Exercise devices – For head or neck
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-19
2001-04-17
Donnelly, Jerome W. (Department: 3764)
Exercise devices
For head or neck
C482S148000, C601S039000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06217482
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an entertainment and exercise device, and more particularly to an entertainment and exercise device which allows waist and neck exercise by placing it at a person's midsection or head and swiveling the body.
2. Prior Art
Generally, a hula hoop used for recreation and exercise is formed from a ring shaped plastic tube, and is an exercise instrument for training a person's body by placing it at the waist and swiveling the hips.
Conventionally, there have been disclosed many techniques related to the hula hoop. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,006,556 has taught a hula hoop having illuminating effect, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,569,134 has taught a collapsible hula hoop comprising a number of extended separate tube sections. Also, U.S. Pat. No. 5,807,217 has disclosed an elastically deformable circular ring shaped device.
However, because the hula hoop only allows for the simple exercise by swiveling the waist, the user is apt to feel repugnant.
Further, because many people have no skill to revolve the hula hoop which frequently cause the hula hoop to fall from their body, there is a drawback that they can't continuously use the hula hoop.
Furthermore, the big size causes difficult to carry the hula hoop due.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
To solve the above problems, it is the object of the present invention to provide an entertainment and exercise device which obtains a continuous exercise effect and a finger-pressure effect by placing it on a person's body and swiveling the waist or the head.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an entertainment and exercise device which is easily portable and increases interest of use.
To obtain these objects, the entertainment and exercise device comprises a belt being circular and flexible, of which one portion is disconnected; a turning member rotating along a periphery of the belt and elongated outwardly from the belt; a rotating means installed on the periphery of the belt for rotating the turning member; and a locking means installed in the belt for connecting and disconnecting the belt. Also, a plurality of permanent magnets are mounted on an inner periphery of the belt.
The rotating means comprises a guide rail having a C-shaped section and longitudinally formed on the periphery of the belt; and a sliding plate inserted in the guide rail to slide along the guide rail, the sliding plate having a ball bearing at each of two end portions and a protrusion at a central portion.
The locking means comprises a lug projected respectively on an upper face and a lower face of one part of the disconnected belt; a hook connected to the lug; and a ring projected respectively on an upper face and an lower face of the other part of the disconnected belt, wherein the hook is separably combined with the ring.
As another embodiment of the present invention, the rotating means comprises a guide rail having an I-shaped section and longitudinally formed on the periphery of the belt; and a carrier supporting an upper portion of the guide rail to slide along the guide rail, the carrier having two ball bearings between both end portions of the carrier and the upper portion of the guide rail, and a protrusion at a central portion.
As a further embodiment of the present invention, an entertainment and exercise device comprises a disconnected belt being circular and flexible, and forming a guide recess along a longitudinal periphery of the belt; a turning member rotating along a longitudinal periphery of the belt and elongated outwardly from the belt, the turning member having a first mass rotatably inserted in the guide recess of the belt, a connecting bar of which one end is connected with the first mass, and a second mass jointed with the other end of the connecting bar; and a locking means installed in the belt for connecting and disconnecting the belt.
At this time, a pair of first holes are formed on an end face of one part of the disconnected belt, a pair of second holes are formed on an end face of the other part of the disconnected belt, and a pair of securing holes are formed on the periphery of the other part of the disconnected belt in order to vertically communicate with the second holes.
Furthermore, the locking means comprises a first fixing member inserted in each first hole; a second fixing member inserted in each second hole and forming a slit in a periphery thereof; a pin of which one end is screwed into the first fixing member and the other end is inserted in the second fixing member, the pin having a groove formed along a periphery of the other end thereof; a button inserted in each securing hole and having a rib fitted into the groove of the pin through the slit of the second fixing member; a spring placed on a head portion of the button for applying elastic force on the button; and a cover for restraining movement of the spring and covering the securing hole.
As a further embodiment of the present invention, the entertainment and exercise device has a helmet for wearing on the head; a rotating means integrally installed on the helmet; and a turning member separably combined with the rotating means and elongated outwardly from the helmet.
Accordingly, the entertainment and exercise device of the present invention is convenient to carry and keep, thereby being used for the exercise irrespective of the exercising area. Also, the entertainment and exercise device obtains a simple finger-pressure effect and increases interest.
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Kim Kil-Hong
Yoo Dae-Sik
Donnelly Jerome W.
Fish Robert D.
Fish & Associates, LLP
Thompson Sandra P.
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