EP0131167A2
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Therapeutic device for body stretching
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-06-13
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-06-13
Abstract
Abstract @ Disclosed is a therapeutic device (2) by the use of which a person may hang in an upside-down posture, with the spine straight, and in complete relaxation. The device (2) comprises a pivotable table (3) mounted on a frame (4) and having a knee platform (7) on which the person first kneels; a tigh platform (8) against which he next rests his thighs; and a torso platform (9) for supporting his chest and head as he leans forwards. Handles (18), mounted on the frame (4), are graspable by the person to pull himself forwardly downwardly by controlled tilting of the table (3) to a freely hanging, or any intermediate inverted, position Relaxation while hanging is achieved by bending at the hips and by the provision of a behind-the-knee restraint (20), which comprises a pad (29) that fits in the crook of the bent knee. This restraint (20) allows the body weight to be taken entirely by the thighs without the thighs being pulled off the thigh platform (8) by the weight ofthetorso. The device is adjustable in various ways to suit the individual.
Inventors
- 👤 Hillar T. Lilles
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 22:20
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61H; A61H1/00; A61H1/02; A61H1/0218; A61H2203/00; A61H2203/04; A61H2203/0443; A61H2203/045; A61H2203/0468; A61H2203/0481; A61H2203/0493
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
283 words
A therapeutic device for enabling a patient to adopt an inverted hanging posture in safety and comfort, comprising: a) a frame (4); and b) a table (3) pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis on the frame (4) characterized in that the table (7) comprises: (i) a first platform (8) against which said patient may rest his thighs; (ii) a second platform (7) projecting from one end of the first platform (8) in a plane perpendicular thereto and upon which said patient may kneel; (iii) a third platform (9) projecting from the other end of the first platform (8) in a plane perpendicular thereto, parallel and in the opposite direction to the plane of the second platform (7) and against which the patient may support the front portion of his torso when he leans forwardly while kneeling on the second platform (7); and (iv) restraint means (20) adjacent the first (8) and the second platforms (7) arranged to be disposed behind the knees of the patient kneeling on the second platform (7) so as to retain the person's knees in a substantially fixed position relative to the first (8) and second platforms (7) as the table (3) is rotated; the table (3) being pivotable substantially through a right angle between a first position in which the third platform (9) is in a substantially horizontal plane above the second platform (7) and a second position in which the third platform (9) is in a substantially vertical plane and below the second platform (7), thereby rotating the patient forwardly from a kneeling position to one in which his torso may hand substantially vertically and freely head-downwardly without contact between his torso and the third platform (9).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
283 words
A therapeutic device for enabling a patient to adopt an inverted hanging posture in safety and comfort, comprising: a) a frame (4); and b) a table (3) pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis on the frame (4) characterized in that the table (7) comprises: (i) a first platform (8) against which said patient may rest his thighs; (ii) a second platform (7) projecting from one end of the first platform (8) in a plane perpendicular thereto and upon which said patient may kneel; (iii) a third platform (9) projecting from the other end of the first platform (8) in a plane perpendicular thereto, parallel and in the opposite direction to the plane of the second platform (7) and against which the patient may support the front portion of his torso when he leans forwardly while kneeling on the second platform (7); and (iv) restraint means (20) adjacent the first (8) and the second platforms (7) arranged to be disposed behind the knees of the patient kneeling on the second platform (7) so as to retain the person's knees in a substantially fixed position relative to the first (8) and second platforms (7) as the table (3) is rotated; the table (3) being pivotable substantially through a right angle between a first position in which the third platform (9) is in a substantially horizontal plane above the second platform (7) and a second position in which the third platform (9) is in a substantially vertical plane and below the second platform (7), thereby rotating the patient forwardly from a kneeling position to one in which his torso may hand substantially vertically and freely head-downwardly without contact between his torso and the third platform (9).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A therapeutic device as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the horizontal axis is in a plane adjacent the first (8) and third platforms (9).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
A therapeutic device as claimed in claim 1 or 2 characterized in that the first platform (8) is of such dimensions that the hip-end (34) of the first platform (8) is in firm contact with the hip-bone area of a person's body, when the person is kneeling on the second platform (7) and resting his torso on the third platform (9).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
84 words
A therapeutic device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3 characterized in that the behind-the-knee restraint (20) comprises a cross-bar (23), the position of which is adjustable with respect to the hip-end (34) of the first platform (8), so that the cross-bar (23) may be personally adjusted to be tucked in firmly and snugly behind the knees, and at the same time the hip-bone area of the body may be in firm contact with the hip-end (34) of the first platform (8).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A therapeutic device as claimed in claim 4 characterized in that the cross-bar (23) is secured to the table (3) with a post (24), and wherein the post (24) is in the centre of the cross-bar (23) so that a person's two knees are placed one on either side of the post (24).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
A therapeutic device as claimed in claim 5 characterized in that the length of the post (24) is adjustable so that the cross-bar (23) may be adjusted as to its distance from the first platform (8), independently of and in addition to its adjustment along the thigh platform (8) with respect to the hip-end (34) of the first platform (8).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
A therapeutic device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 6 characterized in that the third platform (9) has such dimensions and position as to be in contact with the chest area of a person's body when the person is resting his torso on the torso platform (9).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A therapeutic device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 7 characterized in that the angle between the third platform (9) and the pad on the first platform (8) is adjustable.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A therapeutic device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 8 characterized in that the third platform (9) includes means (30) to receive and support the patient's head.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
A therapeutic device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 9 characterized in that the frame (4) is adapted to be placed on the ground, and is so dimensioned as to hold a person's head clear of the ground when the person is hanging vertically.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
A therapeutic device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 10 characterized in that the position of the pivot (10, 19) between the table (3) and the frame (4) is adjacent to the hip-end (34) of the first platform (8) and wherein the position of the pivot (10, 19) is adjustable with respect to the table (3).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
A therapeutic device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 11 characterized in that a handle (18) is provided, attached to the frame (4), by means of which a person may guide himself from a kneeling posture to a hanging posture and vice versa.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
A therapeutic device as claimed in claim 12 characterized in that the handle (18) is pivoted to the frame (4), adjacent to ground level.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
49 words
A therapeutic device as claimed in claim 12 or 13 characterized in that the position of the handle (18) may be set relative to the table (3), so that a person may set the table (3) suitably for a posture intermediate between a kneeling posture and a hanging posture.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
A therapeutic device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 14 further characterized by means to pivotally adjust the hip-end (34) of the second platform (7) relative to the head end thereof.
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