A buoyant aquatic exerciser and physical therapy device for human use, comprising:
- an inflatable floatation means with fold-up framing structure;
- said inflatable flotation means being two crescent shaped inflatable tubes having outermost curved surfaces oppositely positioned point to point in horizontal alignment with one of said tubes being somewhat rounder and more uniformly inflated and designated a front inflatable tube and the other of said tubes structured to inflate with an enlarged headrest-like center being designated a rear inflatable tube;
- said fold-up framing structure being a supporting rail-like member endwardly attached inside said tubes and shaped in alignment with the curved surfaces of said crescent shaped inflatable tubes, there being a cross bracing of said framing member inside and aligned with the curved surface of said rear inflatable tube, said rail-like framing member extending straight and having exposed sections a short distance on both sides between said oppositely positioned points of said crescent shaped tubes with both exposed sections of similar length and in parallel alignment, said exposed framing sections both cut and hinged centrally dividing said framing structure into folding halves, there being a carrying transporting handle formed by handle halves affixed on the outermost curved surfaces of both said crescent tubes conjoining with the deflation of said inflatable tubes and folding of said framing structure;
- a seat;
- said seat having a formed rounded back and a flat seat bottom sufficiently large to accommodate variously sized human users there being adjustable supporting structure affixed to said rounded seat back having attachment and removal mechanics for attaching said seat adjustably to said foldable framing structure in a downward position adjacent said curved surface of said rear inflatable tube with said seat, the opening thereof, facing said front inflatable tube, said seat being adjustable upwardly and downwardly and said mechanics allowing hinged repositioning and removal of said seat;
- an adjustable pedal shaft;
- said adjustable pedal shaft being structured of two telescoping tubular sections, a lower section encompassing an upper section, there being adjustment apertures in both said sections and a releasable retainer pin locking said sections in a fixed position, said upper section upwardly forming a U-shaped yoke with the upwardly terminal U ends hingedly and removably attached to said exposed framing sections in a position immediately forward of said seat opening, said lower section affixed inside with a small flywheel turnable by bicycle-like pedals affixed outside said lower section attached by crank arms to said small flywheel, the assemblage of said sections behind such that said pedal shaft is adjustable upwardly and downwardly and hingedly mobile for repositioning from vertical to a variety of inclined angles;
- means for controlled inflating and deflating said crescent shaped tubes;
- means for locking said hinges on said exposed frame sections to maintain said frame and said crescent shaped inflatable tubes horizontally disposed;
- means for applying and releasing resistance to said small flywheel turnable by said bicycle-like pedals;
- means to relieve restrictive water pressure against submerged exerciser structure.