Exercise devices – User manipulated force resisting apparatus – component... – Utilizing resilient force resistance
Patent
1998-11-12
2000-04-11
Apley, Richard J.
Exercise devices
User manipulated force resisting apparatus, component...
Utilizing resilient force resistance
482124, 482904, 2803041, A63B 2104, A63B 2312, A61G 510
Patent
active
060482923
ABSTRACT:
The invention is combination arm exercise apparatus and propulsion aid for a wheelchair. Typically, a wheelchair user pushes a wheelchair using the triceps, pectorals, and deltoids, exercising these muscle groups extensively without exercising the opposing muscle groups: the biceps, the trapezius, and the latissimus dorsi. The invention is an elastomeric member connected at one end to a strap around the user's wrist, and at the other end to a pivoting arm attached above the footrest of a wheelchair. The invention exercises the biceps, the trapezius, and the latissimus dorsi when stretched, and assists the triceps, pectorals, and deltoids in pushing the wheelchair forward as it retracts. The invention hereby balances the level of exercise for the opposing muscle groups as it helps move the wheelchair forward.
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Apley Richard J.
Hwang Victor
Litman Richard C.
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