Exercise bicycle
OwnerWilliam G. Pearsoninventor
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Abstract
The bicycle of the present invention has a seat having a high padded back, padded arm rests, is rotatable through three hundred and sixty degrees and has a lock to hold it in adjusted positions. The seat can be lowered by a hydraulic cylindrical, electric motor or the like for easy mounting and dismounting. The seat can be raised to a convenient use position and has seat belt, shoulder straps made of a VELCRO-type material. The pedals have slide-in foot supports and support straps which are made of a VELCRO-type material.
Claims2
An exercise bicycle having a frame;
- said frame having a seat, handle bars, foot pedals, motor means, a height gage, and a front wheel supported on said frame;
- said front wheel being connected to said foot pedals and said motor means being connected to said front wheel for driving said front wheel;
- adjustable support means comprising a hydraulic cylinder being adapted to support said seat on said frame;
- power means including a hydraulic pump connected to said hydraulic cylinder for up and down adjustment of each said seat between a convenient mounting position and to a convenient dismounting position;
- said height gage being adapted to indicate the height of said seat relative to said frame;
- a manually actuated means on said hydraulic pump;
- said seat being adapted to rotate one hundred and eighty degrees on said adjustable support means;
- lock means on said seat to lock said seat in a predetermined position of rotation;
- a VELCRO-type material seat belt and a VELCRO-type material shoulder strap supported on said seat for safety and comfort of the user;
- and,
- said foot pedals have slide-in type foot brackets made of VELCRO-type material adapted to hold the user's feet in said foot brackets to prevent accidental removal of said user's feet;
An exercise bicycle having a frame, a motor, a front wheel, handle bars, pedals and a seat all supported on said frame;
- a hydraulic cylinder connected to said seat having adjusting means adapted to move said sat to selected positions for convenience in use in mounting and in dismounting;
- said seat being rotatable through three hundred and sixty degrees;
- and,
- a locking means on said seat to lock said seat in selected positions;
- said motor being connected to said front wheel for driving said pedals to exercise an invalid's legs;
- said seat being of a large padded seat having a high back rest and padded arm rests for comfort and safety;
- said seat having a shoulder strap comprising VELCRO-type material;
- slide-in foot supports made of VELCRO-type material safety straps on said pedals;
- and,
- said handle bars having hand grip straps made of said VELCRO-type material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.