Vibration elastic rope assembly

Abstract

A vibration elastic rope assembly includes a vibrating unit having a cylindrical shell and a vibrator disposed in the cylindrical shell, and an elastic unit having a connecting member mounted on the cylindrical shell of the vibrating unit and an elastic rope connected to the connecting member and detachably connected to a user's body or an exercise equipment. Thus, the user can perform a stretching exercise by using the elastic unit and a vibration exercise by using the vibrating unit.

Claims

1. A vibration elastic rope assembly comprising: a vibrating unit having a cylindrical shell and a vibrator disposed in the cylindrical shell; and an elastic unit having at least one connecting member mounted on the cylindrical shell of the vibrating unit, and an elastic rope connected to said at least one connecting member; whereby the elastic rope is configured to be detachably connected to a user's body or an exercise equipment for enabling the user to perform exercises; wherein the elastic unit has two said connecting members, which are annular belts, sleeved on the cylindrical shell of the vibrating unit and connected to two ends of the elastic rope, respectively.

2. The vibration elastic rope assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two connecting members are spaced apart at a predetermined distance.

3. The vibration elastic rope assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cylindrical shell has a plurality of flexible protrusions at an outer surface thereof.

4. A vibration elastic rope assembly, comprising: a vibrating unit having a cylindrical shell and a vibrator disposed in the cylindrical shell; and an elastic unit having at least one connecting member mounted on the cylindrical shell of the vibrating unit, and an elastic rope connected to said at least one connecting member; whereby the elastic rope is configured to be detachably connected to a user's body or an exercise equipment for enabling the user to perform exercises; wherein the elastic unit has one said connecting member, which is an annular belt and sleeved on the cylindrical shell of the vibrating unit; the elastic rope has one end thereof connected to the connecting member, and a free end.

5. The vibration elastic rope assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the cylindrical shell has a plurality of flexible protrusions at an outer surface thereof.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vibration elastic rope assembly according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the two connecting members are sleeved on two ends of the cylindrical shell.

(2) FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the vibration elastic rope assembly according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(3) FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the vibration elastic rope assembly according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(4) FIG. 4 is a schematic drawing of the vibration elastic rope assembly according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the user steps on the middle of the elastic rope.

(5) FIG. 5 is another schematic drawing of the vibration elastic rope assembly according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing one end of the elastic rope is sleeved on one of the user's feet.

(6) FIG. 6 is a schematic drawing of the vibration elastic rope assembly according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing one end of the elastic rope is fastened to the exercise equipment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(7) Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a vibration elastic rope assembly 10 according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a vibrating unit 20 and an elastic unit 30.

(8) The vibrating unit 20 has a shell 22 and a vibrator 23 disposed in the shell 22. In the present embodiment, the shell 22 has a cylindrical shape for conveniently being grasped and held within a user's hands; however, in other embodiment, the shell 22 may have a rectangular or irregular shape. The vibrating unit 20 has a touch switch 24 mounted at one end of the shell 22 and electrically connected to the vibrator 23 for turning the vibrator 23 on and off, and a charging port 26 mounted at one end of the shell 22 and electrically connected to the vibrator 23 for charging the vibrator 23. Further, the shell 22 has a plurality of flexible protrusions 28 at an outer surface thereof. When the user grasps the shell 22, the flexible protrusions 28 can be stopped against the user's palms to apply a massage effect. For the vibrator 23, various electricity-powered mechanical vibrating devices may be used. For example, an electric vibrator that is composed of an electric motor with an unbalanced mass on its driveshaft and commonly used in exercise apparatus may be used.

(9) The elastic unit 30 has an elastic rope 32 and at least one connecting member 34. In the present embodiment, two connecting members 34 are provided. The two connecting members 34, which are annular belts, are sleeved on the shell 22 of the vibrating unit 20 and spaced apart at a predetermined distance. Preferably, the two connecting members 34 are sleeved on two ends of the shell 22 for allowing the user to grasp the shell 22 conveniently. In the present embodiment, the elastic rope 32 has two ends thereof connected to the two connecting members 34, respectively.

(10) Referring to FIG. 4, when operating the vibration elastic rope assembly 10, the user can step on the middle of the elastic rope 32 and grasp the shell 22 by one or two hands, and then the user can lift and lower the shell 22 repeatedly to train the biceps muscles. Furthermore, the user can operate two different vibration elastic rope assemblies 10 at the same time to enhance training intensity and perform various types of exercises. For example, one of the vibration elastic rope assemblies 10 is operated by the left hand and foot, and the other one of the vibration elastic rope assemblies 10 is operated by the right hand and foot. Alternatively, one of the vibration elastic rope assemblies 10 is operated by the left hand and right foot, and the other one of the vibration elastic rope assemblies 10 is operated by the right hand and left foot.

(11) Referring to FIG. 3, in a second preferred embodiment of the vibration elastic rope assembly 10, only one connecting member 34 is provided. The connecting member 34 is an annular belt and sleeved on the shell 22. Preferably, the connecting member 34 is sleeved on the middle of the shell 22 for allowing the user to grasp the two ends of the shell 22 conveniently. In the second preferred embodiment, the elastic rope 32 has one end thereof connected to the connecting member 34 and the other end, which is a free end that can be detachably wrapped around or connected to the user's body, directly grasped by user's hand, or coupled to exercise equipment 40 (see FIG. 6).

(12) Referring to FIG. 5, the user can grasp the two ends of the shell 22 by two hands in such a way that the elastic rope 32 is located behind the user and fastened to the user's lower calf through an annular member 50. As such, the user can raise both arms above shoulder to train the arm and back muscles.

(13) Referring to FIG. 6, one end of the elastic rope 32 is fastened to an exercise equipment 40, such that the user can pull and relax the elastic rope 32 repeatedly through the shell 22 to train the arm muscles.

(14) In summary, the vibration elastic rope assembly 10, 10 can be operated in various ways to achieve the purposes of enhancing training intensity and performing different types of exercises. Further, by means of the flexible protrusions 28 of the shell 20 and the vibrator 23 installed in the shell 20, the massage effect can be applied to the user's palms and the vibration effect can be transmitted from the user's palms to the user's body, thereby improving the user's blood circulation.