Machine and Method for Head, Neck and, Shoulder Stretching
OwnerJohn P. Boreninventor
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Abstract
A machine and method of stretching and exercising the human body, specifically the head, neck, and upper shoulder region. The machine employs three separate user-controlled actuators to allow the user to move and adjust her head, neck, and upper shoulders to almost limitless positions and with utmost precision, thereby effectively stretching and exercising the user's occipital region to achieve the desired comfort level. Because the user is in control of the precise actuator movements, and hence the exact positioning of her occipital region, the machine is much easier and safer to operate and more effective than other exercise and/or physical strengthening devices.
Claims20
An exercise machine (10) for stretching a human occipital region comprising,
- a table (25) arranged and designed to support a user in a supine position, said table having a moveable upper section (24) which receives a user's upper body and a stationary lower section (26) which receives a user's lower body, said moveable upper section arranged and designed to pivot about an interior edge positioned adjacent to said stationary lower section of said table such that said moveable upper section may be pivoted to form an obtuse angle with said stationary lower section,
- an occipital repositioning palate (34) forming a portion of said moveable upper section, said palate arranged and designed to pivot about an interior edge with said moveable upper section such that said palate may be pivoted independently of said moveable upper section to form an obtuse angle therewith,
- an upright projection (40) disposed at an exterior edge of said palate and being arranged and designed to move longitudinally away from said palate, said upright projection extending above said palate and having a device (42) toward a distal end thereof for connecting a strap thereto,
- a restraining device (32) arranged and designed to be worn about a user's head, and
- a strap (12) having one end connected to said device of said upright projection and another end connected to said restraining device,
- whereby when said upright projection is moved longitudinally away from said palate, said strap connected to said upright projection is drawn taut between said restraining device and said upright projection while said user is supported by said table in a supine position and said restraining device is worn about said user's head.
An exercise machine (10) for stretching a human occipital region comprising,
- a table (25) arranged and designed to support a user in a supine position, said table having an upper section (24) which receives a user's upper body and a lower section (26) which receives a user's lower body,
- an upright projection (40) disposed at an exterior edge of said upper section and being arranged and designed to move longitudinally away from said upper section, said upright projection extending above said upper section and having a device (42) toward a distal end thereof for attaching a strap thereto,
- a restraining device (32) arranged and designed to be worn about a user's head, and
- a strap (12) having one end attached to said device of said upright projection and another end attached to said restraining device,
- whereby when said upright projection is moved longitudinally away from said upper section, said strap attached to said upright project is drawn taut between said restraining device and said upright projection while said user is supported by said table in a supine position and said restraining device is worn about said user's head.
An exercise method for stretching a human occipital region comprising the steps of,
- positioning a user on a table (25) arranged and designed to support said user in a supine position, said table having an upper section (24) which receives a user's upper body and a lower section (26) which receives a user's lower body,
- disposing a restraining device (32) about a user's head,
- attaching one end of a strap (12) having two ends to said restraining device and another end of said strap to an upright projection (40) disposed at an exterior edge of said upper section and extending thereabove, said upright projection having a device (42) toward a distal end thereof for attaching said strap thereto,
- moving said upright projection away from said upper section, and
- drawing taut said strap attached between said restraining device and said upright projection such that said user's head is slightly moved away from said user's upper body.
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