EP2127707A1

EP2127707A1 - Rodeo or Riding Device

Info

Publication number: EP2127707A1
Application number: EP08157315A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Jin Chen Chuang; Lung Fei Chuang
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-05-30
Filing date: 2008-05-30
Publication date: 2009-12-02

Abstract

A riding device includes one or more cranks rotatably attached to a base, and a rider support supported on a carrier and movable relative to the base for supporting a rider, the carrier has a front end pivotally coupled to the base with a link and an arm and a rear end coupled to the cranks for moving cyclically relative to the base and for allowing the carrier to be moved in an elliptical action relative to the base by the crank device, and the rider support is supported on the carrier and moved in concert with the rider support for supporting the rider, and an actuating device may be used for actuating the carrier and the rider support to move relative to the base in an elliptical action.

Description

The invention relates to a rodeo or riding device.
Typical riding or rodeo devices comprise a drive mechanism having a crank arm coupled to a rider support to simulate the bucking and/or spinning motions of a rodeo animal attempting to unseat its rider.
However, the drive mechanism is solidly coupled to the rider support with the crank arm such that the rider support may not be moved relative to the crank arm and the drive mechanism in an elliptical action and in different moving stroke.
The invention is to provide a rodeo or riding device including a rider support supported on a carrier which is movable relative to a base by the user or by an actuating device in an elliptical action.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1, 2 are perspective views of a riding device;
FIGS. 3, 4 are partial exploded views of the riding device; and
FIGS. 5, 6 are side plan views of the riding device.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1-5, a riding device comprises an I-shaped base 10 including a column 11 extended from one or front end 18 of the base 10, a stud 12 extended from the other or rear end 19, a crank device 13 or one or more (such as two) cranks 13 attached to the stud 12 with an axle 14, and a pole 15 attached to the free end of each crank 13. A carrier 30 includes one or more (such as two) levers 31, 32 having one or front end 33 coupled together with a barrel and coupled to the column 11 with a link 16 and a pin 17, in which the link 16 may be directly or indirectly coupled to the column 11 (FIGS. 5-6), a bar 34 coupled between the levers 31, 32, and includes a rear end 35 coupled to the poles 15 of the cranks 13 directly or indirectly with a pendulum 50 for allowing the rear end 35 of the carrier 30 to be moved by the cranks 13 and to be swung relative to the cranks 13 and the base 10 with the pendulum 50. A housing 36 is disposed on the bar 34 of the carrier 30, and includes a post 38 adjustably secured to the housing 36 with a latch 39 for supporting a rider support 37 and a rider 8.
The rear end 35 of the levers 31, 32 or the carrier 30 may be moved cyclically relative to the base 10 with the cranks 13, and may be swung relative to the base 10 with the pendulum 50, and the front end 33 of the carrier 30 is coupled to the base 10 with the link 16 and the pin 17 such that the carrier 30 may be moved relative to the base 10 in an elliptical action by the cranks 13 when the riders 8 are stepped onto the carrier 30. A fly wheel 20 is attached to the stud 12 with the axle 14, a follower 21 is attached to an extension 22 of the base 10 with a shaft 23 which is coupled to the fly wheel 20 with a coupling belt or device 24. An actuating means or device 4 includes a pair of levers 40 having a middle portion 41 attached to the stud 12 with a spindle 42, and having a first or rear end 43 coupled to the poles 15 or the cranks 13 with a beam 44 for allowing the cranks 13 and the axle 14 to be rotated relative to the base 10 or the stud 12 by the levers 40, and a foot pedal 45 attached to the second or front end of each lever 40 for being stepped by the rider 8.
In operation, the foot pedals 45 or the levers 40 may be stepped by the rider 8 (FIGS. 5-6) to actuate the beams 44 to move the cranks 13 and to move the carrier 30 in the elliptical action, and the levers 40 and/or the beams 44 may act as a means for moving the carrier 30 and the rider support 37, the levers 40 each may include two or more segments solidly or detachably secured together. An arm 60 is coupled to the column 11 with a pin 61, and the link 16 has an upper end 64 coupled to the arm 60 with a pole 65 which is spaced from the pin 61, and an actuating lever 62 is coupled to one of the cranks 13 and coupled to the arm 60 with a rod 63 which is spaced from the pin 61 and the pole 65, and the pole 65 is disposed between the pin 61 and the rod 63, such that the arm 60 may be moved by the cranks 13, and the pole 65 or the upper end 64 of the link 16 may be moved in a curved moving stroke around the pin 61 and movable up and down relative to the column 11 or the base 10.
The link 16 may be directly coupled to the column 11 and swung relative to the column 11, but may not be moved up and down relative to the column 11. The coupling of the upper end 64 of the link 16 to the arm 60 with the pole 65 allows the pole 65 or the upper end 64 of the link 16 to be moved up and down relative to the column 11 and allows the rider support 39 to be moved in the changing or increased or different moving strokes.

Claims

A riding device comprising a base and a rider support, characterized in that:
the base includes a column and a stud, an arm is coupled to the column with a pin, a crank device is attached to the stud with an axle, a carrier includes a front end pivotally coupled to a link which is coupled to the arm with a pole, the pole is spaced from the pin, the carrier includes a rear end coupled to the crank device, a rider support is supported on the carrier for supporting a rider, and means for actuating the carrier and the rider support to move relative to the base in an elliptical action.
A riding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the actuating means includes a pair of levers attached to the base and coupled to the crank device.
A riding device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the levers include a middle portion attached to the base with a spindle and include a first end coupled to the crank device.
A riding device as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein the levers include a foot pedal attached to each lever.
A riding device as claimed in one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the rear end of the carrier is coupled to the crank device with a pole.
A riding device as claimed in one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the front end of the carrier is coupled to the column with a link.
A riding device as claimed in one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the carrier includes a housing for supporting the rider support.
A riding device as claimed in one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a fly wheel is attached to the stud with the axle.
A riding device as claimed in one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the rear end of the carrier is coupled to the crank device with a pendulum.
A riding device as claimed in one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the crank device is coupled to the arm with an actuating lever.