Exercise device and method of use
OwnerEdwin Barryinventor
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Abstract
An exercise device for lifting up the lower back by raising a user's knees upward from a resting position. An elongated fixed strut extends upward from the base, and a carriage is placed on the elongated fixed strut, capable of moving on the elongated fixed strut between a lower position and an upper position relative to the elongated fixed strut. Knee supports are attached to the carriage, allowing a user to place their knees on the knee supports. As the carriage moves upward on the elongated fixed strut, the user's knees are lifted upward, thereby causing the hips and pelvis to rise, producing a flexion of the lower back. The upward movement of the hips and pelvis produces the distraction of the lumbar spinal segments.
Claims8
An apparatus for performing flexion and distraction of the lumbar vertebrae, the apparatus comprising:
- a base with an upper surface;
- an elongated fixed strut with an upper end and a lower end, the lower end attached to the upper surface of the base, the elongated fixed strut extending upward from the base at an angle between 65 and 85 degrees;
- a carriage supported on the elongated fixed strut, the carriage capable of movement along the elongated fixed strut;
- a pivot point on the upper surface of the base;
- a pivoting arm extending upward from the upper surface, the pivoting arm having an upper end and a lower end, where the lower end is attached to the pivot point on the upper surface, and where the pivoting arm is capable of rotational movement around the pivot point in a plane orthogonal to the base, where such rotational movement causes the pivoting arm to move toward or away from the elongated fixed strut;
- a link having a first end and a second end, where the first end is connected to the pivoting arm between the upper and lower ends thereof, and the second end connected to the carriage;
- where as the pivoting arm rotates around the pivot point, the link causes the carriage to move along the elongated fixed strut;
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- a knee support attached to carriage.
An apparatus for performing flexion and distraction of the lumbar vertebrae, the apparatus comprising:
- a base with an upper surface, the upper surface having a pivot point;
- an elongated fixed strut attached to the upper surface of the base, the elongated fixed strut extending upward from the base at an angle between 65 and 85 degrees;
- a carriage supported on the elongated fixed strut, the carriage capable of movement along the elongated fixed strut, the carriage comprising a knee support;
- a pivoting arm extending upward from the upper surface, the pivoting arm having an upper end and a lower end, where the lower end is attached to the pivot point on the upper surface, and where the pivoting arm is capable of rotational movement around the pivot point in a plane orthogonal to the base, where such rotational movement causes the pivoting arm to move toward or away from the elongated fixed strut;
- a link having a first end and a second end, where the first end is connected to the pivoting arm between the upper and lower ends thereof, and the second end connected to the carriage;
- where as the pivoting arm rotates around the pivot point, the link causes the carriage to move along the elongated fixed strut;
- a pulldown arm with a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the upper end of the pivot arm, and a first side panel and a second side panel, with a channel formed between the first and second side panels, where the carriage is capable of movement within the channel of the pulldown arm;
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- a handle on the second end of the pulldown arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.