Integral leg brace and pedal for the handicapped

Details Integral leg brace and pedal for the handicapped Integral leg brace and pedal for the handicapped

1987-06-24

1991-04-09

Crow, Stephen R.

Undertaking

272117, 745946, 280294, A63B 2302

Patent

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050058258

ABSTRACT:
An integral leg brace and pedal assembly is adapted to convert a conventional pedal driven exercise machine into a machine that can be used by the handicapped. The assembly includes a specially configured footplate to which is bolted to a conventional pedal. An adjustable pole is, on one end, attached to the footplate. The axle of the pedal is threaded into an associated pedal crankarm of the machine. Straps detachably lock the lower leg in the assembly. During pedaling the free end of the pole is held whereby the upper and lower torso articulate in linked complex motion.

REFERENCES:
patent: 614856 (1898-11-01), Gerow
patent: 3428311 (1969-02-01), Mitchell
patent: 3808910 (1974-05-01), Desbois
patent: 4402502 (1983-09-01), Peters
patent: 4451033 (1984-05-01), Nestegard
patent: 4741527 (1988-05-01), Nestegard

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