Multi-purpose exercise apparatus for improving sports coordination

Abstract

Provided herein is a multi-purpose exercise apparatus for improving sports coordination with which a user may sense stimuli from inside and outside one's body and at the same time operate one's body functions so as to adapt to the given circumstances using body muscles when playing a football, volleyball, handball, tennis, table tennis game and the like, thereby improving abilities of adjusting one's body parts such as the user's correct posture, balance, timing, flexibility, agility and the like, especially, significantly improving the ball control technique, body senses, and judgment ability of ball game players or sports participants.

Claims

1. A multi-purpose exercise apparatus for improving sports coordination, the apparatus comprising: a first playing plane and a second playing plane each configured to have the square shaped panel and to meet each other at one side thereof, a central portion of an area where the playing planes meet each other formed as a curved surface upwardly convexed and downwardly inclined in an outer direction of a longitudinal direction and width direction; and a first support and a second support each disposed below and coupled to the first playing plane and the second playing plane, respectively, such that the playing planes are rotatable; wherein each support comprises a playing plane frame coupled along, an edge of each, playing plane, and a fixing frame coupled to the playing plane frame to support the playing plane frame from below; wherein the playing plane frame comprises a first frame coupled to each playing plane, and a second frame coupled below the first frame, and further comprising a playing plane angle adjustment unit disposed between the first frame and second frame, the first frame installed such that the first frame rotatable around the second frame.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a first angle between a line extending from an uppermost part of each playing plane to a lowermost part of each playing plane in a longitudinal direction of each playing plane and a line extending from one lowermost part of each playing plane to the other lowermost part of each playing plane in a longitudinal direction of each playing plane is over 0 degree and less than 15 degree, and a second angle between a line extending from an uppermost part of each playing plane to a lowermost part of each playing plane in a width direction of each playing plane and a line extending from one lowermost part of each playing plane to the other lowermost part of each playing plane in a width direction of each playing plane is over 0 degree and less than 10 degree.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a longitudinal end of each playing plane is formed to have an offset curvature.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the playing plane angle adjustment unit comprises: a rotation frame of which one side is coupled and fixed to the first frame and the other side coupled to the second frame such that the other side of the rotation frame is rotatable; a rotation groove formed on the rotation frame; and a fixing pin installed on the first frame to move along the rotation groove, wherein the angle of the first frame is adjusted as the fixing pin moves along the rotation groove.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotation frame is further provided with a storing hole where the fixing pin is inserted and fixed in response to the playing planes being arranged in a vertical direction.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a movable wheel is installed in the fixing frame.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a locking unit configured to prevent the wheel from rotating is installed in the fixing frame.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the locking unit comprises: a locking lever configured to penetrate along the center of a rotation axis of the wheel from outside and to be screw-coupled to the fixing frame; a first locking member configured to rotate in an interlocked manner with the locking lever to move along an inner/outer direction of the wheel; and a second locking member installed on the fixing frame and geared to the first locking member to prevent the wheel from rotating.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a height adjustment unit disposed between the playing plane frame and fixing frame, and configured to enable adjustment of the height of the playing planes.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the height adjustment unit comprises: a handle installed on the fixing frame such that the handle is rotatable, and coupled such that the handle may be withdrawn and inserted in an inner/outer direction; a first gear coupled in an inner direction of the handle, and configured to rotate in an interlocked manner with the handle; and a second gear coupled to the playing plane frame and geared to the first gear such that the second gear is movable in an up/down direction as the first gear rotates.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a net unit installed between the first playing plane and second playing plane.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multi-purpose exercise apparatus for improving sports coordination according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure;

(2) FIG. 2 is an exploded view of one portion of FIG. 1;

(3) FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a first playing plane of FIG. 2;

(4) FIG. 4 is a width direction cross-sectional view of the first playing plane of FIG. 2;

(5) FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a first support unit of FIG. 2;

(6) FIG. 6 is a view illustrating details of a playing plane angle control unit of FIG. 5;

(7) FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a rotation groove of the playing plane angle control unit of FIG. 6;

(8) FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view cut along the rotation groove;

(9) FIG. 9 is a functional state view of the playing plane angle control unit of FIG. 6;

(10) FIG. 10 is a view illustrating the multi-purpose exercise apparatus for improving sports coordination in a state to be kept away when not in use;

(11) FIG. 11 is a view illustrating details of a height control unit of FIG. 5;

(12) FIG. 12 is a view illustrating the height adjustment unit of FIG. 5 being adjusted;

(13) FIG. 13 is a view illustrating details of a fixing frame of FIG. 5;

(14) FIG. 14 is a functional state view of a locking unit of FIG. 13;

(15) FIG. 15 is a view illustrating details of a portion of FIG. 13;

(16) FIG. 16 is a functional state view of FIG. 15;

(17) FIG. 17 is a view illustrating details of a net unit of FIG. 1; and

(18) FIG. 18 is a view illustrating heights of the net of FIG. 17 being adjusted.

DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

(19) The following detailed description is provided to assist the reader in gaining a comprehensive understanding of the methods, apparatuses, and/or systems described herein. However, various changes, modifications, and equivalents of the systems, apparatuses, and/or methods described herein will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. The progression of processing steps and/or operations described is an example; however, the sequence of and/or operations is not limited to that set forth herein and may be changed as is known in the art, with the exception of steps and/or operations necessarily occurring in a is certain order. Also, descriptions of functions and constructions that are well known to one of ordinary skill in the art may be omitted for increased clarity and conciseness

(20) The features described herein may be embodied in different forms, and are not to be construed as being limited to the examples described herein. Rather, the examples described herein have been provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will convey the full scope of the disclosure to one of ordinary skill in the art.

(21) In describing various embodiments of the present disclosure, components having the same configurations as those in other embodiments will be explained once with reference to the first embodiment representatively, and only the components that are different from the first embodiment will be described with reference to other embodiments.

(22) Hereinafter, a multi-purpose exercise apparatus for improving sports coordination according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure will be explained with reference to the drawings attached.

(23) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multi-purpose exercise apparatus for improving sports coordination according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 2 is an exploded view of one portion of FIG. 1.

(24) Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the multi-purpose exercise apparatus for improving sports coordination 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure includes a playing plane 10, support unit 20 and net unit 80.

(25) The playing plane 10 includes a first playing plane 11 and second playing plane 12 that are disposed to meet each other with the net unit 80 arranged therebetween, and the support unit 20 includes a first support 21 and second support 22 disposed below the first playing plane 11 and second playing plane 12, is respectively.

(26) The playing planes 11, 12, while contacting each other, may be mutually coupled to each other at a lower portion thereof or where the playing planes 11, 12 meet each other by a predetermined coupling means, and then fixated as such.

(27) The playing planes 11, 12 have the same configurations, and so do the supports 20, 21, and thus only the first playing plane 11 and first support 21 will be explained, representatively.

(28) FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a first playing plane of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a width direction cross-sectional view of the first playing plane of FIG. 2.

(29) Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the first playing plane 11 is configured as a roughly square shaped panel, and a central portion of the area where the playing planes meet each other is formed as curved surface upwardly convexed and downwardly inclined in an outer direction of a longitudinal direction and width direction.

(30) Herein, the first playing plane 11 is formed to have a width (W) of about 180 cm (70.87 inches) and a length (L) of about 160 cm (62.99 inches), and the angle (.sub.1) between the height of an uppermost step and a lowermost step in the longitudinal direction of the first playing plane 11 being above 0 degrees and below 15 degrees, and the angle (.sub.2) between the height of an uppermost step and a lowermost step in the width direction of the first playing plane 11 being above 0 degrees and below 10 degrees.

(31) Desirably, and the angle (.sub.1) between the height of an uppermost step and a lowermost step in the longitudinal direction of the first playing plane 11 is above 0 and below 10, and the angle (.sub.2) height of an uppermost step and a lowermost step in the width direction of the first playing plane 11 is above 0 and is below 5.

(32) Furthermore, the outer end of the first playing plane 11 in the longitudinal direction including a downwardly curved offset surface is formed to be superposed with an outer end of the first playing plane 11 having a space in between, and a round-shaped chamfer is formed at a corner of an outer end in the width direction of the first playing plane 11.

(33) FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the first support of FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 5, the first support 21 is coupled below the first playing plane 11 to support the first playing plane 11, the first support 21 including a playing plane frame 211 and playing plane angle adjustment unit 30, height adjustment unit 40 and fixing frame 50. The playing plane frame 211 includes a first frame 211a and second frame 211b.

(34) The first frame 211a is formed along an edge of the first playing plane 11, and desirably, along at least three edges of the first playing plane so as to stably support the first playing plane 11.

(35) The second frame 211b is coupled below the first playing plane 11 at both sides (that is, left and right) of the first playing plane 11. And a portion of a height adjustment unit that will be explained later on is coupled to the second frame 211b.

(36) FIG. 6 is a view illustrating details of a playing plane angle control unit of FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a rotation groove of the playing plane angle control unit of FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view cut along the rotation groove.

(37) Referring to FIGS. 6, 7 and 8, the playing plane angle adjustment unit 30 includes a rotation axis 31, rotation frame 32 and fixing pin 33.

(38) One side of the rotation frame 32 is fixed to one side of the first frame 211a, and the other side of the rotation frame 32 is coupled to the second frame 211b through the rotation axis 31 such that the rotation frame 32 is rotatable around the rotation axis 31.

(39) On the rotation frame 32, a rotation groove 32a having the shape of a circular arc of which the center is the rotation axis 31 is formed, and on the rotation groove 32a, three additional fixing grooves 32b are formed.

(40) On the first frame 211a that faces the rotation groove 32a, a fixing pin 33 is installed along the rotation groove 32a in a movable manner, the fixing pin 33 also being installed such that it is movable in an outer/inner direction by an elastic member 33a such as a predetermined spring and the like.

(41) That is, the fixing pin 33, when elastically compressed by the elastic member 33a and the like, may move along the rotation groove 32a, but upon meeting the fixing groove 32b, the fixing pin 33 may be moved in an outer direction by the elastic force, and thus not moving any further. In this way, the angle of the first playing plane 11 may be adjusted as illustrated in FIG. 9.

(42) Meanwhile, the rotation frame 32 may be further provided with a storing hole 32c. The storing hole 32c may be formed in one of the rotation points of the aforementioned fixing pin 33 such that it may be penetrated and inserted by the fixing pin 33.

(43) That is, when the multi-purpose exercise apparatus for improving sports coordination is not being used, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the fixing pin 33 may be inserted into the storing hole 32c and the apparatus may be rotated to make it stand up in a vertical direction to put it away for future use, or to secure space for other activities.

(44) In this embodiment, it was explained by way of an example that an angle may be adjusted using the rotation groove 32a, fixing groove 32b and fixing pin 33, but there is no limitation thereto, that is, the apparatus may be configured such that an angle may be adjusted by other types of rotation structure and fixing structure similar to that explained above.

(45) FIG. 11 is a view illustrating details of a height control unit of FIG. 5, and FIG. 12 is a view illustrating the height adjustment unit of FIG. 11 being adjusted. Referring to FIG. 11, the height adjustment unit 40 includes a handle 41 coupled to the fixing frame 50, a first gear 42 configured to rotate in an interlocked manner with the handle 41, and a second gear 43 formed on the second frame 211b of the playing plane 211 such that is may be geared and coupled to the first gear 42.

(46) The handle 41 is installed such that it may be withdrawn in an outer/inner direction so as to enable easy manipulation of the handle by the user. Furthermore, a stumbling block (not illustrated) may be formed on a predetermined area such that, in the case of withdrawing the handle 41 in an outer direction, the handle 41 may be stuck after some of it has been withdrawn in a thickness direction.

(47) That is, in adjusting the height of the first playing plane 11, as illustrated in FIG. 12, first, the user withdraws the handle 41 in an outer direction and then rotates the handle 41 clockwise or counterclockwise, the second frame 211b becomes movable in an up/down direction, and then, when the user is finished moving the second frame 211b, the handle 41 may be inserted back in an inner direction and then fixed. Accordingly, it is possible to adjust the height of the first playing plane 11.

(48) FIG. 13 is detailed view of the fixing frame of FIG. 5. Referring to FIG. 13, the fixing frame 50 is installed such that it meets the aforementioned second frame 211b of the frame 211, and on the area that meets with the bottom surface, a wheels 60 are installed that is distanced along the longitudinal direction of the first playing plane 11. Each wheel 60 is coupled to the fixing frame 50 such that is rotatable around a wheel axis.

(49) The wheel 60 is a tube type wheel that may be used both indoors and outdoors. Furthermore, it may be a type of wheel with sufficient height and size to move with ease even in playgrounds made of grass or rough soil.

(50) Meanwhile, a locking unit 70 is further installed between each wheel 60 and fixing frame 50. The locking unit 70 includes a locking lever 71 configured to penetrate along the center of the rotation axis of the wheel and to be screw-coupled to the fixing frame 50 so as to move in an inner/outer direction of the wheel 60 during rotation, a first locking member 72 coupled to an exterior of the lever and configured to rotate in an interlocked manner with the locking lever 71 as the locking lever 71 rotates, and a second locking member 73 coupled to the fixing frame 50 and installed to be geared to the first locking member 72.

(51) The second locking member 73 is provided with a protruding end 73a, and the first locking member 72 is provided with an insertion hole 72a where the protruding end 73a is inserted.

(52) That is, as illustrated in FIG. 14, when the locking lever 71 is rotated clockwise so that it moves in an inner direction of the wheel 60, the protruding end 73a of the second locking member 73 is inserted into the insertion hole 72a of the first locking member 72, thereby fixing the wheel 60.

(53) Likewise, when the locking lever 71 is rotated counterclockwise, the locking of the wheel 60 may be released.

(54) FIG. 15 is a view illustrating details of a portion of FIG. 13. Referring to FIG. 15, on the fixing frame 50, any one of the two wheels 60 distanced to secure ease of motion may be rotatable. That is, the fixing wheel 50 is separately formed to consist of two parts: a first part frame 51 and a second part frame 52, and these two separated parts are hinge-coupled through a pin 53. Each part frame is separately formed such that a wheel is installed thereon, respectively.

(55) By doing this, as illustrated in FIG. 16, when moving by the wheel 60, it is possible to vary the proceeding direction of the wheel 60 in any direction, thereby securing ease of motion.

(56) FIG. 17 is a view illustrating details of a net unit of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 17, the net unit 80 includes a net 81, net pole 82, and coupling member 83.

(57) The net is formed to have a length of 200 cm and a height of 35 cm 100 cm, and on the top end of the net 81, a fixing bar 81a is installed. Each end of the fixing bar 81a is coupled to the net pole 82.

(58) The net pole 82 is coupled to the net 81 at both longitudinal ends of the net 81. Herein, the net pole 81 may be formed to have a shape of an antenna such that the height of the net 81 is adjustable.

(59) There are one pair of coupling members 83 into which both sides of the first playing plane 11 and second playing plane 12 are inserted and coupled by a predetermined bolt, and net poles 82 are coupled on top of the coupling members 83.

(60) That is, as illustrated in FIG. 18, by moving the net poles 82 and fixing bar 81a, the height of the net 81 may be adjusted.

(61) When using a multi-purpose exercise apparatus for improving sports coordination according to the aforementioned present disclosure, it is possible to improve the instant judgment ability and predictability suitable to momentary situations, and induce development of the perception ability and sensing ability based on immediate interaction between body parts according to instructions from the brain.

(62) Furthermore, in the case of a football technique exercise, when sending a ball to a certain position intended by the user with a portion or an entirety of the table fixed vertically to form a wall, it is possible to perform an exact kick and a quick control on the rebounded ball, thereby acquiring the effect of improving the instant speed and the ability of converting the proceeding direction of the ball.

(63) Furthermore, it is also possible to induce a situation to exercise the body adjustment ability of the highest difficulty level by forming a net with a vertical wall as in volleyball such that the ball may be moved only in the air, thereby bringing out the highest body adjustment ability to handle balls in the air of which the height and changes tend to be excessive.

(64) While this disclosure includes specific examples, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made in these examples without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims and their equivalents. The examples described herein are to be considered in a descriptive sense only, and not for purposes of limitation. Descriptions of features or aspects in each example are to be considered as being applicable to similar features or aspects in other examples. Suitable results may be achieved if the described techniques are performed in a different order, and/or if components in a described system, architecture, device, or circuit are combined in a different manner and/or replaced or supplemented by other components or their equivalents. Therefore, the scope of the disclosure is defined not by the detailed description, but by the claims and their equivalents, and all variations within the scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included in the disclosure.

REFERENCE NUMERALS

(65) 1: MULTI-PURPOSE EXERCISE APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING SPORT COORDINATION 10: PLAYING PLANE 11: FIRST PLAYING PLANE 12: SECOND PLAYING PLANE 20: SUPPORT UNIT 21: FIRST SUPPORT 211: PLAYING PLANE FRAME 211A: FIRST FRAME 211B: SECOND FRAME 22: SECOND SUPPORT 30: PLAYING PLANE ANGLE ADJUSTMENT UNIT 31: ROTATION AXIS 32: ROTATION FRAME 32A: ROTATION GROOVE 32B: FIXING GROOVE 32C: STORING HOLE 33: FIXING PIN 33A: ELASTIC MEMBER 40: HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT UNIT 41: HANDLE 42: FIRST GEAR 43: SECOND GEAR 50: FIXING FRAME 51: FIRST PART FRAME 52: SECOND PART FRAME 53: PIN 60: WHEEL 70: LOCKING UNIT 71: LOCKING LEVER 72: FIRST LOCKING MEMBER 72A: INSERTION HOLE 73: SECOND LOCKING MEMBER 73A: PROTRUDING END 80: NET UNIT 81: NET 81A: FIXING BAR 82: NET POLE 83: COUPLING MEMBER