Technical Field of Invention

The present invention pertains to the exercising equipment that facilitates the exercise or physical activity by alternate use of an existing natural movement or technology. More particularly it provides the exercising means which can be utilized at any place such as office, working space as oppose to other equipment that are used only in gyms or exercise centers.

Background of the invention

One of the major impacts of advancement in science and technology has been the reduction in physical effort required for our day to day activities. For example, manual effort required to clean the clothes is much less when we use washing machines as compared to washing by hand. With vehicles, physical effort required to cover a distance has reduced significantly. We even now have home cleaning machines which are reducing the manual effort required to keep the houses clean. With our economies becoming more and more knowledge-driven the quantity of manual work has been reducing. In increasing number, we are spending more and more time on a desk than in the field. All this has certainly added to our comfort but has resulted in reduced physical activity.

To compensate for the lack of physical workout during household or professional work, people are moving towards increasing usage of running, sports, gymnasiums, general exercising, and Yoga. People are also using specific devices meant for helping them to exercise in order to enhance and improve their fitness. Popular Devices

- Treadmill: A device used for exercise, consisting of a continuous moving belt on which to walk or run

-Stationary Bicycle: A device with saddle, pedals, and some form of handlebars arranged on a bicycle but used as exercise equipment rather than transportation -Cross Trainer: Stationary exercise machine used to simulate stair climbing, walking, or running -Indoor Rower or Rowing Machine: A machine used to simulate the action of watercraft rowing for the purpose of exercise or training for rowing. One common thread among all these devices is that they have been inspired by aspects which were being used for some utility and not fitness.

For instance, a stationary bicycle simply replicates the motion of cycling except it is not being used for transport and for fitness only. Similarly, Indoor Rower or Rowing machine takes its inspiration from rowing boats.

The present invention as oppose to prior art provides the exercise equipment which is comfortable and easy to use and also serves the other purposes when not use for physical exercising.

Object of the invention The present invention objects to provide exercise equipment for engaging in physical activity along with comfort and ease of use in current surrounding of the user.

Another object is to provide the exercise equipment that alternatively uses the existing natural movement or technology mainly used in traditional practices.

Yet another object is to provide the prototype for building a modern-day fitness equipment from traditional practices or techniques that were used for utilitarian work.

Summary of the invention

The present invention pertains to the exercise equipment that is easily usable at any place which also has other utilities along with utilization for physical exercise.

The present invention is designed by alternating the use of traditional practices and techniques that were used to carry out the day to day task.

The present invention described herein comprises of two circular plates that are placed coinciding/overlapping each other in one plane wherein the upper plate is movable in rotational motion in the same plane and the lower plate also in the same plane is fixed to the stand. The stand can have any number of legs and the square frame that mounts the two circular plates. In an alternative embodiment, the stand can be of different shape or material. The two plates are connected by the shaft with upper plate consisting of the handle at the periphery which is used to rotate the upper plate manually. In alternate use of the present invention, it has different utilities wherein it can be used as the table or stool in house or in work place.

The present invention is using the principles of Traditional Indian Hand Operated Flour Mill for the purpose of exercising. The primary advantage of these equipment is that they evolved and created great fitness equipment by an alternate use of an existing natural movement or technology. They provided tools to people for engaging in physical activity along with comfort and ease of use in our current surrounding. Like even somebody far away from stream or river can use the indoor rower to derive the health benefits of actually rowing the boat. Therefore there is a potential for building modern-day fitness equipment from old practices. In India and other places of the world, over there are certain traditional practices whose objectives and basic design of the equipment used in these traditional practices were not intended for fitness but for some utilitarian work. With sufficient creativity, innovation, technology, and adaptation great modern day workout or exercise machines can be built around these traditional practices. Brief Description of the Drawings

FIG 1 illustrates the overall view of the rotating exercise equipment and its assembly.

FIG 2 illustrates the top view of the bottom plate of the rotating exercise equipment.

FIG 3 illustrates the side view of the rotating exercise equipment and its assembly.

FIG 4 illustrates the side view of the rotation controlling assembly of the rotating exercise equipment. FIG 5 illustrates another version of the rotating exercise equipment.

FIG 6 illustrates the top view of the rotating exercising equipment.

FIG 7 illustrates the sectional view of the rotating exercise equipment.

Detailed Description of the invention The exercising equipment of the present invention not only facilitates the physical activity in any place but also has other utilities.

FIG 1 illustrates the overall view of the rotating exercise equipment and its assembly. Referring to FIG 1 , it is shown that the invention is an Exercise Machine which works on principles of traditional Indian Hand Operated Wheat Mill used for grinding wheat and other grains. It comprises of the top plate 2 and Bottom plate 3 that are placed on each other such that they overlap with each other. The bottom plate 3 is less thick than the top plate wherein the top plate 2 is capable of free rotational movement in the same plane as it is aligned whereas the bottom plate is fixed to the stand legs 4. The two plates are connected by the mounting pivot pin 7 at the centre of the two plates wherein the top plate 2 is capable of rotational axial motion along the mounting pivot pin 7. The rotational motion of the top plate 2 is facilitated manually by moving the handle 1 at the periphery of the top plate 2. This hand-held movement of the user for rotating the top plate constitutes the physical activity which can be carried out in any place. In the alternative embodiment of the present invention, the above exercise equipment can also be used as the round table for other uses according to where it is placed. The embodiment of the present invention also comprises of the resistance knob 5, safety stopper bolt 6. The resistance knob 5 is used to manage the intensity of the exercise. The exercising intensity pertains to the amount or intensity of force applied on the handle 1 to rotate the top plate 2 over the bottom plate 3. The user while exercising can move the resistance knob 5 in the clockwise or anti clockwise direction to increase or decrease the intensity of exercise. The safety stopper bolt 6 prevents the toppling of the top plate 2 while rotating over the bottom plate 3 which prevents the accidents.

The improved embodiment of the present invention can optionally have digital display for readings 8 such that it is connected to the device to measure the impact of the workout. For example number of calories burnt, the number of rotations and other such useful details.

FIG 2 illustrates the top view of the bottom plate of the rotating exercise equipment. Referring to FIG 2, it shows braking and safety mounting plate 13 on two sides of the bottom plate 3 of the rotating exercise equipment. This mounting plate 13 bears a bolt mounting bush 12 for mounting of the safety stopper bolt 6. Also it has bush 10 for mounting of resistance knob 5. At the centre of the bottom plate 3, there is four locating plates 11 for stand legs 4. There are four bolt mounting bush 12, two on each side of the bottom plate on the mounting plate 13. FIG 3 illustrates the side view of the rotating exercise equipment and its assembly. Referring to FIG 3, it shows the side view of the rotating exercise equipment. At the brake and safety mounting plate 13, there is a ball bearing 9 that facilitates the smooth rotational movement of two plates. The gap between the two rotating plates is approximately 1 mm, which can however be more or less than 1 mm. The FIG 3 also shows the digital display 8 attached to the rotating plates that is used for displaying the details about the exercise like rotating intensity of the equipment, rotations per minute, calories burn out by the user etc.

FIG 4 illustrates the side view of the rotation controlling assembly of the rotating exercise equipment. Referring to FIG. 4, it shows the side view of the rotation control assembly 16 of the rotating equipment. The assembly includes resistance knob 5, Bush 10, safety stopper bolt 6, bolt mounting bush 12 and braking material 14. This assembly is together mounted on the braking and safety mounting plate 13 which is attached to the bottom plate 3 such that the assembly is close to the rim 15 of the top plate 2 .The resistance knob 5 has a proximal end 17 and a distal end 8. The distal end is narrower with threading 19. This distal end 18 of the resistance knob 5 fixes into the bush 10. The bush 10 also bears the internal grooves 19 that are attached with the threads 19 of the distal end 18 of the resistance knob 5 thus facilitating the clockwise or anti-clockwise rotation of the resistance knob 5. The braking material 14 is placed inside the bush 10 and is attached to the distal end 18 of the resistance knob 5. Braking material 14 imparts the brake or friction to the rotating plates of the equipment which results into controlling the speed of the top plate 2 during its rotation over the bottom plate 3. The assembly 16 also comprises of safety stopper bolt 6 which prevents the toppling of the top plate 2 during rotation. This safety stopper bolt 6 is mounted on the bolt mounting bush 12 which facilitates the correct fixing and steady alignment of the safety stopper bolt 6.

FIG 5 illustrates another version of the rotating exercise equipment. Referring to FIG 5, another version of the rotating exercise equipment is disclosed. It comprises of the top plate and a bottom plate placed on each other such that they overlap with each other. The bottom plate can be less thick than the top plate, can be either lesser diameter than the top plate or same as the top plate, where the top plate is capable of free rotational movement. The bottom plate is fixed to the legs of the equipment which can be of any number i.e. one, two, three, four, five or six etc. The two plates are connected by the mounting pivot pin at the centre of the two plates wherein the top plate is capable of rotational axial motion, which is facilitated manually by moving the handle at the periphery of the top plate. The rotational exercise equipment has a resistance knob, which is used to manage the intensity of the exercise.

FIG 6 illustrates the top view of the rotating exercising equipment. The top view of the rotating exercise equipment shows the circular top plate with a handle. FIG 7 illustrates the sectional view of the rotating exercise equipment. The sectional view of the rotating exercise equipment discloses the assembly includes a knob- 1 1 , rubber 2, the bottom plate assembly 3, the top plate assembly 4, handle 5, wear plug 6, the spacer-3 7, the spacer-2 8, bearing coupler 9, bearing 6204 10, bearing 6000 11 and spacer-5 12.

The present invention is best understood with the help of examples: Example 1 :

In the working of the present invention, the user with his both hands or any one hand can start rotating the top plate of the exercising equipment by holding the handle at the periphery of the top plate according to the intensity of the exercise adjusted. The user first tunes the intensity or the force for rotating the top plate by adjusting the resistance knob which controls the ease of rotation of the top plate with the handle. The braking material attached to the resistance knob creates a break or friction to the speedy rotation of the top plate thus managing the force required to rotate the plate by the user. The rotation of the top plate with the hand facilitates the physical activity of the user wherein the user can carry out this exercise at house or work place where this equipment is placed.

Example 2: The user can place this rotation in any place like home, work place etc. When not used for exercise by the user, the user can tighten the brake activating knob which will prevent any rotation of the top plate thus making it steady and immovable. With such adjustments made, the user can now use the same rotating equipment as the round table for any use in the house or at work place accordingly.

Example 3 : The rotating exercise equipment can have various variations in the plates and legs along with adjustable resistance mechanism. In one configuration, the top plate and the bottom plate can be of same diameter where the top plate contains a handle which has to be moved in order to move the top plate. The exercise equipment can have any number of legs i.e. either one, two, three, four, five or six.

Example 4:

The rotating exercise equipment can have another configuration, i.e. the top plate can be of bigger diameter than the bottom plate, where the top plate contains a handle which has to be moved during exercising. The exercise equipment comes along with adjustable resistance mechanism. The exercise equipment can have any number of legs i.e. either one, two, three, four, five or six.

It is important to note that the constructions and arrangements of the equipment as shown in the various exemplary embodiments are illustrative only. Although only a few embodiments have been described in this disclosure, those skilled in the art who review this disclosure will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible (e.g., variations in sizes, dimensions, structures, shapes and proportions of the various elements, values of parameters, mounting arrangements, use of materials, colours, orientations, etc.) without materially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of the subject matter recited in the claims.

For example, elements shown as integrally formed may be constructed of multiple parts or elements, the position of elements may be reversed or otherwise varied, and the nature or number of discrete elements or positions may be altered or varied. The order or sequence of any process or method steps may be varied or re-sequenced according to alternative embodiments. Other substitutions, modifications, changes, and omissions may also be made in the design, operating conditions and arrangement of the various exemplary embodiments without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The assembly element of the invention has a wide application scope and includes almost all of the assembly elements of hand tools. It is difficult to show all of them with drawings. As a result, any elements that are added or equivalent to the invention should fall within the scope of the invention.

Many changes and modifications in the above-described embodiments of the invention can, of course, be carried out without departing from the scope thereof. Accordingly, to promote the progress in science and the useful arts, the invention is disclosed and is intended to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.