Therapeutic device for aiding circulation of blood in the limbs

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR AIDING AND INDUCING CIRCULATION OF BLOOD IN A PERSON''S LEG COMPRISING A GENERALLY PLANAR AND INCLINED FRAME MEMBER HAVING A FLOOR-ENGAGING FORWARD END AND AN ELEVATED AFT END TO BE POSITIONED ADJACENT THE SEAT OF A CHAIR UPON WHICH A PERSON IS SEATED, A FRAME-SUPPORTING STRUCTURE SWINGABLY SECURED TO SAID FRAME MEMBER ADJACENT THE REAR END THEREOF FOR SUPPORTING SAID REAR END IN ELEVATED POSITION, A BROAD, GENERALLY FLAT AND ELONGATE LEG-SUPPORTING MEMBER HAVING A FRONT END AND ALSO HAVING A REAR END SWINGABLY SECURED TO SAID FRAME MEMBER AND BEING SWINGABLY OSCILLATABLE TO RAISE AND LOWER SAID FRONT END, AND MEANS CYCLICALLY AND SLOWLY TILTING SAID LEG-SUPPORTING MEMBER SUCCESSIVELY TO A FIRST POSITION WHEREIN SAID FRONT END IS ELEVATED ABOVBE THE REAR END AND TO A SECOND POSITION WHEREIN SAID FRONT END IS DEPRESSED BELOW THE REAR END, WHEREBY TO SIMILARLY MOVE THE LEG OF THE PERSON FOR SUCCESSIVELY DRAINING THE BLOOD FROM THE LEG AND CAUSING BLOOD TO RUSH INTO THE LEG.