle-shaped seat surface for users to
sit thereon while a spherical surface is projecting downward from a
bottom surface of the seat member. The base member has at least one
support part on a top surface thereof. The spherical surface of the
seat member is moveably supported by the support part of the base
member and is rotated at an arbitrary angle. When a user sits on
the saddle-shaped seat surface, he/she shakes the hip or maintains
the balance to get the benefits of exercise like horse riding.
Inventors: |
JEN; Li-Wen; (Taoyuan City,
TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
TECVIEW GROUP CO., LTD. |
Taoyuan City |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
60022483 |
Appl. No.: |
15/136099 |
Filed: |
April 22, 2016 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B 22/18 20130101;
A47C 9/002 20130101; A63B 23/0211 20130101; A47C 7/029 20180801;
A63B 21/4033 20151001; A47C 7/021 20130101; A63B 2208/0233
20130101 |
International
Class: |
A47C 9/00 20060101
A47C009/00; A47C 7/02 20060101 A47C007/02; A63B 23/02 20060101
A63B023/02; A63B 26/00 20060101 A63B026/00 |
Claims
1. A seat for hip shaking comprising: a seat member having a
saddle-shaped seat surface for users to sit, a bottom surface
thereof located opposite to the saddle-shaped seat surface, and a
spherical surface projecting downward from the bottom surface; and
a base member that is arranged under the seat member and having at
least one support part on a top surface thereof; wherein the
spherical surface of the seat member is moveably disposed over the
support part of the base member so that the seat member is moved
into an arbitrary direction or rotated at an arbitrary angle
relative to the base member by the spherical surface supported by
the support part; wherein users shake their hips or maintain their
balance so as to get benefits of exercise like horse riding while
sitting on the saddle-shaped seat surface of the seat member.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spherical surface
is a hemispherical surface.
3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support part
includes three hemispherical bumps that are projecting from the top
surface of the base member, having the same height and arranged at
a regular triangle shape; the spherical surface of the seat member
is moveably supported by the three hemispherical bumps.
4. The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the seat for hip
shaking further includes an elastic band with flexibility and
stretchability, and used for connecting the seat member and the
base member.
5. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the seat for hip
shaking further includes an elastic band with flexibility and
stretchability, and used for connecting the seat member and the
base member.
6. The device as claimed it claim 4, wherein a through hole is set
on a center of a bottom of the spherical surface of the seat member
while a clearance hole is arranged at a center of the three
hemispherical bumps of the base member; an upper end and a lower
end of the elastic band are passed through the through hole and the
clearance hole respectively to be fixed so that the seat member is
able to be shaken an angle within a certain range relative to the
base member by the elastic band.
7. The device as claimed in claim 5, wherein a through hole is set
on a center of a bottom of the spherical surface of the seat member
while a clearance hole is arranged at a center of the three
hemispherical bumps of the base member; an upper end and a lower
end of the elastic band are passed through the through hole and the
clearance hole respectively to be fixed so that the seat member is
able to be shaken an angle within a certain range relative to the
base member by the elastic band.
8. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the upper end and the
lower end of the elastic band are fixed by tying a knot or using a
fastener after being passed through the through hole and the
clearance hole respectively.
9. The device as claimed in claim 7 wherein the upper end and the
lower end of the elastic band are fixed by tying a knot or using a
fastener after being passed through the through hole and the
clearance hole respectively.
10. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support part of
the base member is a concave spherical surface so that the
spherical surface of the seat member is moveably coupled to and
sliding in the concave spherical surface of the base member.
11. The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein a recess is arranged
at a center of a bottom of the spherical surface of the seat member
and a circular stopper is disposed on an upper edge of the
spherical surface.
12. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a bottom surface of
the base member is a flat surface being set on a surface of a chair
while in use.
13. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a soft member is
disposed on the saddle-shaped seat surface of the seat member.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a seat for hip shaking,
especially to a seat by which users can shake their hips or
maintain their balance while the seat is set on a surface of a
chair.
[0002] Body vibration machines such as hip shaking device allowing
users to sit thereon for sports and fitness are available on the
market now due to greater attention to the health. The user sits on
the hip shaking machine, does the wiggle motion by the hip, or
maintains his/her posture for fitness. Yet the conventional body
vibration machine has certain limitations in the design. For
example, the user can't move toward the direction he/she needs
smoothly and easily. The vibration direction/angle has been set in
advance. The device is less efficient.
[0003] Thus there is room for improvement and a need to provide a
novel device for solving the problems mentioned above.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] Therefore it is a primary object of the present invention to
provide a seat for hip shaking by which users can shake or rotate
their hips in an arbitrary direction. The seat for hip shaking is
set on a surface of a chair while in use.
[0005] In order to achieve the above object, a seat for hip shaking
of the present invention includes a seat member and a base member.
The seat for hip shaking is set on a surface of a chair while in
use. A top surface of the seat member is disposed with a
saddle-shaped seat surface for users to sit thereon while a
spherical surface is projecting downward from a bottom surface
opposite to the saddle-shaped seat surface. The base member is
arranged under the seat member and including at least one support
part on a top surface thereof. The spherical surface of the seat
member is moveably supported by the support part of the base
member. While in use, the user sits on the saddle-shaped seat
surface of the seat member and the seat member is moved into an
arbitrary direction or rotated at an arbitrary angle relative to
the base member by the user. Thereby the user shakes the hip or
maintains the posture to get the benefits of exercise like horse
riding.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] The structure and the technical means adopted by the present
invention to achieve the above and other objects can be best
understood by referring to the following detailed description of
the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings,
wherein:
[0007] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment according to
the present invention;
[0008] FIG. 2 is an explosive view of the embodiment in FIG. 1
according to the present invention;
[0009] FIG. 3 is an explosive view of the embodiment in FIG. 2
viewed from another angle according to the present invention;
[0010] FIG. 4 is a schematic drawing showing the embodiment in FIG.
1 in use according to the present invention;
[0011] FIG. 5 is a schematic drawing showing a side view of the
embodiment in FIG. 1 according to the present invention;
[0012] FIG. 6 is a schematic drawing showing a side view of the
embodiment in FIG. 5 in movement according to the present
invention;
[0013] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment according
to the present invention;
[0014] FIG. 8 is a schematic drawing showing the embodiment in FIG.
7 in use according to the present invention;
[0015] FIG. 9 is a schematic drawing showing a side view of the
embodiment in FIG. 7 according to the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 10 is a schematic drawing showing a side view of the
embodiment in FIG. 9 in movement according to the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0017] Refer to FIG. 1, a seat for hip shaking 1 of the present
invention includes a seat member 10 and a base member 20. The seat
member 10 consists of a saddle-shaped seat surface 11 for users to
sit thereon, a bottom surface 12 opposite to the seat surface 11,
and a spherical surface 13 projecting downward from the bottom
surface 12. A soft member 50 such as pad or leather cover is
disposed on the saddle-shaped seat surface 11 of the seat member 10
for users' comfort while they are sitting on the seat member 10, as
shown in FIG. 4.
[0018] The base member 20 is arranged under the seat member 10 and
at least one support part 22 is set on a top surface 21 thereof. A
bottom surface 27 of the base member 20 is, but not limited to, a
flat surface that is able to be set stably on a surface of a chair
2, as shown in FIG. 4. Thus the base member 20 will not slide
relative to the chair 2 while in use.
[0019] The spherical surface 13 of the seat member 10 is moveably
supported by the support part 22 of the base member 20. Thereby the
seat member 10 is moved into the front, the back, the left, the
right, or an arbitrary direction freely. Or the seat member 10 is
rotated at an arbitrary angle. Refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 9, a
central axis Z of the spherical surface 13 is perpendicular to the
base member 20. Then the seat member 10 is moved in an arbitrary
direction, as the arrow A indicates in FIG. 6. The central axis Z
of the spherical surface 13 is inclined relative to the base member
20, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 10. The arrow A in FIG. 6/FIG. 10
represents only one direction that the central axis Z of the
spherical surface 13 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 9 is tilted. The user sits
on the saddle-shaped seat surface 11 can shake his/her hip toward
to the front, the back, the left, the right or any direction he
requires. For example, the user moved from the position shown in
FIG. 5 and FIG. 9 to the position shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 10.
Moreover, the movement distance/magnitude is controlled by the user
as long as the seat member 10 is not separated from the support 22
part of the base member 20.
[0020] When the user sits on the saddle-shaped seat surface 11 of
the seat member 10, he/she can move toward a specific direction
freely or move around relative to the base member 20. The user
shakes his/her hips or maintains his/her balance so as to get the
benefits of exercise like horse riding.
[0021] Refer from FIG. 1 to FIG. 6, in this embodiment, the
spherical surface 13 of the seat member 10 of the seat for hip
shaking 1 is a hemispherical surface 14. The support part 22
includes three hemispherical bumps 23 that are projecting from the
top surface 21 of the base member 20, having the same height and
disposed in a regular triangle shape. Thus the spherical surface 13
of the seat member 10 (the hemispherical surface 14) is moveably
and stably supported by the three hemispherical bumps 23.
[0022] Refer to FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, an elastic band 30 with
flexibility, a certain length and stretchability (such as rubber
band) is used to connect the seat member 10 and the base member 20.
When an upper end 31 and a lower end 32 of the elastic band 30 are
pulled by a force, extension of the length (elongation) of the
elastic band 30 occurs, as shown in FIG. 6. Once the force applied
disappears, the elastic band 30 turns back to the original state,
as shown in FIG. 5. Thereby the seat member 10 will not fall off or
separate from the base member 20 easily.
[0023] A through hole 15 is set on a center of the spherical
surface 13 (the hemispherical surface 14) of the seat member 10
while a clearance hole 24 is arranged at a center of the three
hemispherical bumps 23 of the base member 20. The upper end 31 and
the lower end 32 of the elastic band 30 are passed through the
through hole 15 and the clearance hole 24 respectively to be fixed.
The way for fixing the upper end 31/lower end 32 is not limited,
able to tie a knot or use a fastener 40, as shown in FIG. 6. By
flexible and stretchable properties of the elastic band 30, the
seat member 10 can be swung an angle within a certain range
relative to the base member 20. For example, the user can shake
his/her hip from the position shown in FIG. 5 to the position shown
in FIG. 6 while sitting on the saddle-shaped seat surface 11 of the
seat member 10 so as to get beneficial effects like
horse-riding.
[0024] Refer from FIG. 7 to FIG. 10, another embodiment of seat for
hip shaking 1a is revealed. The difference between this embodiment
1a and the above one (shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 6) is in that the
support part 22 of the base member 20 of this embodiment is a
concave spherical surface 25 while the support part 22 of the base
member 20 of the above embodiment are three spherical bumps 23.
Thus the spherical surface 13 (the hemispherical surface 14) of the
seat member 10 is moveably coupled to and sliding in the concave
spherical surface 25 of the base member 20.
[0025] Furthermore, a recess 16 is arranged at a center of the
bottom of the spherical surface 13 (the hemispherical surface 14)
of the seat for hip shaking 1a. The shape of the recess 16 is not
limited. The recess 16 is used for reduction of friction area and
friction force generated during rotation of the spherical surface
13 (the hemispherical surface 14) of the seat member 10 in the
concave spherical surface 25. The amount of material required for
production of the seat member 10 is also decreased. Thus both
weight and cost of the device are down.
[0026] Refer to FIG. 7, FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, a circular stopper 17
is disposed on an upper edge of the spherical surface 13 (the
hemispherical surface 14) for defining or limiting the maximum
magnitude of the seat member 10 shaken in the concave spherical
surface 25. Thus the seat member 10 is stopped on an upper edge 26
of the concave spherical surface 25 by the circular stopper 17
while being shaken vigorously in the concave spherical surface 25,
without falling off or causing danger to the user
[0027] Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur
to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its
broader aspects is not limited to the specific details, and
representative devices shown and described herein. Accordingly,
various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit
or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the
appended claims and their equivalents.
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