System for unweighting a user and related methods of exercise
AssigneeLifeward Ltd.
InventorsMichael Edward Phillips, Michael Page Mcgirr
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Abstract
The invention comprises a differential air pressure exercise system, comprising: a base; a pair of uprights on the base dividing the base into a front portion and a rear portion; a bulkhead extending between and vertically moveable relative to the uprights; a right arm and a left arm attached to the bulkhead extending from the bulkhead towards the base rear portion; a chamber support frame coupling element on the right arm and on the left arm; a hinge coupled to the bulkhead between the left and right arms; a chamber support frame extending between the left and right arms and coupled to the hinge to move between an engaged condition and a lowered condition.
Claims20
A differential air pressure chamber bag, comprising:
- a left side panel;
- a right side panel;
- a rear panel;
- a front panel;
- a top panel having an opening;
- a zipper disposed on the top panel opening;
- and
- a chamber sealing member comprising:
- a spacer;
- a first zipper on a first side of the spacer configured to couple to the zipper disposed on the top panel opening;
- a second zipper on a second size of the spacer configured to couple to a user zipper;
- a chamber gasket adjacent to the first zipper;
- and
- a first user gasket adjacent to the second zipper.
A differential air pressure exercise system, comprising:
- a first and a second upright;
- a bulkhead extending between the first and the second uprights;
- a first arm attached to and extending away from the bulkhead;
- a second arm attached to the bulkhead and extending away from the bulkhead in the same direction as the first arm;
- a chamber support frame extending between the first arm and the second arm;
- and
- a differential air pressure chamber bag comprising:
- a left side panel;
- a right side panel;
- a rear panel;
- a front panel;
- a top panel having an opening;
- a zipper disposed on the top panel opening;
- and
- a chamber sealing member comprising:
- a spacer;
- a first zipper on a first side of the spacer configured to couple to the zipper disposed on the top panel opening;
- a second zipper on a second size of the spacer configured to couple to a user zipper;
- a chamber gasket adjacent to the first zipper;
- and
- a first user gasket adjacent to the second zipper,
- wherein the differential air pressure chamber bag is configured to couple to the chamber support frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.