Training apparatus for practicing a pushing or pulling movement

Abstract

The invention relates to a training device comprising a treadmill having a movable track for walking or running, a guide arrangement arranged substantially parallel to the movable track, a carriage slidably mounted on the guide arrangement and having a handle, and a weight, the carriage being coupled to the weight such that it is slidable against the weight along the guide arrangement in the walking or running direction, thereby simulating a load on the carriage, wherein the force to be exerted by a user on the carriage in the walking or running direction for sliding depends on the simulated load on the carriage. The invention further relates to the use of the device.

1 - 12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . A training device comprising:
 a treadmill with a moving track for walking or running;   a guide arrangement arranged essentially parallel to the moving track;   a carriage with a handle, displaceably mounted on the guide arrangement;   a weight ( 6 );   wherein the carriage is coupled to the weight in such a way that it is displaceable against the weight along the guide arrangement in the walking or running direction, thereby simulating a load on the carriage, the force to be exerted by a user on the carriage in the walking or running direction for displacement depending on the simulated load on the carriage.   
     
     
         14 . The training device according to  claim 13 , wherein the guide arrangement is a pair of rails. 
     
     
         15 . The training device according to  claim 13 , wherein the carriage comprises two handles. 
     
     
         16 . The training device according to  claim 13 , wherein the weight is a weight stack. 
     
     
         17 . The training device according to  claim 13 , wherein the simulated load on the carriage is variable depending on a position of the carriage on the guide arrangement. 
     
     
         18 . The training device according to  claim 17 , wherein the simulated load on the carriage increases with progressive displacement in the walking or running direction. 
     
     
         19 . The training device according to  claim 13 , wherein the carriage is coupled to the weight by means of at least one cable hoist via pulleys. 
     
     
         20 . The training device according to  claim 19 , wherein the cable hoist establishes the coupling between weight and carriage via a transmission element which comprises a roller which is firmly connected to an eccentric or oval rotary element,
 wherein a first cable hoist section is rigidly fastened to the roller ( 12 ), and   wherein a second cable hoist section is rigidly attached to the eccentric or oval rotary element,   so that a displacement of the carriage acts as a torque on the transmission element and the load of the weight is transferred to the transmission element.   
     
     
         21 . The training device according to  claim 20 , wherein the first cable hoist is leading towards the carriage. 
     
     
         22 . The training device according to  claim 20 , wherein the second cable hoist is leading towards the weight. 
     
     
         23 . The training device according to  claim 17 , wherein the simulated load on the carriage increases in the last third of the progressive displacement in the walking or running direction. 
     
     
         24 . The training device according to  claim 23 , wherein the simulated load increases exponentially. 
     
     
         25 . The training device according to  claim 13 , comprising a braking device which throttles the return of the weight stack from a raised position to a storage position. 
     
     
         26 . The training device according to  claim 13 , wherein the walking or running direction is directed towards the carriage so that the carriage is pushed. 
     
     
         27 . The training device according to  claim 13 , wherein the walking or running direction is directed away from the carriage so that the carriage is pulled. 
     
     
         28 . The training device according to  claim 13 , wherein the treadmill is motorized. 
     
     
         29 . The training device according to  claim 13 , wherein the weight of the weight stack is adjustable. 
     
     
         30 . The training device according to  claim 29 , wherein the weight stack is adjustable via a pin. 
     
     
         31 . The training device according to  claim 13 , wherein the treadmill is adjustable so that it has an inclination. 
     
     
         32 . The training device according to  claim 17 , wherein at least one of the following features is adjustable by the user or by a computer program during a training session:
 a speed of the motorized treadmill,   an inclination angle of a conveyor belt,   a simulated load on the carriage.