Maximum contraction unit
OwnerTracy J. Harriganinventor
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Abstract
A maximum contraction unit (10) comprising a cabinet (12) having a front panel (14), a pair of side panels (16), a top panel (18), a bottom panel (20) and a rear panel (22) hinged at (24) to one of the side panels (16), to gain access to the interior of the cabinet (12). A structure (26) is for keeping the cabinet (12) in an upright position. A facility (28) in the cabinet (12) is for producing electronic impulses. A component (30) on the front panel (14) of the cabinet (12) is for activating the electronic impulses producing facility (28) by the insertion of paper money. An assembly (32) is for carrying the electronic impulses from the electronic impulses producing facility (28) to muscles in a body of a person (34), so as to stimulate the muscles to contract and exercise.
Claims11
A maximum contraction vending unit comprising:
- a) a cabinet having a front panel, a pair of side panels, a top panel, a bottom panel and a rear panel hinged to one of said side panels to gain access to the interior of said cabinet;
- b) means for keeping said cabinet in an upright position;
- c) means in said cabinet for producing electronic impulses comprising an electrical muscle stimulation unit;
- d) means on said front panel of said cabinet for activating said electronic impulses producing means by the insertion of paper money;
- e) means for carrying the electronic impulses from said electrical muscle stimulating unit to selected muscles in a body of a person comprising a plurality of electrical wires mounted on said front panel of said cabinet electrically connected to said electrical muscle stimulating unit and an electrode pad connected to each of said electrical wires for attaching to selected locations on the skin of said person in suitable locations for stimulating selected muscles to contract and exercise;
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- f) means on said front panel for manually controlling the power output of said electrical muscle stimulating unit and means for displaying said power output comprising display screens for showing low, medium and high color coded settings for said electrical muscle stimulating unit.
A maximum contraction unit as recited in 1, wherein said upright position keeping means is a stand affixed to said bottom panel of said cabinet, so that said stand can sit upon a floor and support said cabinet in its upright position.
The method of vending electrical muscle stimulation comprising the steps of:
- a) inserting currency in a vending machine comprising a cabinet containing an electrical muscle stimulation unit, a plurality of electrical wires electrically connected to said electrical muscle stimulating unit, and an electrode pad connected to each of said electrical wires to activate said electrical muscle stimulation unit and engage a timer circuit to preset a limit;
- b) attaching said pads to selected locations on the skin of a person in suitable locations for stimulating selected muscles to contract and exercise;
- c) adjusting dials on said cabinet to set a power level for intensity of treatment and displaying the power level using color coded markers on a screen;
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- d) permitting said treatment to continue until the preset limit expires.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.