ES1261879U - ELASTIC BAND FOR PERFORMING EXERCISES (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Elastic band for exercising that comprises an elastic central section (1) and a stirrup (2) at at least one of its ends, characterized in that the elastic band has protection elements that comprise a sliding protection (4) in the central section and a protection of the stirrup (3) in the stirrup, said elements comprising padded parts and means to be associated with the band or the stirrup and where; - The sliding protection element (4) presents a longitudinal relative movement with respect to that central section, having on one of its faces a non-slip layer (6) and, on the other, means to be associated with the central section (5), presenting between both a padded area (7). - The stirrup protection element (3) comprises a central body (9) and lateral bodies (10), all of them padded and associated with the stirrup, the central body having a rigid element. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

ELASTIC BAND FOR PERFORMING EXERCISES

The invention relates to an exercise element comprising an elastic band and stirrups at least one of its ends, preferably both, which function as handles suitable for inserting both hands and feet.

It also comprises a sliding protector and a protector on each stirrup, the sliding protector being associated with the elastic band in such a way as to allow free movement of the sliding protector along the elastic band, at least its central section, said protector comprising a non-slip area and a padded layer.

In the field of elastic bands, the different types of manufacturing materials can be fabric, superimposed layers of different fabrics, latex, rubber, or any other that has elastic characteristics, depending on the use of one or the other of the specific needs.

In general, elastic bands are usually used to perform bodybuilding exercises thanks to the fact that they largely replace other elements used for the same purpose such as dumbbells, discs or similar but that sometimes do not meet the specific need sought. by the user.

BACKGROUND

Elastic bands are usually used by athletes in general, more specifically by dancers or gymnasts, to acquire the strength and elasticity that their respective disciplines demand of them.

At present the different examples of elastic bands are provided in a single piece or with accessories, the most common are elastic bands with grip, circular, smooth among others, some devices that have similar characteristics but do not count with the desired comfort and practicality.

Patent US2018250545 consists of a fitness band to perform a wide variety of exercises, the band has handles attached at each end to a non-elastic strap that has the ability to be attached to a fixed object to use the user's own weight and perform a certain exercise.

The utility model ES1054644 consists of a support on doors to perform gymnastic exercises, in said support located on a door or window, traditional elastic bands can be attached.

The utility model ES0085281 consists of an elastic band, made up of two superimposed bands joined together on the loom itself according to transverse bands, in such a way that between said bands some transverse hollow spaces are created suitable for the accommodation of auxiliary elements.

Patent KR101157721 consists of a sports article with elastic resistance to strengthen the muscles, it has handles at its ends to facilitate grip and movements, to maximize the elasticity effect, silicon is the main manufacturing material of the elastic band .

Apart from the patent literature, there are a multitude of elastic bands on the market that have stirrups made of the band's own material. Thus, these bands have bends in the form of loops at their ends, made of the same material, these loops being suitable for inserting hands or feet according to the exercise required.

These elastic bands, in general, generate great pressure on specific points of the user's body, both in the area of the loops and, in the exercises that require it, at some point on the elastic band. This pressure on the user's body can lead to discomfort and chafing.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention refers to a gymnastic band comprising an elastic central section which we will call the central section and a stirrup at at least one of its ends, preferably at both.

The stirrups, we will refer to them in the plural, since in a preferred embodiment the device has one at each end, they allow the gymnastic band to be hooked to the feet or hands of the user so that the user can tighten or loosen it. A possible use of the band is, to vary its length and therefore its tension, to make it pass through a part of the body in such a way that a triangle is generated whose vertices would be each of the two stirrups and a point of the central section that presses on a part of the body.

An example is a position in which the user, in a split position, has inserted his feet into the stirrups and makes the central section pass over one of his shoulders.

In this position, the user could flex any of their limbs, tensing or untensioning the central section and causing it to run along the point of support on the body, in this case the shoulder.

The user could also be seated at an approximate angle of 90 ° with legs extended, and make the central section pass through his lumbar area, keeping the feet in the stirrups, tensing and untending the central section with a movement of the legs, causing the section to slip. central on the support point of the user's body.

This type of exercise, in addition to strengthening certain muscles, also allows you to work on flexibility, for example the ankles, so they cannot be done with sneakers or other types of footwear.

That is why, given the tension that the band reaches, both in its central section and in the stirrups, it can cause friction and discomfort in users in those contact areas, especially in those that come into contact with the central section. and that, in addition to the pressure, they must withstand the friction caused in certain exercises by the displacement of this central section.

To avoid this, the proposed gymnastic band includes protection elements located in the central section and, preferably, also in the stirrups.

The protection element for the central section, which we will call the sliding protector, includes means to loosely associate with the central section allowing the athlete to use it as a sliding support point. We will call the area of passage to the area of the protector through which the central section slides.

This sliding protector allows the relative movement of the protector and the central section in such a way that the user can support said protector either on some point of their own body or even on some external element, so that the elastic band moves or slides through this slip-on protector while doing the exercises.

To favor the support of the protector at one point and that it is the central section that moves through the protector and not the sliding protector that moves with respect to the support point, the sliding protector has a non-slip surface on its contact face with the fulcrum, either a part of the user's body or an external point.

On the other hand, to improve protection, the sliding protector has padded elements between the aforementioned anti-slip layer and the central section housed in the passage area.

We will call padding any element that mitigates the pressure of the central section on the fulcrum.

In a preferred embodiment, the means by which the sliding protector is associated with the elastic band are pins, which provide a suitable association between both elements allowing the free movement of the elastic band along the sliding protector.

Also, in a preferred version, we find protections on the stirrups.

The stirrups function as handles, allowing the user to insert feet or hands to, by using force on them, tighten the central section.

In this operation, the stirrup also presses on the feet or hands of the user and, furthermore, the deformation of the stirrup, where appropriate, leads to this pressure laterally compressing the foot or hand of this user.

To avoid this pressure both longitudinally in the direction of the force exerted by the user, and laterally due to deformation of the stirrup, the proposed invention comprises, in a preferred embodiment, protections on the stirrups.

Each protection of the stirrups, in the shape of a "U", comprises a central body and two lateral bodies at the ends of this central body. The central body, longer than the width of the user's foot, comprises a rigid or semi-rigid element. that prevents the stirrup from deforming on the user's foot and pressing it laterally.

To increase protection, the lateral bodies protect the sides of the user's feet or hands in the event that they come into contact with the stirrups.

All this is padded in the areas of contact with the user for greater protection.

In this way, a support platform is generated in the area where the force is exerted to tension the band, preventing the stirrup from deforming by trapping and pressing the user's foot or hand laterally. To this is added a padded coating for greater comfort and protection.

This protection of the stirrup is associated to the stirrup in a removable way, for cleaning or replacement operations, although during the work it is fixed at a point of the stirrup, not sliding.

In a preferred embodiment, projecting flaps of the body of the stirrup protector fold over the body itself, generating a tubular body and trapping the stirrup in between. The fixing is carried out through any means of fastening such as brackets, buttons or hook and loop closure (such as Velcro®) among others.

As has been said, one of the ways in which the elastic band with protector can be used is by placing the sliding protector on one of the shoulders, and later, with the feet in the stirrups, the adequate tension is generated on the elastic band when moving the legs or torso in such a way that the displacement of the elastic band on the protector generates a point of support and sliding avoiding the direct friction of the band on the user's shoulder, providing stability to the movement.

A structure such as the one described presents improvements in relation to the elements currently used, since having an element such as the sliding protector does not require a third point of support outside the body on which the desired tension is generated on the band.

As for the advantages over other devices are:

- Provide comfort thanks to the padded areas during use that come into contact with the user.

- Possibility of moving the elastic band on the sliding protector avoiding unwanted friction on the skin.

- The strong grip provided by the padded area of the stirrups, thus preventing it from accidentally loosening and causing injury.

- The means to connect the sliding protector with the elastic band, in addition to the pins, can be buckles, straps or a complementary tubular lining that allow the free movement of said elastic band.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIGURE 1 shows the device showing the central section (1), the stirrups (2), one of them with the stirrup protector (3) and, in the central segment, the sliding protector (4).

FIGURE 2 shows the sliding protector (4) in detail where the means to be associated with the central section (5) can be seen, in this case a series of loops through which the central section (1) runs, of which we only see here a section, these loops being attached to a body comprising an anti-slip layer (6), a padding layer (7).

FIGURE 3 shows a detail of the stirrup protector (3), located in the stirrup (2) where, in that stirrup protector, a central body (9) and two lateral bodies (10) can be seen, these being crossed by the stirrup and all of them having a reclining padded area, at least, on the inner side of the stirrup, the main body presenting a stiffening element that prevents its deformation when force is applied to it.

FIGURES 4 and 5 show, in sequence, an example of use of the invention in which the band is seen, which adopts a triangular position, and the user tensing it with one of the legs.

DESCRIPTION OF A MODE OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Here we proceed to describe a way of carrying out the invention that is not unique nor can it be construed in a limiting manner, but merely expository of the invention.

The elastic band for performing exercises comprises a central section (1) and stirrups (2) at its ends, comprising a sliding protection (4) in that central segment and a stirrup protection (3) in each of the stirrups.

The sliding protection is arranged in the central section by passing the central section through the inside of some loops (5) arranged on one of the faces of the sliding protector.

The face opposite the face on which the belt loops are located is covered with a non-slip layer (6) and is the one that will come into contact with the user's body if it is used as a support point.

Between the anti-slip layer and the central section that runs inside the belt loops, the sliding protector comprises a padded layer (7).

In this way, with the sliding protector, it is possible to mitigate the effects of the band on the user's body since, on the one hand, as it is slidable, it avoids the friction of the band on the user's body and, on the other, by being padded, it also reduces the effect of pressure on it.

On the other hand, each stirrup protector (3) comprises a removable central body (9), closed on itself, embracing the stirrup, having, in the closed position, a tubular shape. The closure is produced by bending over the stirrup longitudinal flaps of the stirrup protector provided with closing means, in this case a hook and loop.

At the ends of the central body (9) there are two lateral bodies (10) being these joined to the central body and also presenting a practicable tubular structure to be able to be removed from the stirrups. These lateral bodies are also traversed by the stirrup and have a cushioned area falling into the stirrup.

In a preferred embodiment such as the one described, the central body and the sides are joined, the central body presenting a rigid element aligned with that central body in the direction that it runs longitudinally and having a length greater than the width of the user's foot.

This rigid element prevents that, with the pressure of the user, the stirrup is deformed and laterally trapping the foot or hand of the user with the risk of generating pressure and friction.

This stirrup protector (3) remains fixed during work, allowing the user a good grip to tighten and loosen the elastic band without the risk of slipping and releasing the tensioning foot or hand.

Claims (5)

1. ELASTIC BAND FOR PERFORMING EXERCISES comprising a central elastic section (1) and a stirrup (2) at at least one of its ends, characterized in that the elastic band has protection elements that comprise a sliding protection (4) in the central section and a protection of the stirrup (3) in the stirrup, such elements comprising padded parts and means to be associated with the band or stirrup and where; - The sliding protection element (4) has a longitudinal relative movement with respect to that central section, counting on one of its faces an anti-slip layer (6) and, on the other, means to be associated with the central section (5), presenting between both a padded area (7). - The stirrup protection element (3) comprises a central body (9) and lateral bodies (10), all of them padded and associated with the stirrup, the central body having a rigid element. 2. ELASTIC BAND FOR PERFORMING EXERCISES according to claim 1, characterized in that the rigid element of the stirrup protection is longitudinally aligned in the central body of the stirrup protector and has a length greater than the width of the user's foot. 3. ELASTIC BAND FOR PERFORMING EXERCISES according to claim 1, characterized in that the means that the sliding protector has to associate with the central section comprise belt loops. 4. ELASTIC BAND FOR PERFORMING EXERCISES according to claim 1 characterized in that the stirrup protectors are fixed during the work. 5. ELASTIC BAND FOR PERFORMING EXERCISES according to claim 1, characterized in that the means that the stirrup protector presents to be associated with the stirrup comprise longitudinal flaps with suitable closing means to fold into a tubular body.