# US 10,245,466 B2 · Foot stretching and strengthening apparatus

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- Number: US 10,245,466 B2
- Document ID: US10245466B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/298,161
- Filed: 2016-10-19
- Published: 2018-04-19
- Granted: 2019-04-02
- Earliest claimed: 2016-10-19
- Applicants: Viktor Uygan
- Inventors: Viktor Uygan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10245466B2

## CPC

- A63B 23/10: for feet or toes
- A61H 1/02: Stretching or bending {or torsioning} apparatus for exercising
- A61H 1/0266: {Foot}
- A63B 21/00047: {Exercising devices not moving during use (benches A63B21/4029; isometric exercising devices A63B21/0023; step exercisers A63B23/0458; walk exercisers A63B23/0464)}
- A63B 21/0023: {for isometric exercising, i.e. substantial force variation without substantial muscle motion}
- A63B 21/0414: {with both ends stationary during the actual exercise, i.e. moving only at intermediate locations}
- A63B 21/0552: {Elastic ropes or bands}
- A63B 21/0557: {Details of attachments, e.g. clips or clamps}
- A63B 23/03508: {For a single arm or leg, (A63B21/0726 takes precedence)}
- A63B 2023/006: {for stretching exercises}
- A63B 2225/09: Adjustable dimensions
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)
- A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N)

## Abstract

An apparatus for stretching and strengthening the forefoot of a user may include a pair of parallel hollow tubular leg members each having a first and second end and having a cross bore adjacent each of the first and second ends, a barrel bridging and joining the pair of leg members and positioned intermediate the first and second end of each leg member, the barrel providing a support for the arch of a user's forefoot for flexing and strengthening the forefoot over the barrel, a pair of extenders each adapted to removably attach to and extend from one of the leg members, and a removable elastic band or sleeve positionable over the leg members intermediate the first end and the barrel to hold the toes of the user's forefoot over the barrel during flexing of the forefoot.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus for stretching and strengthening the forefoot of a user, comprising:
a pair of parallel leg members having first and second ends, wherein each lea member is a hollow tube having a cross bore at each first and second end;
a curved barrel bridging the pair of leg members and positioned intermediate the first and second end of each leg member, the barrel providing a support for the arch of a user's forefoot for flexing and strengthening the forefoot over the barrel; and
a removable elastic band positionable over the leg members intermediate the first end and the barrel to hold the toes of the user's forefoot over the barrel during flexing of the foot, further comprising a pair of extenders, each extender adapted to fit within the hollow tube and extend therefrom, and wherein each of the extenders is sized to fit within one of the cross bores.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the barrel has a convex outer shape with a large end and a small end each fastened to one of the leg members.

### Claim 3

An apparatus for stretching and strengthening the forefoot of a user, comprising:
a pair of parallel leg members each having first and second ends;
a convex barrel bridging and joining the pair of leg members and positioned intermediate the first and second end of each leg member, the barrel providing a support for the arch of a user's forefoot for flexing and strengthening the forefoot over the barrel;
a pair of extenders each adapted to attach to and extend from one of the leg members; and
a removable elastic band positionable over the leg members intermediate the first end and the barrel to hold the toes of the user's forefoot over the barrel during flexing of the forefoot, wherein each leg member is a hollow tube having a cross bore adjacent each of the first and second ends, and wherein each extender is a rod having a plurality of spaced clevis bores each for receiving a clevis pin to retain the extender in one of the leg members.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein each extender is sized to fit into one of the leg members and through one of the cross bores.

### Claim 5

An apparatus for stretching and strengthening the forefoot of a user, comprising:
a pair of parallel hollow tubular leg members each having a first and second end and having a cross bore adjacent each of the first and second ends;
a convex barrel bridging and joining the pair of leg members and positioned intermediate the first and second end of each leg member, the barrel providing a support for the arch of a user's forefoot for flexing and strengthening the forefoot over the barrel;
a pair of extenders each adapted to removably attach to and extend from one of the leg members; and
a removable elastic band positionable over the leg members intermediate the first end and the barrel to hold the toes of the user's forefoot over the barrel during flexing of the forefoot, wherein the cross bores are sized to receive one of the extenders therethrough.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The apparatus according to claim 5 wherein each extender has a plurality of clevis bores for receiving a clevis pin to removably fasten the extender to the leg member.