Orthopedic exerciser

Claim 2

An orthopedic exercising device comprising a housing having an opening in the front thereof, a casing having a resilient top within said housing with the top of the casing disposed at the bottom of said housing opening, means mounting said casing in said housing for adjustable tilting of the casing laterally of the housing opening, and drive means in said casing including a pair of striking members spaced longitudinally of the casing from the housing opening and mounted for reciprocation to successively strike the underside of the casing top for applying blows to the bottom of a foot placed on the top of the casing in the housing.

Claim 3

The device of claim 1 further defined by adjustable tilting means disposed between said casing and said housing at the opposite end of said housing from the opening in the front thereof, said tilting means having an adjustable length and engaging both said casing and said housing whereby said casing is longitudinally adjustable as to inclination with respect to said housing.

Claim 4

An orthopedic exerciser having a casing thereabout and comprising a flexible resilient cover over an open top of said casing, a pair of reciprocally mounted pistons within said casing, a pair of striking members mounted one on each of said pistons beneath said cover, a pair of springs disposed one beneath each piston and compressed between the piston and an end plate, drive means, and camming means rotated by said drive means and disposed to engage said pistons to alternately move said pistons away from said cover to compress said springs and to release said pistons, whereby said striking members alternately strike the underside of said cover.

Claim 5

An orthopedic exerciser having a casing thereabout and comprising a flexible resilient cover over an open top of said casing, a pair of reciprocally mounted pistons within said casing, a pair of striking members mounted one on each of said pistons beneath said cover, a pair of springs disposed one beneath each piston and compressed between the piston and an end plate, drive means, and camming means rotated by said drive means and disposed to engage said pistons to alternately move said pistons away from said cover to compress said springs and to release said pistons, whereby said striking members alternately strike the underside of said cover.

Claim 6

The exerciser of claim 3 further defined by said end plates being adjustably mounted for controlled movement toward and away from said pistons to thereby control the amount of energy stored in said springs upon each rotation of said camming means.

Claim 7

The exerciser of claim 3 further defined by each of said pistons being mounted in sealing relation to piston chambers for movement therein, a control valve connected to each of said piston chambers atop same, and means controlling each of said valves for adjusting the rate of air exit from said piston chambers as the piston thereof is driven upwardly therein by the piston spring.

Claim 8

The exerciser of claim 3 further defined by each of siad pistons being reciprocally mounted in sealing relation to a piston chamber, valving means communicating with said chambers above said pistons therein for inlet of air to the chambers and controlled outlet of air from the chambers for establishing the rate of energy release stored in said springs, and means adjusting the position of said end plates to thereby control the amount of energy stored in said springs for each operation of said camming means.

Claim 9

The exerciser of claim 6 further defined by means controlling the speed of said drive means for adjusting the repetition rate of said striking members engaging said cover.