Abstract An exercising chair having a plurality of suitable legs, a pair of arms, a seat, and a back; a frame including a pair of rectilinear bars fastened at each side of the chair to the legs distally below the chair seat, a pair of transverse bars disposed distally from one another and fastened to the rectilinear bars, and a centrally disposed beam fastened to the transverse bars, the beam running under the chair seat and projecting distally forwardly of the chair; a drive train including an electric motor fastened to the beam, a suitable control means operable to selectively control the motor, and gears and drive means operable to reduce speed of output rotation of the motor and to reduce the load on the motor; and a pair of pedals driven by the drive train, the pedals being disposed on the forwardmost terminal end of the beam.
Inventors
👤 G Madison
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-26 11:50
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61H; A61H1/00; A61H1/02; A61H1/0214
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
An exerciser for paraplegic patients, comprising a chair having a plurality of suitable legs, a pair of arms, a seat, and a back, said seat having body retaining means; a frame including a pair of rectilinear channel members fastened at each side of said chair to said legs distally below said chair seat, a pair of transverse bars disposed distally from one another and fastened to said rectilinear channels, and a centrally disposed rectilinear beam fastened to said transverse bars, said beam running under said chair seat and projecting distally forwardly of said chair; a drive train including an electric motor fastened to said beam, a suitable control means operable to selectively control said motor, and gears and drive means operable to reduce speed of output rotation of said motor and to reduce load on said motor; and a pair of pedals driven by said drive train, said pedals being disposed on the forwardmost terminal end of said beam and having foot-retaining means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
An exerciser for paraplegic patients, comprising a chair having a plurality of suitable legs, a pair of arms, a seat, and a back, said seat having body retaining means; a frame including a pair of rectilinear channel members fastened at each side of said chair to said legs distally below said chair seat, a pair of transverse bars disposed distally from one another and fastened to said rectilinear channels, and a centrally disposed rectilinear beam fastened to said transverse bars, said beam running under said chair seat and projecting distally forwardly of said chair; a drive train including an electric motor fastened to said beam, a suitable control means operable to selectively control said motor, and gears and drive means operable to reduce speed of output rotation of said motor and to reduce load on said motor; and a pair of pedals driven by said drive train, said pedals being disposed on the forwardmost terminal end of said beam and having foot-retaining means.