Mechanism for height and distance adjustment in pilates exercise equipment

a technology of height and distance adjustment and exercise equipment, which is applied in the direction of rod connection, fastening means, sport apparatus, etc., can solve the problems of difficult to adjust the device, the profile, the support bar, etc., and achieves simple, practical and safe height and spacing adjustment.

US20180023605A1Active Publication Date: 2018-01-25BASI SYST PILATES SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI
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2018-01-25
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Abstract

The adjustment mechanism according to the present invention is composed of a body, a hollow bar interior formed in the body, at least one screw hole formed on one side of the body, at least one tightening screw passing through the screw hole, a knob rigidly connected to the tightening screw to turn the screw, at least one tightening member on which the tip portion of the tightening screw rests in the interior, at least one guide rigidly connected to the tightening member, and at least one guide hole formed on the body supporting the guide in a free fit.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is the national phase entry of International Application No. PCT / TR2016 / 000037, filed on Mar. 22, 2016, which is based upon and claims priority to Turkish Patent Application No. 2015 / 03521, filed on Mar. 24, 2015, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to an adjustment device for Pilates exercise equipment. The present invention particularly relates to an adjustment mechanism which provides a simple, safe and fast adjustment capability in Pilates exercise equipment requiring distance, height, and width adjustments.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Pilates exercise devices are such devices which are used both for sports-oriented exercises and physiotherapy exercises. These devices may be of great variety according to the type of exercises to be performed. Some of these devices operate while one performing the Pilates work is sitti...

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[0030]The adjustment mechanism according to the present invention is basically devised such that a member aimed to be moved on a support bar is made rigid, or it is made freely displaceable on the support bar, to make a change in a relative distance or height of a component in a Pilates exercise equipment. In order to provide an easy understanding of the present invention, a device will be disclosed here, which is devised to cover a demand in Pilates exercise equipment. The adjustment mechanism to be disclosed here, however, is applicable to any kind of exercise devices or physiotherapy devices or to similar devices. Accordingly, the basic embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be disclosed by referring to a Pilates device representatively illustrated in FIG. 7, and this disclosure is supported by other figures herein.

[0031]The height- and distance-adjustment device according to the present invention is to be used to change a height, a distance or any other length in an exercise device whi...