Balancing device

Abstract

The invention relates to a balancing device ( 1 ) comprising a board member ( 2 ) and a pivoting member ( 3, 103 ) comprising a contact face ( 6, 106 ) for abutting a surface, wherein said pivoting member ( 3, 103 ) comprises integrated contact face ( 6, 106 ) adjusting means ( 5, 7, 8, 9 , H 5 12, 13, 105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113 ) for changing the geometrical shape of said contact face ( 6, 106 ).

1 . Balancing device ( 1 ) comprising
 a board member ( 2 ) and   a pivoting member ( 3 ,  103 ) comprising a contact face ( 6 ,  106 ) for abutting a surface characterized in that   said pivoting member ( 3 ,  103 ) comprises integrated contact face ( 6 ,  106 ) adjusting means ( 5 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  11 ,  12 ,  13 ,  105 ,  107 ,  108 ,  109 ,  111 ,  112 ,  113 ) for changing the geometrical shape of said contact face ( 6 ,  106 ).   
     
     
         2 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein said integrated contact face ( 6 ,  106 ) adjusting means ( 5 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  11 ,  12 ,  13 ,  105 ,  107 ,  108 ,  109 ,  111 ,  112 ,  113 ) comprise pushing means ( 7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  107 ,  108 ,  109 ) and said contact face ( 6 ,  106 ) is formed by a flexible member ( 5 ,  105 ).   
     
     
         3 . A balancing device according to any of the  claims 1  or  2 ,
 wherein said pushing means ( 7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  107 ,  108 ,  109 ) are located between the board member ( 2 ) and the flexible member ( 5 ,  105 ), which forms the contact face ( 6 ,  106 ) for abutting a surface.   
     
     
         4 . A balancing device according to any of the  claims 1 - 3 ,
 wherein said pushing means comprise a center pin arrangement ( 7 ,  8 ,  107 ,  108 ), which is capable of elongation and shortening.   
     
     
         5 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to any of the  claims 1 - 4 ,
 wherein said integrated contact face ( 6 ,  106 ) adjusting means ( 5 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  11 ,  12 ,  13 ,  105 ,  107 ,  108 ,  109 ,  111 ,  112 ,  113 ) comprise guiding means ( 11 ,  111 ).   
     
     
         6 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to any of the  claims 1 - 5 ,
 wherein said integrated contact face ( 6 ,  106 ) adjusting means ( 5 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  11 ,  12 ,  13 ,  105 ,  107 ,  108 ,  109 ,  111 ,  112 ,  113 ) comprise means for adjusting the height of said balancing device.   
     
     
         7 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to any of the  claims 1 - 6 ,
 wherein the means for adjusting the height comprise a thread ( 9 ,  109 ).   
     
     
         8 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to any of the  claims 1 - 7 ,
 wherein said balancing device ( 1 ) comprises fixation means ( 14 ,  20 ) for substantially fixing said geometrical shape of said contact face ( 6 ).   
     
     
         9 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to any of the  claims 1 - 8 ,
 wherein the fixation means comprise friction between elements in the pivoting member ( 3 ,  103 ).   
     
     
         10 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to any of the  claims 1 - 9 ,
 wherein the integrated contact face ( 6 ,  106 ) adjusting means ( 5 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  11 ,  12 ,  13 ,  105 ,  107 ,  108 ,  109 ,  111 ,  112 ,  113 ) are stepless adjusting means.   
     
     
         11 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to any of the  claims 1 - 10 ,
 wherein said integrated contact face ( 6 ) adjusting means ( 5 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  11 ,  12 ) comprise a center pin core ( 8 ) and a center pin cap ( 7 ), which are movable in relation to each other by means of a thread ( 9 ).   
     
     
         12 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to any of the  claims 1 - 11 ,
 wherein said integrated contact face ( 106 ) adjusting means ( 105 ,  107 ,  108 ,  109 ,  111 ,  112 ,  113 ) comprise a center pin core ( 108 ) and a center pin cap ( 107 ), which are movable in relation to each other by means of a key- and groove-arrangement ( 112 ,  113 ).   
     
     
         13 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to any of the  claims 1 - 12 ,
 wherein said integrated contact face ( 106 ) adjusting means ( 105 ,  107 ,  108 ,  109 ,  111 ,  112 ,  113 ) comprise a center pin cap ( 107 ) and a center pin guide ( 111 ), which are engaged to each other by means of a threading ( 109 ).   
     
     
         14 . A balancing device according to any of the  claims 1 - 13 ,
 wherein the pushing means comprise the center pin cap ( 7 ,  107 ) and the center pin core ( 8 ,  108 ).   
     
     
         15 . A balancing device according to any of the  claims 1 - 14 ,
 wherein the center pin cap ( 7 ) comprise an inside threading ( 9 ).   
     
     
         16 . A balancing device according to any of the  claims 1 - 15 ,
 wherein the center pin cap ( 107 ) comprise an outside threading ( 109 ).   
     
     
         17 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to  claim 16 ,
 wherein the guiding means comprise a center pin guide ( 11 ,  111 ).   
     
     
         18 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to any of the  claims 1 - 17 ,
 wherein said thread ( 9 ,  109 ) has a pitch of between 2 and 50 mm, preferably between 5 and 35 mm, most preferably between 10 and 25 mm, such as 17 mm.   
     
     
         19 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to any of the  claims 1 - 18 ,
 wherein the thread ( 9 ,  109 ) has a pitch, which is adapted to provide the maximum difference in level of difficulty within a rotation angle of at most 360°.   
     
     
         20 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to any of the  claims 1 - 19 ,
 wherein said thread ( 9 ,  109 ) is a multi thread ( 109 ).   
     
     
         21 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to any of the  claims 1 - 20 ,
 wherein the multi thread ( 109 ) comprises two or more parallel threads.   
     
     
         22 . A balancing device ( 1 ) according to any of the  claims 1 - 21 ,
 wherein said balancing device ( 1 ) comprises level indicating means ( 15 ).   
     
     
         23 . A method for adjusting the difficulty of a balancing device ( 1 ) according to any of the  claims 1  to  22 , said method comprising the steps of
 changing the geometrical shape of the contact face ( 6 ,  106 ) by adjusting the integrated contact face ( 6 ,  106 ) adjusting means ( 5 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  11 ,  12 ,  13 ,  105 ,  107 ,  108 ,  109 ,  111 ,  112 ,  113 ), and   substantially fixing said geometrical shape.   
     
     
         24 . A method according to  claim 23 ,
 whereby the changing of the geometrical shape of the contact face ( 6 ,  106 ) is performed by stepless adjustment.   
     
     
         25 . A method according to any of the  claims 23 - 24 ,
 wherein a turn in the range of 90° to 360° of at least a part of said pivoting member ( 3 ,  103 ) in relation to said board member ( 2 ) is changing said geometrical shape of said contact face ( 6 ,  106 ) from a most curved to a least curved position, and vice versa.