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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Hiroyuki Hojo, Hikone, JP;
Ryusuke Nakanishi, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Hojo, Hikone, JP;
Ryusuke Nakanishi, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 69/04 (2006.01); A63G 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A balance practicing machine that provides effective balancing practice through the compound movement of an adjustable seat that comfortably accommodates various body types. The balance practicing machine is equipped with a saddle-shaped seat upon which a user sits, a drive unit that imparts a swinging motion to the seat, expandable and contractible elements on the surface of the seat, and a mechanism to expand and contract the expandable and contractible elements.