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US 12,521,602 B2Granted
Physical therapy treadmill and treadmill accessory
OwnerGeorge L. Colleyinventor
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Abstract
Treadmills and treadmill accessories for allowing physically impaired individuals to exercise and engage in therapeutic rehabilitating activities without the need for assistance from other individuals include a seat integrated into the treadmill or accessory to allow the physically impaired individual to exercise on a treadmill from a seated position or to step onto a running deck of a treadmill from a seated position.
Claims13
A physical therapy accessory for use with a treadmill, comprising:
- a base having two opposite side members spaced apart to allow positioning of a running deck of the treadmill between the two side members, and a rear member connected to each of the two side members to form a rigid U-shaped frame that extends along and around a rearward portion of the running deck;
- a seat platform extending rearwardly of the rear member;
- a seat mounted on the seat platform rearwardly of the rear member;
- and
- a handrail assembly supported on each side member.
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A physical therapy accessory for use with a treadmill, comprising:
- two opposite side rails spaced apart and configured to allow positioning of the two side rails on portions of the treadmill adjacent to opposite edges of a running deck of the treadmill;
- a seat platform assembly supported on the two side rails and over the running deck;
- a seat mounted on the seat platform;
- and
- a downwardly ramped safety panel extending proximate a forward edge of the seat platform.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.