Foot exercise machine

摘要

A foot exercise machine has a base, a rotation disk, a linkage rod, a pedal, two elastic ropes, two elastic strips and two elastic pulling strings. The foot exercise machine having simple structure and light weight. The manufacturing cost of the foot exercise machine is lower so it is more approachable for everyone. The foot exercise machine can also improve user's balance skill.

主权项

1. A foot exercise machine comprising a base, a rotation disk, a linkage rod, a pedal, two elastic ropes, two elastic strips and two elastic pulling strings, wherein:
a chamber is disposed on the base and the rotation disk is pivotly mounted in the chamber; the base has at least four securing apertures respectively positioned on four corners, each having a C-shaped indentation accepting an elastic sheet; and a positioning protrusion is disposed on a top face of the elastic sheet; the rotation disk is a rounded cap and has two opposite pivoting ears, each pivoting ear having a pivoting aperture; an accepting space is provided between the two opposite pivoting ears; a plurality of positioning teeth are disposed around a bottom periphery of the rotation disk and make contact with the positioning protrusion of the elastic sheet; a first end of the linkage rod is provided with a first linkage rod pivoting aperture; a second end of the linkage rod is provided with a second linkage rod pivoting aperture; the first linkage rod pivoting aperture having a direction perpendicular to a direction of the second linkage rod pivoting aperture; the first end of the linkage rod is inserted into the accepting space of the rotation disk and attached with at least two torsion springs on at least two sides of the linkage rod, a first pivoting shaft is inserted through the first linkage rod pivoting aperture and the torsion springs secure the linkage rod onto the pivoting ear of the rotation disk and maintain the linkage rod vertically; two sides of the pedal are each provided with a stepping area; each stepping area has an engaging portion at an outer edge and at least two through apertures at an inner portion; a slot is provided at a central area of a bottom side of the pedal; a pedal pivoting aperture is provided through the slot at a central area of the pedal, the second end of the linkage rod is accepted in the slot and a second pivoting shaft is placed through the pedal pivoting aperture such that the pedal is positioned off set from the base; two ends of each of the two elastic ropes are respectively placed through the two through apertures of each of the stepping areas of the pedal and the two of the at least four securing apertures of the base; each end of the two elastic ropes has an enlarged portion; one end of each of the two elastic strips is secured onto the engaging portion of the pedal and a free end of each of the two elastic strips has a plurality of adjusting apertures corresponding to at least one fastening protrusion on the pedal; and one end of each of the two elastic pulling strings is fastened onto the engaging portion of the pedal and another end is provided with a gripping loop.