公开(公告)号：US6110073A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-29

申请号：US244158

申请日：1999-02-03

申请人： John Saur ,  James Richardson

发明人： John Saur ,  James Richardson

IPC分类号： A63B69/00 ,  A63F9/00

CPC分类号： A63B69/0053 ,  A63B2244/22 ,  A63B69/0035

摘要： A physical fitness device includes a housing, at least one resilient foot pad having a plurality of stepping locations, pad switch elements activated by pressure placed upon the stepping locations of the at least one foot pad, an on-board microcomputer coupled to the switch elements, and a control panel permitting a user to interact with the device. The switch elements include a plurality of pairs of contacts beneath the stepping locations and conductive leads to the microcomputer and control panel. Each foot pad has an electrically conductive undersurface adapted to make contact with one or more of the pairs of contacts when pressure is placed upon the foot pad. The control panel, which is coupled to the on-board microcomputer and an on-board power supply, has an electronic display. The control panel can be used to select predefined programs or exercise modes from the microcomputer to be followed by the user. The programs test and improve the user's foot speed, agility, and reaction time. The microcomputer and display can preferably provide feedback to the user to indicate calories burned, time elapsed, and other fitness-related information, and also which stepping location has been stepped on or should be stepped on.

摘要翻译： 身体健身装置包括壳体，至少一个具有多个步进位置的弹性足垫，通过施加在至少一个脚垫的踏板位置上的压力而激活的踏板开关元件，耦合到开关元件的车载微型计算机 以及允许用户与设备交互的控制面板。 开关元件包括在步进位置下方的多对触点对以及到微计算机和控制面板的导电引线。 每个脚垫具有适于当压力放置在脚垫上时与一对或多对触点接触的导电下表面。 耦合到车载微型计算机和车载电源的控制面板具有电子显示器。 控制面板可用于从微型计算机中选择用户遵循的预定义程序或运动模式。 程序测试和提高用户的脚步速度，灵活性和反应时间。 微型计算机和显示器可以优选地向用户提供反馈，以指示燃烧的卡路里，经过的时间和其他健身相关信息，以及哪个步进位置已经踏上或应该被踩踏。