Gravity relief apparatus
OwnerHelmut Forsterinventor
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Abstract
A handy, compact and easily transportable apparatus for relief of intervertebral discs and for stretching of the vertebrae and the hip joints by means of gravity, having a support element suspendable on a door, a wall or the like, and a suspension device connected with this for the feet, in such manner that even unpracticed and awkward persons without support by a helper, i.e. completely alone, can achieve the suspended position. The suspension device is connected via a cable line with the support element and provided with a coupling device for suspension gaiters.
Claims21
Apparatus for relief of the intervertebral discs and for stretching of the lumbar vertebrae and the hip joints by means of gravity, comprising:
- a support element for suspension from a door, a wall or the like;
- a suspension device for suspending a person in an inverted position;
- a cable line means connecting the suspension device to the support element and having at a free end a lifting line;
- and a coupling device on the suspension device for coupling of leg engaging means, said suspension device including a clamp means adapted to receive the free end of the cable line means to maintain the suspension device in a locked position relative to the support element whereby the user is maintained in at least a partially inverted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.