Therapeutic device for a human body

In a therapeutic device for the human body in which a main frame pivotally mounts a body supporting structure for longitudinal tilting movements, said structure having an upper body supporting portion and a lower body supporting portion, the improvement comprising:

• first means carried by the lower body supporting portion positioned to extend under each foot and form a support to limit endwise movement of the body in a downward direction, when the body supporting structure is tilted so as to elevate the head of a body thereon above a horizontal position;
• second means carried by the lower body supporting portion positioned and operative to embrace each ankle area and adjacent foot instep area, and form a support to limit endwise movement of the body in an opposite downward direction, when the body supporting structure is tilted so as to lower the head of a body thereon below a horizontal position;
• an elongated central frame member interconnected between the upper body supporting portion and the lower body supporting portion;
• a frame structure mounted on said central frame member for sliding adjusting movements therealong;
• said second means comprises a pair of confronting members for embracing each ankle area and adjacent instep area;
• said pair of confronting members being supported on said sliding frame structure for relative positioning adjustments, and for independent relative adjustments with respect to said first means;
• one of said pair of confronting members being adjustably supported for movement toward and away from said first means to selective operative positions;
• the other of said pair of confronting members being carried by a support that is releasably connectible with said sliding frame structure and said elongated central frame member;
• the releasably connectable support for said other of said pair of confronting members comprises an elongated lever
• a laterally offset hook member is mounted at the outer end of said lever;
• a series of openings in spaced relation longitudinally extend along said sliding frame structure for selectively receiving said hook member, and for forming a connection enabling swinging movement of said lever to an operative position extending generally in parallel spaced relation along said central frame;
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• means releasably latches said lever in said operative position.

In a therapeutic device for the human body in which a main frame pivotally mounts a body supporting structure for longitudinal tilting movements, said structure having an upper body supporting portion and a lower body supporting portion, the improvement comprising:

• first means carried by the lower body supporting portion positioned to extend under each foot and form a support to limit endwise movement of the body in a downward direction, when the body supporting structure is tilted so as to elevate the head of a body thereon above a horizontal position;
• second means carried by the lower body supporting portion positioned and operative to embrace each ankle area and adjacent foot instep area, and form a support to limit endwise movement of the body in an opposite downward direction, when the body supporting structure is tilted so as to lower the head of a body thereon below a horizontal position;
• said main frame comprises a pair of elevated upwardly opening supporting notches disposed on opposite sides of said upper body supporting portion;
• bracket supports are respectively connected with the opposite sides of said upper body supporting portion, said bracket supports having oppositely extending trunnions in spaced relation to said upper body portion and being adapted to respectively seat in said supporting notches;
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• means for selectively adjusting said brackets to vary the spacing of the upper body supporting portion from said trunnions.

In a therapeutic device for the human body in which a main frame pivotally mounts a body supporting structure for longitudinal tilting movements, said structure having an upper body supporting portion and a lower body supporting portion, the improvement comprising:

• first means carried by the lower body supporting portion positioned to extend under each foot and form a support to limit endwise movement of the body in a downward direction, when the body supporting structure is tilted so as to elevate the head of a body thereon above a horizontal position;
• second means carried by the lower body supporting portion positioned and operative to embrace each ankle area and adjacent foot instep area, and form a support to limit endwise movement of the body in an opposite downward direction, when the body supporting structure is tilted so as to lower the head of a body thereon below a horizontal position;
• said second means for each ankle area and instep area comprises a pair of generally confronting members conformed to embrace opposite sides of said ankle area, one of said pair of confronting members additionally embraces the foot instep area;
• each of said confronting members comprises a generally U-shaped support mounted against tilting movement on a pair of laterally spaced rod members extending transversely through its side walls;
• inner liners of resilient material respectively on the side walls;
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• inner cushion means in the bottom portion of the U-shaped support extending between the inner liners.

In a therapeutic device for the human body in which a main frame pivotally mounts a body supporting structure for longitudinal tilting movements, said structure having an upper body supporting portion and a lower body supporting portion, the improvement comprising:

• first means carried by the lower body supporting portion positioned to extend under each foot and form a support to limit endwise movement of the body in a downward direction, when the body supporting structure is tilted so as to elevate the head of a body thereon above a horizontal position;
• second means carried by the lower body supporting portion positioned and operative to embrace each ankle area and adjacent foot instep area, and form a support to limit endwise movement of the body in an opposite downward direction, when the body supporting structure is tilted so as to lower the head of a body thereon below a horizontal position;
• an elongated central frame member interconnected between the upper body supporting portion and the lower body supporting portion;
• a frame structure mounted on said central frame member for sliding adjusting movements therealong;
• said first means and second means being connected with said sliding frame structure;
• means for releasably securing said sliding frame structure in a selected position of adjustment;
• said sliding frame structure includes upper and lower U-shaped channel members extending along upper and lower sides of said central frame member, and having their side walls in confronting overlapping relation, the side walls of the upper channel being outwardly of the side walls of the lower channel and projecting beyond the connecting wall of the lower channel;
• the releasable securing means comprises a manually rotatable cam supported on the side walls of the upper channel, said cam being engageable with the connecting wall of the lower channel and upon rotation being operative to selectively move said upper and lower channel members into clamped and unclamped positions;
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• means for releasably latching said cam in the clamped position of said channel members.

In a therapeutic device for the human body in which a main frame pivotally mounts a body supporting structure for longitudinal tilting movements, said structure having an upper body supporting portion and a lower body supporting portion, the improvement comprising:

• first means carried by the lower body supporting portion positioned to extend under each foot and form a support to limit endwise movement of the body in a downward direction, when the body supporting structure is tilted so as to elevate the head of a body thereon above a horizontal position;
• second means carried by the lower body supporting portion positioned and operative to embrace each ankle area and adjacent foot instep area, and form a support to limit endwise movement of the body in an opposite downward direction, when the body supporting structure is tilted so as to lower the head of a body thereon below a horizontal position;
• an elongated central frame member interconnected between the upper body supporting portion and the lower body supporting portion;
• a frame structure is mounted on said central frame member for sliding adjusting movements therealong;
• said first means are supported at the outer end of said sliding frame structure;
• said second means comprises a pair of confronting members for embracing each ankle area and adjacent instep area;
• one member of each pair of confronting members is supported at the inner end of said sliding frame structure;
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• the other member of each pair of confronting members is carried by a detachable support that is releasably connectable with said sliding frame structure and said central frame.