Patent ID: 6258016
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A folding collapsible exercising apparatus comprising:a front frame unit, said front frame unit comprising a transverse front bar, two wheels at two distal ends of said transverse front bar, a longitudinal shaft perpendicularly extended from a middle part of said transverse front bar, said longitudinal shaft having a vertical front section fixedly connected to said transverse front bar, a horizontal rear section, a series of positioning holes longitudinally spaced on said horizontal rear section of said longitudinal shaft, and two foot bars bilaterally connected to said vertical front section of said longitudinal shaft;a bearing bracket, said bearing bracket comprising a longitudinal main tube sleeved onto the horizontal rear section of said longitudinal shaft of said front frame unit, two stub axles formed integral with one end of said longitudinal main tube at two opposite sides remote from said front frame unit, and a vertical bottom rod perpendicularly extended from said longitudinal main tube;a coupling sleeved onto the horizontal rear section of said longitudinal shaft of said front frame unit, said coupling comprising a top screw hole fastened to one of the positioning holes on the horizontal rear section of said longitudinal shaft of said front frame unit, and a vertical bottom rod;a first lock screw selectively mounted in one of the positioning holes on the horizontal rear section of said longitudinal shaft of said front frame unit and threaded into the top screw hole on said coupling to secure said coupling to said front frame unit;a back frame unit pivoted to said bearing bracket and turned between a vertical position and a horizontal position, said back frame unit comprising two parallel back support bars, a back mattress supported on said back support bars, two coupling tubes respectively perpendicularly extended from said back support bars at a bottom side and respectively pivoted to the two stub axles at the longitudinal main tube of said bearing bracket, two lugs respectively provided at said back support bars above said coupling tubes, and two smoothly arched frame tubes respectively connected to said back support bars and arranged in parallel for supporting said back frame unit on the floor;two handlebars respectively pivoted to the back support bars of said back frame unit, said handlebars each comprising a {character pullout}-shaped coupling frame respectively pivoted to the back support bars of said back frame unit by a respective pivot bolt;two second lock screws respectively fastened to the back support bars of said back frame unit and said handlebars to lock said handlebars;a seat pivoted to said back frame unit and moved with said back frame unit along the main tube of said bearing bracket, said seat comprising two bottom lugs bilaterally disposed at a rear side thereof and respectively pivoted to the lugs at the back support bars of said back frame unit by a pivot pin, and a bottom roller disposed at a front side thereof for supporting said seat on the main tube of said bearing bracket; anda damping device coupled between said coupling and said bearing bracket, said damping device comprising a first coupling hole disposed on a front end thereof and coupled to the vertical bottom rod of said coupling, a second coupling hole disposed on a rear end thereof and coupled to the vertical bottom rod of said bearing bracket, and two springy retainers respectively fastened to the vertical bottom rod of said coupling and the vertical bottom rod of said bearing bracket to secure said damping device, said coupling and said bearing bracket together.