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Back posture and stretch board

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-04-26
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Granted: 1963-03-12
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Expires: 1980-04-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Girolamo Robert De

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 11:36
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61H; A61H1/00; A61H1/02; A61H1/0218; A61H2203/00; A61H2203/04; A61H2203/0481; A61H2203/0493

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 249 words
A BACK POSTURE AND STRECH BOARD DEVICE COMPRISING A FRAME HAVING AN ELONGATE BASE PORTION OF APPRECIABLE WIDTH TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL STABILITY, SAID BASE PORTION BEING ADAPTED FOR SUPPORT ON A FLOOR SURFACE, AND SAID FRAME HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED, SUPPORTING BARS CARRIED BY THE BASE PORTION AND ARRANGED TO BE POSITIONED ABOVE THE FLOOR SURFACE IN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATION THERETO, SAID BARS BEING SPACED INWARD FROM THE ENDS OF THE FRAME BASE PORTION AN APPRECIABLE HORIZONTAL DISTANCE WHICH IS COMMENSURATE WITH THE SPACING BETWEEN THE BARS THEMSELVES, SAID FRAME FURTHER COMPRISING RAISED SIDE RAILS CONNECTED AT THEIR END PORTIONS TO THE SAID BARS AND CONSTITUTING THEREWITH A RIGID RECTANGULAR STRUCTURE FORMING THE ENTIRE UPPERMOST PART OF THE FRAME, SAID RIGID RECTANGULAR STRUCTURE CONSTITUTING ROUGHLY ONE-THIRD OF THE PLAN SIZE OF THE FRAME WHEN VIEWED FROM THE TOP; AND A BOARD MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME AND ARRANGED TO HOLD A PERSON LYING DOWN, SAID BOARD ADJACENT ONE END HAVING FEETENGAGEABLE FASTENERS FOR SECURING THE FEET OF THE PERSON TO SAID ONE END, AND THE BOARD FURTHER RESTING ON THE SPACED SUPPORTING BARS TO POSITION IT HORIZONTALLY ABOVE THE FLOOR AND PROVIDE A STABLE HORIZONTAL SUPPORT WHEREBY A USER MAY SAFELY MOUNT AND LIE ON THE BOARD, AND SAID BOARD BEING SWINGABLE ABOUT ONE OF SAID BARS TO AN ANGULAR POSITION WHEREIN THE FEET ARE RAISED ABOVE THE HEAD AND HAVING RECEPTACLE MEANS ON ITS UNDERSIDE TO RECEIVE SAID ONE BAR AND CONSTITUTE THEREWITH A PIVOT FOR THE BOARD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 249 words
A BACK POSTURE AND STRECH BOARD DEVICE COMPRISING A FRAME HAVING AN ELONGATE BASE PORTION OF APPRECIABLE WIDTH TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL STABILITY, SAID BASE PORTION BEING ADAPTED FOR SUPPORT ON A FLOOR SURFACE, AND SAID FRAME HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED, SUPPORTING BARS CARRIED BY THE BASE PORTION AND ARRANGED TO BE POSITIONED ABOVE THE FLOOR SURFACE IN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATION THERETO, SAID BARS BEING SPACED INWARD FROM THE ENDS OF THE FRAME BASE PORTION AN APPRECIABLE HORIZONTAL DISTANCE WHICH IS COMMENSURATE WITH THE SPACING BETWEEN THE BARS THEMSELVES, SAID FRAME FURTHER COMPRISING RAISED SIDE RAILS CONNECTED AT THEIR END PORTIONS TO THE SAID BARS AND CONSTITUTING THEREWITH A RIGID RECTANGULAR STRUCTURE FORMING THE ENTIRE UPPERMOST PART OF THE FRAME, SAID RIGID RECTANGULAR STRUCTURE CONSTITUTING ROUGHLY ONE-THIRD OF THE PLAN SIZE OF THE FRAME WHEN VIEWED FROM THE TOP; AND A BOARD MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME AND ARRANGED TO HOLD A PERSON LYING DOWN, SAID BOARD ADJACENT ONE END HAVING FEETENGAGEABLE FASTENERS FOR SECURING THE FEET OF THE PERSON TO SAID ONE END, AND THE BOARD FURTHER RESTING ON THE SPACED SUPPORTING BARS TO POSITION IT HORIZONTALLY ABOVE THE FLOOR AND PROVIDE A STABLE HORIZONTAL SUPPORT WHEREBY A USER MAY SAFELY MOUNT AND LIE ON THE BOARD, AND SAID BOARD BEING SWINGABLE ABOUT ONE OF SAID BARS TO AN ANGULAR POSITION WHEREIN THE FEET ARE RAISED ABOVE THE HEAD AND HAVING RECEPTACLE MEANS ON ITS UNDERSIDE TO RECEIVE SAID ONE BAR AND CONSTITUTE THEREWITH A PIVOT FOR THE BOARD.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-03-11 1966-09-10 1967-03-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-03-11 1970-09-10 1971-03-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-03-11 1974-09-10 1975-03-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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