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US 9,802,098 B1Granted
Physical fitness exercise device which simulates horseback riding and also facilitates upper body and lower body exercise
AssigneeHupa International, Inc.
InventorBob Hsiung
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Abstract
A physical fitness device that simulates the motion of horseback riding. Innovative features of the present invention include a horseback riding simulation post which extends both vertically, at a vertical angle toward a rider seated on the device, and an upwardly extending longitudinal section which extends toward a rider on the exercise device seat and terminates in a transverse handle which enables the user to grasp the handle with both hands or one hand. There are a pair of parallel crank arms with a respective one of the crank arms adjacent opposite sides of the exercise device with each crank arm having an upwardly extending section extending forwardly or rearwardly.
Claims23
An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a. a bottom section including a base with front transverse support member at a front end interconnected to a rear transverse support member at a rear end by a longitudinal interconnecting beam;
- b. a body affixed at a bottom longitudinal wall to an upper surface of the central longitudinal beam, the body including a first sidewall and a spaced apart second sidewall interconnected by bottom longitudinal wall, a front wall, a rear wall and top wall, surrounding an interior chamber retaining operating components of the physical fitness device;
- c. a central fixed vertically extending post including a lower straight section extending toward the front of the exercise apparatus, an arcuate section and an upper straight section extending toward the rear of the exercise apparatus;
- d. a horseback riding simulation post including a first straight lower section affixed to and aligned with the lower straight section of the central fixed vertically extending post, the first straight lower section extending to an arcuate section which extends to a second straight upper section which extends vertically and horizontally toward the rear of the exercise apparatus and towards a seat configured to support a seated rider, a distal end of the second straight upper section terminating in a handle;
- e. a left fixed grasping post including a first lower fixed section affixed to a left side of the lower straight section of the central fixed vertically extending post, the lower fixed section beginning in a first straight portion and extends to a first arcuate portion which extends in the vertical and horizontal direction toward the rear of the exercise apparatus, then extends to a second arcuate portion which extends to a third arcuate section which reverses the direction of the left fixed grasping post and extends a grasping portion which extends in a vertical and horizontal direction toward the front of the exercise apparatus;
- f. a right fixed grasping post including a first lower fixed section affixed to a right side of the lower straight section of the central fixed vertically extending post, the lower fixed section beginning in a first straight portion and extends to a first arcuate portion which extends in the vertical and horizontal direction toward the rear of the exercise apparatus, then extends to a second arcuate portion which extends to a third arcuate section which reverses the direction of the left fixed grasping post and extends a grasping portion which extends in a vertical and horizontal direction toward the front of the exercise apparatus;
- a post retaining the seat, the seat retained over the body and at a first given distance from the horseback riding simulation post and at a second given distance from the first fixed grasping post and the second fixed grasping post;
- h. a left arcuate forwardly extending crank arm including a first vertically extending and forwardly extending section extending to a curved intermediate section extending to a second vertically extending and horizontally extending section extending in the direction of the front end of the exercise apparatus and terminating in a left transverse pedal plate at a distal end of the second vertically extending and horizontally extending section and spaced away from a left sidewall of the body, the left transverse foot pedal plate extending away from left sidewall;
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- i. a right arcuate forwardly extending crank arm including a first vertically extending and forwardly extending section extending to a curved intermediate section extending to a second vertically extending and horizontally extending section extending in the direction of the front end of the exercise apparatus and terminating in a right transverse pedal plate at a distal end of the second vertically extending and horizontally extending section and spaced away from a right sidewall of the body, the right transverse foot pedal plate extending away from the right sidewall.
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An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a. a bottom section including a base with front transverse support member at a front end interconnected to a rear transverse support member at a rear end by a longitudinal interconnecting beam;
- b. a body affixed at a bottom longitudinal wall to an upper surface of the central longitudinal beam, the body including a first sidewall and a spaced apart second sidewall interconnected by bottom longitudinal wall, a front wall, a rear wall and top wall, surrounding an interior chamber retaining operating components of the physical fitness device;
- c. a central fixed vertically extending post including a lower straight section extending toward the front of the exercise apparatus, an arcuate section and an upper straight section extending toward the rear of the exercise apparatus;
- d. a horseback riding simulation post including a first straight lower section affixed to and aligned with the lower straight section the central fixed vertically extending post, the first straight lower section extending to an arcuate section which extends to a second straight upper section which extends vertically and horizontally toward the rear of the exercise apparatus and towards a seat configured to support a seated rider, a distal end of the second straight upper section terminating in a handle;
- e. a left fixed grasping post including a first lower fixed section affixed to a left side of the lower straight section of the central fixed vertically extending post, the lower fixed section beginning in a first straight portion and extends to a first arcuate portion which extends in the vertical and horizontal direction toward the rear of the exercise apparatus, then extends to a second arcuate portion which extends to a third arcuate section which reverses the direction of the left fixed grasping post and extends a grasping portion which extends in a vertical and horizontal direction toward the front of the exercise apparatus;
- f. a right fixed grasping post including a first lower fixed section affixed to a right side of the lower straight section of the central fixed vertically extending post, the lower fixed section beginning in a first straight portion and extends to a first arcuate portion which extends in the vertical and horizontal direction toward the rear of the exercise apparatus, then extends to a second arcuate portion which extends to a third arcuate section which reverses the direction of the left fixed grasping post and extends a grasping portion which extends in a vertical and horizontal direction toward the front of the exercise apparatus;
- g. a post retaining the seat, the seat retained over the body and at a first given distance from the horseback riding simulation post and at a second given distance from the first fixed grasping post and the second fixed grasping post;
- h. a left arcuate rearwardly extending crank arm including a first vertically extending and rearwardly extending section extending to a curved intermediate section extending to a second vertically extending and horizontally extending section extending in the direction of the front end of the exercise apparatus and terminating in a left transverse pedal plate at a distal end of the second vertically extending and horizontally extending section and spaced away from a left sidewall of the body, the left transverse foot pedal plate extending away from left sidewall;
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- i. a right arcuate rearwardly extending crank arm including a first vertically extending and rearwardly extending section extending to a curved intermediate section extending to a second vertically extending and horizontally extending section extending in the direction of the front end of the exercise apparatus and terminating in a right transverse pedal plate at a distal end of the second vertically extending and horizontally extending section and spaced away from a right sidewall of the body, the right transverse foot pedal plate extending away from the right sidewall.
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An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a. a bottom section including a base with a front transverse support member at a front end interconnected to a rear transverse support member at a rear end by a longitudinal interconnecting beam;
- b. a body affixed at a bottom longitudinal wall to an upper surface of the central longitudinal beam, the body including walls surrounding an interior chamber retaining operating components of the exercise apparatus;
- c. a central fixed vertically extending post adjacent the front end of the exercise apparatus;
- d. a horseback riding simulation post including a first straight lower section affixed to and aligned with the lower straight section the central fixed vertically extending post, the first straight lower section extending to an arcuate section which extends to a second straight upper section which extends vertically and horizontally toward the rear of the exercise apparatus and towards a seat configured to support a seated rider, a distal end of the second straight upper section terminating in a handle;
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- e. a post retaining the seat, the seat retained over the body and a given distance from the horseback riding simulation post;
- f. a left arcuate crank arm including a first vertically extending section extending to a curved intermediate section extending to a second vertically extending and horizontally extending section and terminating in a left transverse pedal plate at a distal end of the second vertically extending section and spaced away from a left sidewall of the body, the left transverse foot pedal plate extending away from left sidewall;
- g. a right arcuate crank arm including a first vertically extending section extending to a curved intermediate section extending to a second vertically extending and horizontally extending section and terminating in a right transverse pedal plate at a distal end of the second vertically extending section and spaced away from a right sidewall of the body, the right transverse foot pedal plate extending away from the right sidewall;
- h. a left fixed grasping post at a distance in front of the seat;
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- i. a right fixed grasping post at a distance in front of the seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.