Exercise devices – Involving user translation or physical simulation thereof – Having separate foot engaging members reciprocating on...
Patent
1992-05-01
1994-01-18
Apley, Richard J.
Exercise devices
Involving user translation or physical simulation thereof
Having separate foot engaging members reciprocating on...
482 79, 482121, A63B 2200
Patent
active
052795306
ABSTRACT:
A portable leg exercising apparatus especially adapted for lower back rehabilitation is provided, having an adjustable, V-shaped frame assembly constructed from lightweight tubular material, and oriented so that a base forming one side of the V lies adjacent to the floor. The other side of the V extends upwardly from the vertex at an incline forming spaced guide rails. Adjustable support braces extend between the two sides of the V-shaped frame opposite the vertex. The support braces and cross tube are adjustable to accommodate various angles of inclination of the guide rails. In the extreme lowered position, the frame assembly is substantially flattened to facilitate portability and storage. Independently movable carriages having foot pedals slide along the rails in response to the force applied by the legs of the user. Elastic cords extending between the frame and the carriages serve to provide elastic resistance to the leg motion as the carriages move upwardly along the inclined rails. The foot pedals may be lowered to enhance the portability/storage capability.
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Apley Richard J.
Donnelly Jerome
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