WO2013144684A1 - System for retaining elastic bands with attachment and anchoring elements for performing strength and resistance exercises - Google Patents

Description

 SYSTEM FOR RETAINING ELASTIC BANDS WITH FASTENING AND ANCHORAGE ELEMENTS TO PERFORM STRENGTH AND RESISTANCE EXERCISES

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention belongs to the field of elements, accessories, supports, harnesses and equipment for physical activity using elastic resistant devices that allow to recover, maintain, develop strength, develop resistance and develop muscle tone in shoulder, arm, forearm, hand, back, chest, abdomen, legs, buttocks, lower waist and neck of the human body; by exchanging elastic bands of different resistances fitted in a cone-funnel mechanism adapted to a system for retaining elastic bands that has three types of harness support, where the first type of harness support exercises upper members, the second type of support -arnés exercises lower limbs and the third type of support-harness performs the function of anchoring and safety as well as the function of exercising the trunk and middle members.

STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE

 The use of elastic bands to perform physical activity in resistance exercises is known either for therapeutic purposes of physical conditioning or high performance. Inventions for resistance exercises are known as patents with publication number US2008 / 0220953, US201 1/0237410, US201 1/0195825 that use elastic bands to anchor in a structure. None of the above requests allows the bands to be assembled or disassembled to vary the resistance and also do not allow to reduce or increase the amount of bands according to the resistance desired by the user, in addition the aforementioned requests do not have the possibility of anchoring or disassembling because they must be fixed to a structure.

The patents US7998041, US6071218, US4428577, US4033580, US3966204 are solutions for exercising for lower and upper extremities of elastic residence but have the disadvantage that their design does not allow the exchange of resistance and that when the elastic band breaks it loses its functionality.

As background anchor for elastic resistant devices is the US6036625 patent that anchors the point of resistance between the door and its frame and the US4073490 patent that is anchored to any hook or sheet of a door. In general, none of the existing models for physical activity using elastic resistant devices allows to be hooked, fixed or anchored. The new invention solves the drawbacks that exist to vary the strength of resistance in an exercise for therapeutic purposes of physical conditioning or in a high performance exercise, ensuring and exchanging different elastic bands to supports that ergonomically adapt to the body and avoid the contact of the bands with the body parts that are exercised.

There are specific elastic band supports for upper members that have a rigid plastic tube that serves as a handle and also a recess that is inserted into the plastic tube to retain the elastic band is embedded in a buckle; In this design, the elastic band comes off when executing the movements and does not have the possibility of being fixed or hooked.

Other systems have a foam band handle that are introduced into a hose-shaped elastic rubber ring, materials that easily deteriorate and when any of the parts that compose them are broken or damaged, so the support is lost and therefore its efficient use This situation leads to not having the possibility of replenishing, changing and exchanging the resistance generated by the elastic bands according to their colors when tensioning the support.

There are no known patents of supports for specific elastic bands to perform exercises on members that allow anchoring and that can become a harness for gymnastic equipment that is the purpose of the present invention. The present invention has the possibility of retaining and exchanging elastic bands of different elastic capacity through cone-funnel bushings inserted in cavities called conical caps formed by seams.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

 Figure 1 corresponds to the perspective drawing of the harness support for upper limbs, ie human arms and trunk. The elements, accessories and folds made in the tape-reata are detailed by figures and seams.

 Figure 2 corresponds to the perspective drawing of the harness support for the lower limbs, that is, legs. The elements, accessories and folds made in the tape-reata are detailed by figures and seams.

Figure 3 corresponds to the perspective of the front face of the harness support for anchoring

Figure 4 corresponds to the perspective of the rear face of the anchor-harness support. BEST WAY TO CARRY OUT THE INVENTION AND TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

 According to figure 1, the harness support for upper limbs made of tape-reata that adjusts elastic bands for strength and resistance exercises of chest, back, shoulder, arm, forearm, hand, waist and abdomen is shown. Where the harness support for upper limbs is grasped by hand, it retains and exchanges elastic bands of different degree of elasticity, up to six degrees of elasticity and the harness support is allowed to be fixed to be hooked or anchored. The tubular handle (1) is semi-rigid flexible and adapts anatomically to the hand and also serves as a bushing so that the tape-reels housed inside it move without causing friction or injuries to the hand when executing the exercises or movements.

The harness support for upper limbs has a semi-rigid rectangular shape due to the seams made on the belt-reata segment (2) that form angles and folds. The tape-reta segment (2) is oppositely connected to the tape-reta segment (12) by means of a seam (3) and the union of these two tape-reata segments cross the tubular handle (1) by configuring an element of anatomical and flexible hand grip. The tape-reta segment (2) is forming two vertical parallel sides (4) and a perpendicular horizontal side (45). To make the vertical sides (4) and the horizontal side (45) a fold is made with seams in the form of a right triangle (5), where this fold in the form of a right triangle (5) passes the tape-reta segment (2 ) from the vertical position to the horizontal position thus generating the characteristic semi-rigid rectangular shape of the harness holder for upper limbs.

On the horizontal side (45) rectangle trapezoid figures (6) and isosceles trapeze figures (7) are drawn with seam lines; and among them other isosceles trapezoids are created in the form of conical capsules (8) with empty interior to accommodate the accessories called funnel bushings (9) with cover (1 0). The elastic bands (1 1) that can be exchanged or replaced are retained inside the funnel bushings (9).

In the segment of tape-reata (12) opposite to the segment of tape-reata (2), half-ring fittings (1 3) are sewn on each of its ends, which allow the harness holder for upper limbs to anchor and become in accessory-harness for gym equipment and machines with pulleys, carabiners or hooks. In the path of the same belt segment- reata (1 2) and on its sides sailboats (14) are sewn that will fulfill the function of securing the half-ring fittings (13), while they are not in use.

The harness support for upper limbs has lateral isosceles trapezoids in the form of conical capsules (46) with empty interior to accommodate the accessories called funnel bushings (9) within which the elastic bands (1 1) are retained, which can be exchanged or replaced according to the different degree of elasticity, with up to six degrees of elasticity to exert the desired strength of resistance. In Figure 2, the harness support for lower limbs exerts strength and endurance for legs, buttocks, lower back and neck. The harness support for lower limbs is divided into three parts that comprise each of the elements, accessories where each of them has specific characteristics and functions that perform independently and integrated. The first part of the harness support for lower limbs secures the harness support to the lower ankle and leg members, and independently of the neck. The first part of the harness support for lower limbs is composed of a rectangular puffed canvas (15) that is taken as a structure and at its ends the rectangular buckles (16) that will receive the tape-reta segments with sailboats (1 7 ).

On the rectangular puffed canvas surface (1 5) geometric seam lines (18) are drawn to form right triangles, trapeze rectangles (19), and rectangles (20), which allow the harness holder for lower limbs to bend, fold and fold. Anatomically fit the sole of the foot, ankle, knees or neck.

The second part of the harness support for lower members secures the ends of the elastic bands (21) and is composed of two similar tape-reta segments (22) sewn on the rectangular puffed canvas (15). In each of the segments of tape-reata (22) folds are formed that form rectangular ailerons (23), on whose surface seam lines are drawn that give geometric shapes of rectangular trapezoids (24) and between which isosceles trapezoids are created (25). Inside these isosceles trapezoids (25) empty spaces are formed in the form of conical capsules (26) that house inside the accessories called cone-funnel bushings (27), with cover (28) and where they also go to the ends of the elastic bands (21) being retained therein, said elastic band (21) being secured within the conical capsule (26) with the cone-funnel bushing (27). The third part of the harness support for lower limbs makes it possible to be fixed, anchored or attached to elements such as hooks, rings, tubes, carabiners, roof or gym machines. The third part of the support-harness for lower limbs is composed of a segment of tape-reta (29), sewn along the rectangular puffed canvas (15) that at its ends and in the center are sewn half-ring hardware ( 30), as well as in its route, sailboats (31) are sewn to secure the half ring fittings (30) while they are not being used to avoid blows or accidents.

According to figure 3, the anchor-harness support has a tubular tape-reta with the cone-funnel bushing accessory (41) to retain, exchange and insulate the ends of the different elastic bands (43) that exist in the market with the that strength and resistance exercises are performed both on the trunk, upper and lower limbs of the human body, can also be fixed or anchored to elements such as hooks, rings, tubes, carabiners, roof or gym machines either horizontally or vertically.

According to figure 3 and figure 4, the harness support for anchoring in tubular tape-reta to retain elastic bands has certain elements where each of these elements has specific characteristics and functions that they perform independently and integrated depending on the segment where they are they sew on the tubular tape-so-called base (32).

In the center a pin (33) is sewn in a reattach that allows the harness support to be fixed, hooked or anchored to hooks or carabiners.

An octagonal puffed canvas (34) on the surface of which seam lines are formed that form arches (35), trapezoids (36) and rectangles (37) that allow the support-harness for anchorage to adapt anatomically to the ankle or hand as a handle. Another function of the octagonal puffed canvas (34) is to prevent friction of the elastic band with the human body. On both sides octagonal bulging area (34) and on the segment of the base tubular tape-reta (32) two segments are sewn into tubular tape-reta (38) with a rectangular shape as ailerons, generated by seams and folds.

Seam lines with geometric shapes of rectangular trapezoids (39) and isosceles trapezoids in the shape of conical capsules (40) are drawn on the surface of each of the segments in tubular tape-tape (40) within which they are to be housed cone-funnel bushings (41) with cover (42). The elastic band (43) that can be exchanged, is retained inside by cone-funnel bushing (41) and is isolated from contact with the body avoiding accidents. Finally, at the ends of the base tubular tape-reata segment (32), sailboats (44) adhere and sew, which will allow the harness support to be secured and adjusted to the ankle or hand. The three types of support-harness are graduated according to resistance levels by exchanging the different elastic bands that are easily retained or removed by the pressure of the cone-funnel bushing exerted in the cavities called conical caps formed by seams. You can also perform exercises with a band, two bands or three elastic bands depending on the resistance associated with the color of each band and the number of bands to use.

The system for retaining elastic bands generates infinite forms of exercises causing the nervous and cardiovascular systems to be stimulated without risk; since the articular structures in movements of flexion, extension, turns, rotation, maintain their own ranges of movement.

The system for retaining elastic bands converts parts with tube structures, such as hospital chairs or beds into anchoring devices for specific movements of strength and resistance exercises applicable even to therapeutic treatments in patients who cannot move or are subject to a bed.

Claims

System for retaining elastic bands with fixing and anchoring elements for strength and resistance exercises, characterized by three types of harness-support made in reata that exercise members of the human body by means of interchangeable elastic bands of different degrees of elasticity according to their resistance , where the elastic bands are adjusted by means of a cone-funnel mechanism that by pressure is housed in a cavity called a conical capsule formed by seams on the reata of each of the three types of support-harness. System for retaining elastic bands according to claim 1, characterized in that the first type of harness support called harness support for upper members exercises upper members by means of a flexible semi-rigid tubular handle (1) that adapts to the hand, within said hand Tubular handle (1) are inserted and joined by seams two segments of tape-reata (2), (12) that when exiting on each side of the tubular handle carries seams (3) producing breaks at right angles and then on its way folds are made with seams that form the figures of right triangles (5) that change from vertical position to horizontal position forming two parallel vertical sides (4) and a perpendicular horizontal side (45); where the horizontal side (45) has seam lines drawn with rectangle trapeze figures (6) and isosceles trapeze figures (7), and among them other isosceles trapezoids are created in the form of conical capsules (8) with an empty interior to accommodate the accessories called funnel cone bushings (9) that retain the elastic bands (1 1) and where the second segment of tape-reta (12) is sewn on each end half-ring fittings (13) to engage the harness-holder and sailboats (14) that secure the half-ring fittings when not in use. System for retaining elastic bands according to claim 1, characterized in that the second type of harness support called harness support for lower limbs exercises lower limbs and is divided into three parts as follows: - The first part of the support-harness for members is composed of a rectangular puffed canvas (1 5) that is taken as a structure and at its ends the rectangular buckles (16) that will receive the segments of ribbon-reata with sailboats (1) are sewn 7), where the rectangular puffed canvas surface (1 5) has lines of geometric seams (18) drawn to form right triangles, trapeze rectangles (19), and rectangles (20), which allow the harness holder for lower limbs to bend , fold and adapt anatomically to the sole of the foot, ankle, knees or neck.  - The second part of the harness support for lower limbs secures the ends of the elastic bands (21) and consists of two similar tape-reta segments (22) sewn on the rectangular puffed canvas (15), where in each of the tape-reata segments (22) are made folds that form rectangular ailerons (23), on whose surface seam lines are drawn that give geometric shapes of rectangular trapezoids (24) and between which isosceles trapezoids (25) are created and inside these isosceles trapezoids (25) empty spaces are formed in the form of conical capsules (26) that house inside the accessories called cone-funnel bushings (27), with cover (28) and where they also go to the ends of the elastic bands (21) being retained therein, said elastic band (21) being secured within the conical capsule (26) with the cone-funnel bushing (27).  - The third part of the harness support for lower limbs makes it possible to be fixed, anchored or hooked to elements such as hooks, rings, tubes, carabiners, roof or gym machines, where the third part of the harness support for lower limbs is composed of a segment of tape-reata (29), sewn along the rectangular puffed canvas (15) that at its ends and in the center are sewn half-ring fittings (30), as well as in its path sailboats (31) are sewn to secure the half ring fittings (30) while they are not being used to avoid bumps or accidents. System for retaining elastic bands according to claim 1, characterized in that the third type of harness support called anchorage support-harness is composed of a tubular tape-reel called base (32), a pin (33) and a puffed canvas octagonal (34) in reata; where the base (32) has segments in tubular tape-reattach (38) with rectangular shape in the form of ailerons in reta to retain the elastic band (43) and sailboats (44) to secure the harness-support for anchoring to the ankle or hand; the pin (33) allows the harness support for anchoring to be attached to hooks, tubes or gym machines either horizontally or vertically; and where the octagonal puffed canvas (34) has on its surface seams that form arches (35), trapezoids (36) and rectangles (37) that allow the anchor-harness support to adapt anatomically to the ankle or hand as a handle avoiding friction of the human body of the elastic band (43). System for retaining elastic bands according to claim 1, characterized in that the third type of harness support called harness support for anchoring in its segments in tubular tape-reta (38) with a rectangular shape in the form of ailerons have seams with geometric shapes of rectangular trapezoids (39) and isosceles trapezoids in the form of conical capsules (40) within which the known bushings are to be housed. funnel (41) that retain the elastic bands (43) and where said elastic bands (43) can be exchanged according to the resistance associated with the color of each band and the number of bands to be used. System for retaining elastic bands according to claim 1, characterized in that the three types of harness support are graduated according to resistance levels by exchanging the different elastic bands that are easily retained or removed by the pressure of the cone-funnel bushing exerted on the cavities called conical capsules formed by seams; where the three types of support-harness allow exercises with an elastic band, two elastic bands or three elastic bands depending on the resistance associated with the color of each elastic band and the amount of elastic bands to be used.