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US 6,746,383 B2Granted
Multipurpose hand puller
AssigneeJao-Hsing Tsai
InventorHui-Nan Yu
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Abstract
A multipurpose hand puller mainly comprises at least one set of hand pullers, pedals, handgrips and operation levers, in which each set of the puller consists of a casing, brake mechanism, sheave and pulling rope. The delicately designed structure and diverse manipulation of a handgrip and operation lever provide a great number of combination and multipurpose exercises with least space occupied and maximum benefit achieved.
Claims4
A multipurpose hand puller comprising:
- at least one hand puller, each hand puller having a casing, a brake mechanism, a sheave, a pulling rope and a handgrip, said casing having two half shells, said brake mechanism, said sheave and said pulling rope connected to said casing, the casing having one opening and one rope outlet, said pulling rope extending out of and connected to said handgrip, a compression knob inserted into said one opening, a rope reel and a reel axle mounted adjacent to said one rope outlet, said brake mechanism including a brake drum a brake lining, a hand brake lever and a lock rod, said brake mechanism being a stepless load device, the sheave having a ratchet, a torque spring and a gear, said pulling rope wound on a perimeter of said sheave, said ratchet located in a ratchet house and engaging a thread rod of said brake mechanism,
- wherein said thread rod connects said brake mechanism to said casing and engages with a cam and a handbrake lever on an outside of said casing, after said handbrake lever is lifted up, said cam presses said thread rod forward and disengages said lock rod, said brake lining has one end fixed on said sheave and other end connected to a mobile bracket, when said compression knob is turned, said threaded section and a worm rod will displace said mobile bracket to force said brake lining to loosen and tighten contact on said brake drum, such that a diverse resistance is produced to fit player's desire;
- the housing having a lock hole through which said lock rod is inserted and locking at least one set of puller and two pedals in place;
- and said pulling rope is connected to said handgrip.
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