Combination training equipment

Abstract

An apparatus for exercising the muscles. The apparatus includes an exercising device having a power arm or lever, which can be equipped with actuating elements at a first end of the power arm or lever. A second end of the power arm or lever is arranged on a retaining element in a way pivotable about a pivot axis at a first articulated joint. A compression-spring element can be articulated, by way of a first end of the compression-spring element at a first point of articulation on the power arm and articulated, by way of a second end of the compression-spring element at a second point of articulation on the retaining element. A cable-pull arrangement has a cable and is fixed in a releasable manner in a spatial relationship to the exercising device, independently of the exercising device, by means of a first fixing device and is able to be combined with the power arm of the exercising device by means of a second fixing device, so that the cable-pull arrangement is connectible to the exercising device in order for training to take place.

Claims

1. Apparatus for exercising the muscles, comprising an exercising device having a power arm configured to be equipped with actuating elements at a first end of the power arm, and a second end of the power arm is arranged on a retaining element in a way pivotable about a pivot axis at a first articulated joint, a compression-spring element coupled in an articulated way at a first end of the compression-spring element at a first point of articulation on the power arm, the compression-spring element being coupled in an articulated way at a second end of the compression-spring element at a second point of articulation on the retaining element, and a cable-pull arrangement having a cable, with the cable-pull arrangement being fixed in a spatial relationship to the exercising device in a releasable manner, independently of the exercising device, by means of a first fixing device, said cable-pull arrangement being configured to be combined with the power arm of the exercising device by means of a second fixing device so that the cable-pull arrangement is connectible to the exercising device for training to take place.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cable-pull arrangement comprises a pulley system with a fixed roller arrangement and a loose roller arrangement, wherein both the fixed roller arrangement and the loose roller arrangement comprise one or more rollers via which a cable is led.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cable of the cable-pull arrangement has an end detachably connectible to one of the roller arrangements and a free end with a gripping means.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first and second fixing devices are detachably mounted on the cable-pull arrangement.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a support fixable to a wall or in a room and which the retaining element is connectible to.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the retaining element is installable in a height-adjustable way on the support and is lockable at a set height position, the cable-pull arrangement being detachably connected on the support via the first fixing device.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the retaining element is connected to the support via a swivel joint and is pivotable about the support in a plane of the support and orthogonal to the pivot axis of the power arm, and is lockable in a set rotational position.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power arm and the compression-spring element at the first point of articulation are separable from one another and the power arm is pivotable toward the retaining element.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a track extending horizontally with respect to a floor and a seat movable thereon.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the cable-pull arrangement and the track provided with the movable seat are combinable with the exercising device so that together they define a rowing machine.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an actuation element affixed or affixable to the cable of the cable-pull arrangement, said actuation element including at least one of gripping means, straps, loops and/or wristbands or cuffs.

12. Method for retrofitting an apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cable-pull arrangement is fixed by means of the first fixing device at one point in spatial relationship to the exercising device and the second fixing device is connected to the power arm, so that a free end of the cable is accessible to be gripped and moved against a resistance force of the compression-spring element.

13. The method for retrofitting an apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising positioning a track extending horizontally with respect to a floor and a having seat movable thereon adjacent to the exercising device so that together they define a rowing machine.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) An embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention for exercising the muscles will be explained more closely in the following with reference to the attached drawings:

(2) FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C show in a side view the apparatus according to the invention for exercising the muscles with an embodiment of an exercising device with power arm and a cable-pull arrangement in different positions;

(3) FIGS. 2A and 2B show in a sectional representation a first and a second embodiment of the cable-pull arrangement according to the invention, designed as pulley; and

(4) FIG. 3 shows in a side view the apparatus for training muscles according to the invention designed as rowing machine.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

(5) Presented in FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C are side views of an apparatus 100 for exercising the muscles, whereby an exercising device 1 with a power arm 2 and a cable-pull arrangement 50 are included. The exercising device 1 comprises the power arm 2, connected to a retaining element 6 at a first articulated joint 9, in a way pivotable about a pivot axis, whereby the retaining element 6 is received in a height-adjustable way on a support 25. Furthermore, the retaining element 6 is rotatable about a rotational axis 18 in a plane of the support 25.

(6) Furthermore, received in a pivotable way on the retaining element 6 at a point of articulation 14 is a second end 13 of a resistance device designed as compression-spring element 11, which resistance element is coupled in an articulated way to the power arm 2 via a point of articulation 12. The point of articulation 12 is adjustable along an adjustment area 20 designed on the power arm 2. Through the adjustment, the spacing of the point of articulation 12 with respect to the first articulated joint 9 or respectively the pivot axis changes in such a way that the force to be applied on the power arm 2 allows itself to be easily adjusted in a corresponding way.

(7) In the embodiment shown, one end region of the compression-spring element 11 is provided with a first articular surface with a first curvature, which is designed to be complementary to a second curvature, designed as second articular surfaces on the power arm 2 by way of the adjustment area 20. Accordingly the compression-spring element 11 with the first articular surface is able to be brought into engagement with the second articular surface on the power arm 2. Furthermore, an element 22 is provided which is designed to keep in contact the two engaging first and second articular surfaces. The element 22 can be designed as elastic band, which can be fixed by its one end to the power arm 2 in a detachable or fixed way, and which is fixable by its other end on the retaining element 6, preferably in the region of the point of articulation 14.

(8) In the representation of FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C, the cable-pull arrangement 50 is designed as pulley, comprising a fixed roller arrangement 54 and a loose roller arrangement 56. Designed on the fixed roller arrangement 54 is a first fixing device 52, by means of which the cable-pull arrangement 50 can be detachably fixed on the support 25. Provided on the loose roller arrangement 56 is a second fixing device 58 designed as hook, which second fixing device can be received in a detachable way in an accommodation on an end region on the power arm 2, for example can be hooked into the accommodation formed there. The cable-pull arrangement 50 comprises a cable 60, on whose free end gripping means 62 are disposed, for example grips or handles.

(9) In the representation of FIG. 1A, the fixed roller arrangement 54 is attached by means of the first fixing device 52 to a lower position on the support 25 designed e.g. as stand or pillar. Among other things, long-stroke movement sequences can be practiced with this configuration, for example in standing, sitting, or lying position and both with the arms as well as with the legs. The gripping means 62 can thereby be designed as a cuff, which can be attached in a foot area of an exercising person, whereby three-dimensional, long-stroke exercises with the leg in all spatial directions can be performed.

(10) Shown in FIG. 1B is an apparatus 100 for exercising the muscles which is comparable to that of FIG. 1A. Here the exercising device 1 is disposed on the support 25 in an orientation rotated by 180° with respect to FIG. 1A, and the cable-pull arrangement 50 with the first fixing device 52 is fixed on the support 25 in an upper region. A pull on the gripping means 62 of the cable-pull arrangement 50 thereby causes a pivot motion of the power arm 2 upwards against the force applied by the compression-spring element 11.

(11) Shown in FIG. 1C is likewise a comparable apparatus 100 for exercising the muscles. The exercising device 1 is in an orientation as represented in FIG. 1A but is located however in an upper position on the support 25. The cable-pull arrangement 50 is fixed on the support 25 by means of the first fixing device 52 below the exercising device 1. With actuation of the cable-pull arrangement 50 a pulling movement is transmitted via the cable 60 of the cable-pull arrangement 50 to the power arm 2, which is moved downward against the compression-spring element force.

(12) Shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B is in each case the cable-pull arrangement 50 in a sectional representation. Discernible is the fixed roller arrangement 54, on which the first fixing device 52 is disposed. The first fixing device 52 can be designed, for example, as flexible element with end pieces which are detachably fixed, each in corresponding accommodations on the cable-pull arrangement 50 and on a permanently installed fastening means, e.g. disposed on the support 25. Of course it is however conceivable to design these first fixing devices differently, for example in the form of loops, hooks or other suitable devices. Shown furthermore is the loose roller arrangement 56, on which the second fixing means 58 is disposed likewise in a detachable way. In FIG. 2A the second fixing device 58 is designed as loop, which can be wrapped around the power arm 2, or respectively an actuation element 4 (not shown). In FIG. 2B the second fixing device 58 is designed as hook, which can simply be hooked into an accommodation on the power arm 2. Here too other embodiments are absolutely conceivable.

(13) The cable-pull arrangement 50 comprises the cable 60, whose free end has gripping means 62. Another end 61 of the cable 60 is received in a detachable way on the loose roller arrangement 56. Starting from this end 61, the cable 60 runs via a first roller 64, disposed on the fixed roller arrangement 54, preferably with a small diameter, then via a second roller 66, provided on the loose roller arrangement 56, and from there the cable 60 is led via a third roller 68, which is disposed on the fixed roller arrangement 54 and has preferably a larger diameter than the first roller 64. The cable 60 can be implement with any desired length. Above and beyond that, further rollers or respectively other arrangements of the rollers in the fixed or respectively loose roller arrangements 54, 56 are conceivable. With the cable-pull arrangement 50 in the example shown, the force provided by the compression-spring element 11, with which the power arm 2 in the exercising device 1 is acted upon, is divided by three, in a way corresponding to the number of cables.

(14) FIG. 3 shows the apparatus 100 for exercising the muscles acting as a rowing machine. The retaining element 6 is set and locked at a middle height on the support 25. The cable-pull arrangement 50 designed as pulley is connected to the exercising device 1 or respectively to the power arm 2 and the support 25 in such a way that gripping means 62 are graspable for a sitting exercising person. The exercising person sits on a movable seat or respectively carriage 70, which is displaceable in horizontal direction along a track 80 parallel to the floor. The exercising person thereby braces himself with his feet against a footrest 90 or against a wall. By pulling on gripping means 62 of the cable 60 of the cable-pull arrangement 50, which results in a vertical movement of the power arm 2, and by bending and stretching his legs while moving the slidable seat 70 along the track 80, a rowing movement of the entire body of the exercising person is made possible.