Folding mechanism of rowing machine
AssigneeDyaco International Inc.
InventorsShih-Wei Liu, Hsuan-Fu Huang
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Abstract
An embodiment of this invention discloses a folding mechanism of a rowing machine that comprises a first frame, a second frame, a saddle member, and a control member. A front of the second frame includes a guiding portion that comprises an operation cut and a storage cut. The saddle member fixes with a rear end of the first fame and straddles on the rear end of the first frame. The saddle member includes a slot, and the first frame pivotally connects with the second frame via a pivot of the saddle member. The control member is arranged below the first frame and includes a bar at its rear end. The rowing machine can be folded for storage or spread for operation by switching the bar into the storage cut or operation cut.
Claims8
A folding mechanism of a rowing machine, comprising:
- a first frame;
- a second frame, a front end of the second frame having a guiding portion that comprises an operation cut and a storage cut;
- a saddle member affixed to a rear end of the first frame, the saddle member having a slot, the first frame pivotally connecting with the front end of the second frame via a pivot of the saddle member;
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- a control member being arranged below the first frame, a rear end of the control member having a rod;
- a spool arranged below the first frame, a middle portion of the control member pivoting about the spool, the rod of the control member being movable downwardly and upwardly upon application of a force on a front end of the control member;
- whereby when the first frame and the second frame are in a working position, the rod is within the operation cut and passes through into the slot of the guiding portion;
- and to move the first frame and the second frame to a storage position, a force is exerted on the control member to move the rod from the operation cut to the storage cut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.