Support apparatus with height adjustment

Title: Support apparatus with height adjustment

Related Patent Categories: Exercise Devices, Miscellaneous

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The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060199714, Support apparatus with height adjustment.

1. A support apparatus with height adjustment, comprising: a first body, which is a hollow shell structure and a part of inner surface thereof defines a space which is extending as a guiding part; a second body, which is a bulk structure installed and guided in the guiding part and a surface thereof has plurality of concave slots which are arranged along the axial of the guiding part and corresponding to the first surface of the guiding part; a tenon, which is pivoted at the first body and is corresponded to the space opened on the first surface, and which has a top part on the top and an under flange at the bottom corresponding to the first surface of the guiding part and the top part and the under flange are used alternatively to engage a corresponding slot of the second body; a spring, which is installed to limit the tenon between a first state and a second state; and a button, which is installed in the first body and is restrained between a first position and a second position by an elastic structure; wherein which the first state and the second state of the tenon is done is chosen by operating the button.

2. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claimed 1, wherein the first body is a structure body constructed by a first plate body and a second plate body which defined an inner space as the guiding part.

3. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claimed 2, wherein the second body is a plate body and is installed into the guiding part of said first body with a vertically up/down sliding way.

4. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claimed 3, wherein the second body includes a rectangular hole which extends vertically and has a plurality of slots ranked along the rectangular hole; and the button is installed at the second plate body with restriction.

5. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 4, wherein a damping device is added to provide damping resistance for the second body during the descending process.

6. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 5, wherein the damping device is set into the second body, and constructed by a damping slot and a damping block with mutual cooperation; therein, the damping slot is formed by caving in an inside surface of the second body, and an opening of the damping slot faces to a first surface defined at a part of the inner surface of the first body; the damping slot includes an oblique and caved inside cuneal slot; and the damping block is mounted on the bottom of the damping slot; the damping block is installed inside the damping slot with a vertically sliding way, and a cuneal part is formed and fitted on the top of the damping slot; forward contact force between the damping block and the first surface increases, as the cuneal part of the damping block is locked into the cuneal slot of the damping slot.

7. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 6, wherein an elastic element is added to connect both the damping slot and the damping block of the damping device, and the damping block tends to go back to the first position.

8. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 1, wherein a second surface defined at another part of the inner surface of the first body and a surface of the second body corresponding to the second surface have a sliding-track and a guiding rib respectively; wherein the sliding-track is corresponded to the guiding rib and is concave and extended along the axial of the guiding part while the guiding rib is convex and extended along the axial of the guiding part.

9. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 1, wherein the elastic structure which restrains the button is a beam installed in the first body, and the beam has a designed elastic deformation range which the button reaches the second state with an external force while the button reaches the first state without the external force.

10. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 1, wherein a buck is pivoted at lower of the tenon and forms the said under flange at upper thereof; and the said button installed in the first body and is corresponding to the under flange.

11. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 10, wherein a buck is pivoted at a lower arm of the tenon and forms the said under flange at upper arm thereof while a lower arm of the buck is pivoted at the first body.

12. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 11, wherein the button is installed in the first body and is corresponding to the under flange.

13. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 11, wherein the buck has a leaf spring corresponding to the button.

14. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 13, wherein the button is installed in the first body and is corresponding to the tenon and the leaf spring of the under flange.

15. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 10, wherein a frame is installed at the first body to form the space, and the frame is restricted at the first body but has a vertical freedom to allow vertical movement thereof; and the buffer is installed under the frame, and the buffer is contacted to a protrusion of the first body for being a buffer to absorb an impact caused by the second body.

16. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 15, wherein the buffer is selected from rubber, spring or any buffer materials.

17. A support apparatus with height adjustment comprising: a first body, which is a structure body constructed by a first plate body and a second plate body which defined an inner space as the guiding part, and a button slidingly mounted on the second plate body with restriction; a second body, which is a plate body and is installed into the guiding part of said first body with a vertically up/down sliding way, includes a rectangular hole which extends vertically and has a plurality of slots ranked along the rectangular hole; and a tenon, which is a plate body axially mounted on local part of the first plate body; having a top part formed on the top of the tenon and an under flange formed on one surface of bottom of the tenon so as to selectively be interfered with a slot of the second body; a LCD screen, mounted on the top of the second body, therein, a button of the second plate body is designed to co-operate with the tenon; and a spring, which is mounted and respectively connected to the second plate body and the tenon at two ends, is used for providing elastic force to so as to maintain the tenon tending a first state, and to limit the tenon reaching a second state by operating the button; therefore, the tenon is a mechanism used for selecting vertically upward or downward motion of the second body, and the button is co-operated with the rectangular hole, so no mechanical interference is produced by the button and the first plate body.

18. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 17, wherein a coupling stage is mounted on the top of the second body, and a shackle structure is formed on the top of the coupling stage.

19. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 18, wherein a supporting structure is formed on the bottom of the first body, which is used to support and maintain balance of the whole support apparatus with height adjustment and the LCD screen.

20. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 18, wherein a coupling stage is added on the top of the second body, and the LCD screen is axially connected to the coupling stage.

21. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 20, wherein the method for axially connecting the tenon is along the direction of torque caused by elastic force of the spring, and opposite to the direction of torque caused by pressing force of the button.

22. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 21, wherein the tenon is at the first state while the spring is at a balance position, the top part of the tenon is released from a first slot of the second body, and the under flange of the tenon is interfered with a second slot of the second body; and the tenon is at the second state while the button is pressed to oppose an elastic force of the spring, the under flange of the tenon is released from the second slot of the second body slot, and the top part of the tenon is interfered with a third slot.

23. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 22, wherein a damping device is added to provide damping resistance for the second body during the descending process.

24. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 23, wherein the damping device is set into the second body, and constructed by a damping slot and a damping block with mutual cooperation; therein, the damping slot is formed by caving in an inside surface of the second body, and an opening of the damping slot faces to the first plate body; the damping slot includes an oblique cuneal slot which is caved inside; and the damping block is mounted on the bottom of the damping slot; the damping block is installed inside the damping slot with a vertically sliding way, and a cuneal part is formed and fitted on the top of the damping slot; forward contact force between the damping block and the first plate body increases, as the cuneal part of the damping block is locked into the cuneal slot of the damping slot.

25. The support apparatus with height adjustment as recited in claim 24, wherein an elastic element is added to connect both the damping slot and the damping block of the damping device, and the damping block tends go back to the first position.

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