US 12,274,923 B2
Quick release connection for jump rope
Martin Poltimãe, Harju maakond (EE)
Assigned to Bodyhackerz OÜ, Tallinn (EE)
Filed by Bodyhackerz OÜ, Harju maakond (EE)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/159,965.
Claims priority of application No. 22020045 (EP), filed on Feb. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0249021 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. A63B 5/20 (2006.01); A63B 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 5/20 (2013.01) [A63B 21/00061 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A quick release connection for jump rope comprising: a housing, a cable adapter, connecting parts and a locking part comprising a spring, a pin and a toothed pawl with an opening for the pin, wherein:
the housing comprises a first sidewall and a second sidewall, which are interconnected from above with a connecting part, at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall has a longitudinal guide rail, and the housing further comprises a recess for the locking part,
the cable adapter comprises a linear rack with at least two teeth, and a protruding part on at least one side of the linear rack,
the toothed pawl comprises at least two teeth which are configured to engage the at least two teeth of the linear rack,
each of the at least two teeth of the linear rack and the at least two teeth of the toothed pawl is asymmetrical and has a trapezoidal profile, where legs of the trapezoid are two surfaces where a front leg is at an angle α to a straight line perpendicular to bases of the trapezoid, and a back leg is at angle β to the straight line perpendicular to the bases, and wherein the angles α and β of each tooth are different, and the angle α is between 10 to 80 degrees and the angle β is between −45 to +45 degrees, and
the first sidewall and the second sidewall define a channel, configured to receive the linear rack of the cable adapter, wherein the linear rack of the cable adapter is configured to move only longitudinally back and forth in the channel.