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US 7,682,154 B2Granted
Balance practicing machine
AssigneePanasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroyuki Hojo, Ryusuke Nakanishi
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Abstract
A balance practicing machine that provides effective balancing practice through the compound movement of an adjustable seat that comfortably accommodates various body types. The balance practicing machine is equipped with a saddle-shaped seat upon which a user sits, a drive unit that imparts a swinging motion to the seat, expandable and contractible elements on the surface of the seat, and a mechanism to expand and contract the expandable and contractible elements.
Claims22
A balance practicing machine comprising:
- a seat on which a user sits;
- a drive mechanism that imparts a swinging motion to said seat;
- an expandable and contractible member provided at a location of said seat corresponding to thighs of the user sitting on said seat;
- and
- a mechanism that automatically repeatedly expands and contracts said expandable and contractible member in alternately repeating upwardly-outwardly and downwardly-inwardly directions during operation of the drive mechanism to provide compound motion to the seat.
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A balance practicing machine comprising:
- a seat;
- a drive mechanism that imparts a swinging motion to said seat;
- and
- a moving device that is repeatedly actuated during operation of said drive mechanism to provide compound motion to said seat,
- wherein said moving device comprises:
- an expandable and contractible member provided at a location of said seat corresponding to thighs of the user sitting on said seat;
- and
- a mechanism that automatically repeatedly expands and contracts said expandable and contractible member in alternately repeating upwardly-outwardly and downwardly-inwardly directions during operation of the drive mechanism to provide compound motion to the seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.