Hammock-type exercise equipment

Abstract

To provide a hammock type exercise implement which is easy to manufacture and can be easily cleaned in a washing machine or the like. [Solution] The hammock-type exercise device 1 is configured such that a locking member 4 is attached to the end of a flexible sheet body 3 and the locking member 4 is attached to a support part for hanging, allowing the sheet body 3 to be hung like a hammock. The locking member 4 is made of flexible string material 4a formed into a loop shape to make it deformable, while the sheet body 3 has a string-threading section 5 formed on its edge that is at least as wide as two of the string material that makes up the locking member 4. The locking member 4 is passed through the string-threading section 5 of the sheet body 3, with both ends exposed in a loop shape from both ends of the string-threading section 5, and one looped end of the locking member 4 is passed through the loop part at the other end and locked to the support part for hanging.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a hammock-type exercise device that is used primarily for exercise by hanging a flexible sheet body like a hammock, for the purpose of maintaining, restoring, and improving health and physical strength. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes a hammock-type exercise device in which a flexible sheet body is hung like a hammock and used for exercise. As shown in Figure 7 (Figure 1 of Patent Document 1), such a conventional hammock-type exercise device consists of a flexible sheet body 100 made of strings woven into a net shape, and locking members 101 attached to both ends of the sheet body 100, and the locking members 101 are attached to hanging supports 102 provided on the ceiling or the like, allowing the sheet body 100 to hang down like a hammock. However, as described in paragraphs

[0024] and

[0025] of Patent Document 1, conventional hammock-type exercise equipment has a locking member 101 that is made sturdy from metal or reinforced plastic, and multiple string-like bodies 103 provided on both ends of the sheet body 100 are wound around the locking member 101. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Publication No. 3192186 (paragraphs 0024, 0025, and Figure 1) Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] As described above, in conventional hammock-type exercise equipment, the locking member 101 is made of a hard and sturdy metal or reinforced plastic, and the string-like member 103 at the end of the sheet body 100 is wound around the locking member 101, which makes it time-consuming to attach the locking member 101 to the sheet body 100. Also, once the locking member 101 is attached to the sheet body 100, the two essentially become one unit, which causes problems such as the hard locking member 101 getting in the way and making it difficult to clean the sheet body 100 in a washing machine or the like. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hammock type exercise device that is easy to manufacture and can be easily cleaned in a washing machine or the like. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides, as set forth in claim 1, A hammock-type exercise device in which a locking member is attached to an end of a flexible sheet body and the locking member is attached to a support part for hanging, so that the sheet body can be hung like a hammock, The locking member is a flexible string material formed into a loop shape and made deformable, On the other hand, the sheet body has a cord-passing portion formed on its edge, the cord-passing portion having a width equal to or larger than two cords constituting the locking member, The hammock type exercise implement is provided in which the locking member is passed through the string-passing part of the sheet body, both ends of which are exposed in a loop shape from both ends of the string-passing part, and one looped end of the locking member is passed through the loop part of the other end to be locked to the support part for hanging.

[0006] Also, as set forth in claim 2, there is provided a hammock type exercise device according to claim 1, wherein the fastening member is formed by tying both ends of a single string material into a loop shape.

[0007] Also, as set forth in claim 3, there is provided a hammock type exercise device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sheet body is substantially rectangular when unfolded, and the sheet width in the same direction as the string passage is 170 cm or more. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the hammock-type exercise equipment of the present invention, the ring-shaped fastening member is made of flexible string material and is deformable, so the fastening member can be deformed into a slim shape equivalent to the length of two pieces of string material. On the other hand, a string-passing section that is at least as wide as two of the strings that make up the fastening member is formed at the edge of the sheet body, and by bending the string-passing section like the string-passing section of a drawstring bag and passing the fastening member that has been deformed into a slim shape through it, both ends are exposed in a loop shape, and the loop portion at one end is passed through the loop portion at the other end to tighten the string-passing section, and the loop portion on the passed-through side can be fastened to the support part. Therefore, the attachment of the fastening members to the seat is extremely simple, facilitating the manufacture of hammock-type exercise equipment. Furthermore, the attachment members can be easily removed by simply following the reverse procedure, allowing the seat to be cleaned in a washing machine. Of course, because the attachment members are soft, they can be left attached to the seat and thrown into the washing machine for cleaning.

[0009] According to the hammock type exercise equipment of claim 2, the loop-shaped fastening member is formed by tying both ends of a single string material, so that the fastening member can be manufactured inexpensively.

[0010] According to the hammock-type exercise equipment of claim 3, the seat body is roughly rectangular when unfolded, and has a width of 170cm or more in the same direction as the string hole, like a large furoshiki cloth, so when used with the seat body hanging down like a hammock, it can accommodate a lying position where the user swings back and forth like a swing. Moreover, considering that the average height of Japanese adult men is about 170cm, in this position, almost the entire body of most users is completely enveloped, allowing them to relax as if they were in a womb. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hammock-type exercise device. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the hammock-type exercise equipment. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of parts A and B in FIG. 2. [Figure 4] 10 is an enlarged front view of a main part of the sheet body with a locking member inserted through the string insertion portion. FIG. [Figure 5] 5 is an enlarged view of a main part showing a state in which one end of the locking member is passed through the other end and the string-passing portion is tightened from the state shown in FIG. 4.

[0023] FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the entire body is wrapped around the seat body of the hammock-type exercise equipment while lying down. [Figure 7] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional hammock-type exercise device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] An embodiment of a hammock-type exercise tool 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in Figure 1, the hammock-type exercise device 1 of this embodiment has a support part 2 consisting of a fixed rod 2a and hanging fittings 2b, 2b stretched across a high place in a room, and a sheet body 3 attached in a hammock-like (or "swing-like") shape via two locking members 4, 4.

[0013] [Locking member] The fastening member 4 is, for example, a synthetic fiber string 4a about 0.7 cm thick and 50 to 60 cm long bent into a U-shape and tied at both ends to form a loop, and because it is flexible, it can be deformed into not only the roughly eggplant shape shown in Figure 3 but also into a slimmer shape up to the length of two strings 4a. Note that the fastening member 4 of this embodiment has a cut end 4b of the string 4a hardened by heat or other hardening treatment to make the knot 4c less likely to come undone.

[0014] [Sheet body] The sheet body 3 is made of soft fabric and is approximately square when unfolded. Specifically, in Figure 2, the side where the string holes 5 and 6 described below are provided is approximately 190 cm long and 210 cm wide, with the side perpendicular to that being the vertical direction and the horizontal direction being the horizontal direction. Like a large furoshiki (wrapping cloth), this is a square or a rectangular shape close to a square, and can accommodate most users regardless of age or gender. Note that these dimensions of the sheet body 3 are the most preferable example. Given that the average height of Japanese adult males is approximately 170 cm, a vertical dimension (seat width) of the sheet body 3 of 170 cm or more will accommodate most users.

[0015] 2 of the sheet body 3, there are formed on both vertical edge portions thereof a string-passing section 5 large enough to accommodate at least two pieces of string material constituting the fastening member 4 (wider than two pieces of string material), preferably large enough to allow for a more relaxed passage of the string material. The string-passing section 5 is formed by folding back the edge of the sheet body 3 into a U-shape (specifically, folding it over a width of 6 to 7 cm in FIG. 2), and sewing the folded-back part with thread 6 to form a tube, and as shown in FIG. 4, it can be bent to about 1 / 20 of its original length in the direction in which the string is passed, like the string-passing section of a drawstring bag.

[0016] [How to use] In the embodiment of the hammock-type exercise equipment 1 consisting of the above-mentioned fastening member 4 and sheet body 3, the fastening member 4 is deformed into an approximately eggplant shape as shown in Figure 3 or into an even slimmer shape, and then passed through the string-passing section 5 of the sheet body 3, with both ends finally exposed in a loop shape from both ends of the string-passing section 5 as shown in Figure 4. Next, as shown in Figure 5, the loop portion at the end of the locking member 4 on the knot 4c side exposed from the string-passing portion 5 is passed through the loop portion at the opposite end, and the string-passing portion 5 is then tightened, and the loop portion at the end opposite the knot is locked onto the hanging hardware 2b of the support portion 2 as shown in Figure 1.

[0017] This allows the seat body 3 to hang down from the support part 2 in a hammock-like state, so that a person can, for example, sit on the seat body 3 in a position similar to riding a swing, turn their body and lie on their stomach, or place their hands on the floor and hook their feet on the seat body 3, or even hang upside down, and perform an appropriate exercise according to their purpose.

[0018] Furthermore, the sheet body 3 of this embodiment is roughly square as shown in the unfolded state in Figure 2, and is in the form of a large furoshiki cloth that can envelop the entire body of most users. Therefore, when the sheet body 3 is hung down like a hammock, it can accommodate both a lying position that sways sideways like a hammock (lying with the head and feet facing the locking members 4, 4) and a lying position that sways back and forth like a swing (see Figure 6, in which the symbol H indicates the position of the user's head). Moreover, in either position, the entire body is completely wrapped and sways gently, allowing the user to cool down their mind and body with the sensation of being in the womb. This provides an excellent relaxation effect.

[0019] In the hammock-type exercise device 1 of this embodiment, the fastening members 4 can be removed from the string-insertion sections 5 of the seat body 3 by reversing the procedure described above, so the seat body 3 can be cleaned without any problems in a home washing machine. Of course, the seat body 3 can also be cleaned by hand. Furthermore, because the fastening members 4 are soft, they can be washed in a washing machine even while still attached to the seat body 3.

[0020] Although the present invention has been described above as an embodiment, it is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the embodiment, both ends of a single flexible string material are tied together to form a loop, but a seamless structure may also be used. However, a locking member 4 formed by tying both ends of a string material 4a into a loop has the advantage that the knot 4c prevents the locking member 4 from slipping into the string-passing section 5, making it easier to attach the locking member 4 to the string-passing section 5. Furthermore, although the seat body 3 in the embodiment is formed in a substantially square shape, it may of course be formed in a long and narrow rectangle with a seat width equivalent to that of a normal hammock. Furthermore, although the string material 4a of the fastening member 4 in the embodiment has a substantially round cross section, it may also be in the shape of a belt with a substantially rectangular cross section. [Explanation of symbols]

[0021] 1. Hammock-type exercise equipment 2...Support part 3...Sheet body 4...Locking member 4a…String material 5...String hole

Claims

1. A hammock-type exercise device in which a locking member is attached to an end of a flexible sheet body and the locking member is attached to a support part for hanging, so that the sheet body can be hung like a hammock, The locking member is a flexible string material formed into a loop shape and made deformable, On the other hand, the sheet body has a cord-passing portion formed on its edge, the cord-passing portion having a width equal to or larger than two cords constituting the locking member, The hammock-type exercise equipment is characterized in that the locking member is passed through the string-passing portion of the sheet body so that both ends thereof are exposed in a loop shape from both ends of the string-passing portion, and one looped end of the locking member is passed through the loop portion of the other end and locked to the support portion for hanging.

2. 2. The hammock-type exercise equipment according to claim 1, wherein the fastening member is a single string material having both ends tied together to form a loop.

3. 3. The hammock-type exercise equipment according to claim 1, wherein the seat body is substantially rectangular in an unfolded state, and the seat width in the same direction as the string-passing portion is 170 cm or more.

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