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US 5,688,208 AGranted
Limb exercise/therapy apparatus
OwnerDavid Plemmonsinventor
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Abstract
There is provided an exercise/therapy apparatus for human limbs, in particularly, hands. A sealed container forming an interior space is provided having an opening therein. A glove for receiving the hand is attached to the container near the opening and extends from the opening into the interior space. A viscous material which resists the movement of the hand is received in the interior space.
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A limb exercise/therapy apparatus comprising:
- a sealed container having an interior space;
- said container having an opening therein;
- a sheath attached to said container only near said opening and extending from said opening into said interior space;
- said sheath forms an enclosed volume adapted to receive a limb;
- said sheath permitting said limb to move freely within said interior space of said container;
- a viscous material received in and substantially filling said interior space;
- said viscous material providing resistance to the movement of the limb wherein a user inserts a limb into said sheath and performs movements against the resistance of said viscous material while said sheath protects the limb from coming into direct contact with said viscous material.
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A hand exercise/therapy apparatus comprising:
- a sealed container having an interior space;
- said container having an opening therein;
- a glove attached to said container only near said opening and extending from said opening into said interior space;
- said gloved forms an enclosed volume adapted to receive a hand;
- said glove permitting the hand to move freely within said interior space of said container;
- a viscous material received in and substantially filling said interior space;
- said viscous material providing resistance to the movement of hand;
- a platform extending from said opening away from said container;
- said platform adapted to support the user's forearm wherein a user inserts a limb into said glove and performs movements against the resistance of said viscous material while said glove protects the limb from coming into direct contact with said viscous material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.