US3373993A
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Resistance exerciser and brakeable mobile carriage
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-10-26
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Granted: 1968-03-19
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Expires: 1984-10-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl W Oja
- 👤 Richard L Scheuerman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 20:50
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B21/00; A63B21/00181; A63B21/02; A63B21/04; A63B21/06; A63B21/15; A63B21/151; A63B21/154; A63B21/16; A63B71/00; A63B71/02; A63B71/023; A63B2071/025; A63B2208/00; A63B2208/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A MOBILE CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY CAPABLE OF BEING BRAKED AGAINST MOVEMENT, COMPRISING A BASE FRAME, CASTERS SUPPORTING SAID BASE FRAME, AND BRAKE MEANS, SAID BRAKE MEANS COMPRISING PLUNGERS HAVING FRICTION-SURFACED ENDS CAPABLE OF ELEVATING SAID BASE FRAME AND SUPPORTING IT IN SAID ELEVATED CONDITION WITH SUPPORT REMOVED FROM SAID CASTERS, SAID PLUNGERS BEING MOUNTED NEAR THE LOCATION OF SAID CASTERS ON SAID BASE FRAME TO DEPEND DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID BASE FRAME AND BE MOVABLE SLIDABLY IN AN ESSENTIALLY VERTICAL DIRECTION, SHIFTABLE MEANS ADAPTED TO ACT UPON SAID PLUNGERS TO SLIDABLY ELEVATE AND LOWER THE SAME, PIVOTABLE MEANS CARRIED ON SAID BASE FRAME IN A POSITION HORIZONTALLY DISPLACED FROM SAID SHIFTABLE MEANS, SAID PIVOTABLE MEANS BEING PIVOTABLE ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS, MEANS EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY FROM SAID PIVOTABLE MEANS TO SAID SHIFTABLE MEANS AND ADAPTED TO TRANSFER MOTION FROM SAID PIVOTABLE MEANS TO SAID SHIFTABLE MEANS, AND HANDLE MEANS FOR PIVOTING SAID PIVOTABLE MEANS BETWEEN ONE POSITION CAUSING ELEVATION OF SAID PLUNGERS AND ANOTHER POSITION CAUSING LOWERING OF SAID PLUNGERS TO BRAKE SAID CARRIAGE AGAINST MOVEMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
APPARATUS FOR AIDING THE SUPPORT OF WEAK LIMBS DURING THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE MOVEMENT OF THE SAME, SAID APPARATUS BEING MOBILE AND ADAPTED TO BE MOVED INTO A POSITION BEHIND AN UPRIGHT INDIVIDUAL WHOSE ARMS REQUIRE SAID AID, THE ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF SAID APPARATUS, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, (1) A CARRIAGE COMPRISING A BASE FRAME, (2) AT LEAST ONE UPRIGHT STANDARD SUPPORTED FROM SAID BASE FRAME, (3) AT LEAST ONE ESSENTIALLY HORIZONTAL SUPPORTING ARM MOUNTED AT THE UPPER TERMINUS OF SAID UPRIGHT STANDARD, WITH THE FORWARD END OF SAID ARM CANTILEVERED OUTWARDLY FROM SAID UPRIGHT STANDARD, PIVOT JOINT MEANS RENDERING A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE CANTILEVERED END OF SAID ARM ADJUSTABLE FROM SAID OPERATIVE ESSENTIALLY HORIZONTAL POSITION TO AN INOPERATIVE COLLAPSED POSITION, (4) RESISTANCE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID APPARATUS, SAID RESISTANCE MEANS BEING ADJUSTABLE TO PROVIDE VARYING DEGREES OF RESISTANCE AS DETERMINED BY AN OPERATOR, (5) A FLEXIBLE CONNECTING LINE EXTENDING FROM SAID RESISTANCE MEANS TOWARD THE FORWARD CANTILEVERED END OF SAID ARM OVER GUIDE MEANS CARRIED ON SAID ARM TO A DOWNWARDLY FREELY SUSPENDED TERMINAL POSITION, AND (6) MEANS TO ADJUST THE HEIGHT OF SAID SUPPORTING ARM.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1971-03-19 | 1971-09-18 | 1972-03-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1975-03-19 | 1975-09-18 | 1976-03-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1979-03-19 | 1979-09-18 | 1980-03-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |