Undertaking
Patent
1986-08-27
1988-05-10
Apley, Richard J.
Undertaking
272129, 272146, 272DIG5, A63B 2122
Patent
active
047430192
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a multi-purpose apparatus intended for proprioceptive rehabilitation, which allows athletes to train and exercise and makes it possible to perform the sporting disciplines usually known by the English terms "body-building" and "power training".
It relates more particularly to an apparatus of the above-mentioned type, comprising at least one inclinable base, a turntable seated rotatably in the said base and provided with parallel grooves equidistant from one another, and an adjustable brake, the said grooves preferably having a profile of the dovetail type and being intended for receiving corresponding means of fastening accessories.
According to the present invention, the apparatus can be mounted on the ground or on a table horizontally or inclined relative to a horizontal plane; it can also be mounted on wall-bars or a wall of vertical structure vertically or inclined relative to a vertical plane.
The brake, adjustable according to the force which the user is to exert, can be adjusted manually, in particular by rotating a threaded rod which compresses a spring, the pressing force of which lays blocks more or less firmly against the axle of the turntable.
According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the brake can be of the electromagnetic type acting on a disc coaxial relative to the turntable and integral with the latter. In this case, the braking force is advantageously controlled electronically.
By the use of a series of accessories intended to be fastened rigidly to the turntable, it is possible to provide a large number of proprioceptive rehabilitation and/or physical training exercises. The following accessories may be mentioned by way of non-limiting example:
a handle which is parallel to the turntable and which, according to its location, makes it possible to execute a multiplicity of rehabilitation or muscle-building movements of the upper limbs and of the trunk;
a handle which is perpendicular to the turntable and which is equipped with a freely rotating sleeve making it possible to carry out exercises with the upper limbs;
a sphere which pivots about an axis perpendicular to the turntable or is fixed and which makes it possible to increase even further the possibilities of exercises in the region of the hand and wrist;
straps making it possible to secure certain parts of the body;
means of fastening a stool to the turntable in order to exercise the muscles of the trunk more specifically;
devices for fastening and/or supporting the heel and/or foot on the turntable, making it possible to perform ankle-flexing and -stretching exercises;
a lengthening device intended for securing the distal part of the limbs beyond the turntable, the root of these limbs being located in the region of the central axis of the said turntable; advantageously, the said lengthening device also makes it possible to fasten accessories, such as those mentioned;
at least one pedal axle carrying a plate which is itself mounted on a ball or on an axle and which can receive an item of equipment or a pedal-bearing assembly;
two studs, each welded to a base plate, making it possible to fit a Freeman board.
Combinations of the abovementioned accessories are also possible, and the accessories can be fastened by screwing, clamping, clipping or any other equivalent means.
The adjustable brake can progressively increase the resistance to the rotation of the turntable, to make it necessary for the user to exert greater strength to execute the various movements, or can block the rotational movement of the turntable in certain limiting angular positions.
It is clear that other braking devices can be provided, these acting if appropriate, on linear movements of accessories in the grooves of the turntable.
According to an especially preferred embodiment of the present invention, the turntable, as described above, is controlled, for example, by a programmable control device, for example, of the microprocessor type, or any other equivalent means, which can control the ac
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Apley Richard J.
Bahr Robert W.
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