US 2020/0390634 A1Published application

Assistive stretching device and method of use

AssigneeWe IP, LLC

InventorJohn Jamesapollos

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Abstract

An assistive stretching device worn by a user to reduce physical stress while lifting to aid another individual in stretching and method is disclosed. The device includes a belt sized to fit around the torso of the user, first and second pulleys supported on the belt, first and second wrist attachments; first and second ankle attachments; first and second cords threaded through corresponding pulleys with one end attached to corresponding ankle attachments and the opposite end attached to corresponding wrist attachments. The pulleys operate to change the direction of the lifting force, making it easier to lift and stretch the anterior aspects of the musculature of the individual rather than lifting dead weight. An attachment including a dual pulley system may replace the first and second pulleys and includes an arm supporting a pulley at each end and openings to provide leverage adjustments when attaching the arm to the belt.

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Dependent claims

An assistive stretching device utilized during a stretching exercise performed by a user with another individual, the assistive stretching device comprising:

a belt constructed and arranged to fit around the torso of the user and including body having a first end and an opposing second end, a first, outward facing surface and a second, inward facing surface;
at least a first pulley supported by the belt and a second pulley spaced from the first pulley and supported by the belt;
a first and a second support attachment constructed and arranged to fit one of each of the user's wrists;
a first and a second ankle attachment constructed and arranged to fit one of each of the user's ankles;
a first cord threaded through the first pulley and having one end attached to one of the ankle attachments and an opposite end attached to one of the wrist attachments and defining a length therebetween;
a second cord threaded through the second pulley and having one end attached to one of the ankle attachments and an opposite end attached to one of the wrist attachments and defining a length therebetween;
wherein when the user is in a substantially vertical position, the first and second pulleys operating to reduce physical stress on the user as the user stretches the anterior aspects of the musculature of the individual.

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Application: 16/914,241Filed 26 Jun 2020
Priority: 13 Sep 2017
Published: 17 Dec 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification35 codes

A61H 1/00
Apparatus for passive exercising
A61H 1/0244
For the lower limbs: hip
A61H 1/02
Apparatus for passive exercising ; Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly…
A61H 1/0218
Stretching or bending or torsioning apparatus for exercising: drawing-out devices

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Application15/703,231Continuation · filed 13 Sep 2017
Application16/571,849Continuation in part · filed 16 Sep 2019
Application16/914,241Continuation in part
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