Recumbent therapeutic and exercise device

A recumbent therapeutic and exercise device, comprising:

• a frame;
• a hand crank system coupled to the frame, the hand crank system including a hand crank rotatable by a user, wherein the hand crank is adjustable in a substantially vertical plane closer to and further from a support surface for the frame;
• a foot crank system coupled to the frame, the foot crank system including a foot crank rotatable by the user, wherein the foot crank is adjustable in a substantially horizontal plane relative to the support surface for the frame;
• and
• a generator configured to generate electrical energy from rotational energy caused from rotational movement of at least one of the hand crank and the foot crank.

The recumbent therapeutic and exercise device of claim of 12, wherein the coupling system includes:

• a first bi-directional shaft assembly having a shaft, a first unidirectional torque transmitting device mounted on the shaft, and a second unidirectional torque transmitting device mounted on the shaft;
• and
• a second bi-directional shaft assembly rotatably coupled to the first bi-directional shaft assembly and the generator, the second bi-directional shaft assembly including at least one unidirectional torque transmitting device;
• wherein operation of the first unidirectional torque transmitting device, the second unidirectional torque transmitting device, and the at least one unidirectional torque transmitting device constantly drive the generator in only one rotational directional independent of a rotational direction of the hand crank or the foot crank.

A recumbent therapeutic and exercise device, comprising:

• a frame;
• a foot crank system coupled to the frame, the foot crank system including a pair of foot cranks, wherein the pair of foot cranks are movable in a substantially horizontal plane relative to the frame;
• a hand crank system coupled to the frame, the hand crank system including a pair of hand cranks, wherein the pair of hand cranks are movable in a vertical plane closer to and further from the foot crank system;
• a generator coupled to the frame and configured to generate electrical energy from rotational movement from at least one of the pair of foot cranks and the pair of hand cranks;
• and
• a substantially upright chair configured to a receive a user of the recumbent therapeutic and exercise device, wherein the substantially upright chair is movable in a horizontal plane closer to and further from the foot crank system.