Abstract
An exercise assembly useful for walking, running, skating and cycling comprising a pair of elastic straps adjustable in their respective lengths configured to stretch over the shoulders of a user between a back harness and be connected to thigh straps around each of the user's thighs. The back harness comprises a waist belt and a belt buckle.
Claims
1. An exercise restraint assembly for use in running, walking, skiing, skating and cycling. The exercise restraint assembly comprising: a pair of thigh straps where each strap is configured to be fitted over each thigh; a pair of elastic elastomeric straps, each elastic elastomeric strap providing a resistive tension to the thighs of the user when the legs move downward and forward, and comprising a first connecting means at a first end of each elastic elastomeric strap for connecting to the respective thigh strap, and a second connecting means engaged over the shoulder and connected to a back harness comprising a waist belt and a belt buckle.
2. The exercise restraint assembly of claim 1, where the connecting means, either the first end or the second end of each elastic elastomeric strap is returned and then adjustably positioned and held in place.
3. The exercise restraint assembly of claim 1, where each elastic elastomeric strap further comprises an adjustable strap and fastener configured to allow a length of each elastic elastomeric strap to be repositioned and adjusted.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] FIG. 1A is a perspective front view of a use provided with the inventive elastic restraint assembly conformed for selective downward and forward restraint of the thighs of the user mounted thereon;
[0013] FIG. 1B is a perspective back view of the user shown in FIG. 1A.
[0014] FIG. 2 is a perspective detail view, separated into parts illustrating the manner of attachment of the inventive restraint assembly;
[0015] FIG. 3A is a perspective front view of a runner wearing the inventive restraint assembly while running;
[0016] FIG. 3B is a perspective side view of the runner shown in FIG. 3A;
[0017] FIG. 4 is a perspective front view of a bicyclist provided with the inventive elastic restraint assembly conformed for selective downward and forward restraint of the thighs of the bicyclist while mounted on a road bicycle; and
[0018] FIG. 5 is a perspective side view of a bicyclist provided with the inventive elastic restraint assembly conformed for selective downward and forward restraint of the thighs of the bicyclist mounted on a stationary bicycle.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0019] As shown in FIG. 1A, the inventive restraint assembly comprises a first and second elastic restraint 1-1 and 1-2 each engaged at one end to a tension adjusting strap 2-1 and 2-2 and a tension adjusting strap fastener 3-1 and 3-2. The other end of the tension adjusting strap 2-1 and 2-2 is inserted through one of the thigh strap loops 6-1 and 6-2 of the thigh straps 4-1 and 4-2, which are fastened around the user's thighs by buckles 5-1 and 5-2, respectively, then to the tension adjusting strap fastener 3-1 and 3-2 to adjust and lock the tension adjusting strap fastener 3-1 and 3-2 to maintain the adjusted tension.
[0020] FIG. 1B is a perspective back view of the user show in FIG. 1A. In FIG. 1B the other ends of the first elastic restraint 1-1 and the second elastic restraint 1-2 are engaged over the left and the right shoulders, respectively, of the user 100 to the back harness 7. The bottom of the harness 7 is attached to the waist belt 8. The waist belt 8 locks using belt buckle 9, which may be a slide release buckle.
[0021] FIG. 2 is a perspective detail view, separated into components illustrating the manner of attachment of the inventive restraint assembly to a user. Shown in FIG. 2 are a waist belt 8, which has a belt buckle 9, to which is attached a back harness 7. Attached at the top of the back harness 7 are first elastic restraint 1.1 and second elastic restraint 1.2, which stretch over a right shoulder and a left shoulder, respectively, of a user of the inventive restraint assembly. The other end of the first elastic restraint 1.1 and second elastic restraint 1.2 is connected to tension adjusting strap fastener 3-1 and tension adjusting strap fastener 3-2, respectively, which may be, for example, adjustable strap buckles or tri-bar adjustable webbing sliders.
[0022] Also shown in FIG. 2 are thigh straps 4-1 and 4-2, which are fastened around the user's thighs by buckles 5-1 and 5-2, respectively. Each of the thigh straps 4-1 and 4-2 comprises a loop strip 6-1 and loop strip 6-2, respectively, which in one embodiment may be a fabric strip sewn in convolved loops to each thigh loop (In FIG. 2, each thigh strap has seven such loops).
[0023] FIG. 3A is a perspective front view of a runner wearing the inventive restraint assembly while running. As in FIG. 1A, the runner in FIG. 3A has fastened the waist belt 8 around his waist using belt buckle 9, and first elastic restraint 1-1 and the second elastic restraint 1-2 are engaged over his left and the right shoulders. The lower ends of first elastic restraint 1-1 and the second elastic restraint 1-2 are connected to tension adjusting strap fastener 3-1 and tension adjusting strap fastener 3-2, respectively, where, after adjustment, the lower ends of first elastic restraint 1-1 and the second elastic restraint 1-2 are connected to thigh strap 4.1 and thigh strap 4.2, respectively, by way of D-ring 4-3 and D-ring 4-4, respectively.
[0024] In this particular embodiment, D-ring 4-3 and D-ring 4-4 may be sewn or heat fused to loop 6-3 of loop strip 6-1 and loop 6-4 of loop strip 6-2, respectively. The lower ends of tension adjusting strap 2-1 and tension adjusting strap 2-2 may be passed through D-ring 4-3 and D-ring 4-4, respectively, and then passed through to tension adjusting strap fastener 3-1 and tension adjusting strap fastener 3-2, respectively. In other embodiments, the tension adjusting strap fasteners 3-1 and 3-2 may each pass through an eyelet of a swivel clip (not shown) before being passed to the tension adjusting strap fasteners. FIG. 3B is a perspective side view of the runner shown in FIG. 3A.
[0025] FIG. 4 is a perspective front view of a bicyclist provided with the inventive elastic restraint assembly with thigh straps around his thighs while mounted on a road bicycle, where the lower ends of the tension adjusting strap 2-1 and tension adjusting strap 2-2 are passed through a loop on the thigh straps 4-4. FIG. 5 is a perspective side view of a bicyclist provided with the inventive elastic restraint assembly mounted on a stationary bicycle where the lower ends of the tension adjusting straps pass through a D-ring on each thigh strap of the bicyclist before connection to tension adjusting strap fasteners.
[0026] The assembly is simple to produce, easily attached to the user. This simplicity and inherent safety are particularly useful in self training program with which anyone can adhere to.
[0027] Obviously many modifications and variations of the instant invention can be effected without departing from the spirit of the teaching herein. It is therefore intended that the scope of the invention be determined solely by the claims appended hereto.
