Exercising attachments for wheelchairs

An exercise device for attachment to a wheelchair having a seat and foot rests forwardly of the seat for supporting the feet of a person sitting in the seat, the exercise device comprising a base removably mountable on the foot rests of a wheelchair, exercising means for exercising at least one of the legs and arms of a person sitting in the seat of the wheelchair, means for mounting said exercising means on said base, said exercising means including a support bracket and said means for mounting including means supporting said bracket for adjustment relative to said base to adjust the position of said exercising means forwardly and rearwardly of the seat, said base having front and rear ends and laterally opposite sides between said ends, said bracket being V-shaped and having front and rear legs respectively extending forwardly and rearwardly of said base, and means pivotally interconnecting said bracket with said base for said front and rear legs to pivot about an axis extending in the direction between said sides.

An exercise device for attachment to a wheelchair having a seat and foot rests forwardly of the seat for supporting the feet of a person sitting in the seat, the exercise device comprising a base removably mountable on the foot rests of a wheelchair, exercising means for exercising at least one of the legs and arms of a person sitting in the seat of the wheelchair, and means for mounting said exercising means on said base, said base including upper and lower base plates spaced apart to receive the foot rests of a wheelchair therebetween, said base having front and rear ends and means interconnecting said upper and lower plates at said front end for engaging the foot rests to position said base in the direction toward the seat, and removable retaining means between said upper and lower plates adjacent said rear end of said base for engaging the foot rests to limit movement of said base in the direction away from the seat.

An exercise device for attachment to a wheelchair having a seat and foot rests forwardly of the seat for supporting the feet of a person sitting in the seat, the exercise device comprising a base removably mountable on the foot rests of a wheelchair, exercising means for exercising at least one of the legs and arms of a person sitting in the seat of the wheelchair, and means for mounting said exercising means on said base, said base having front and rear ends and laterally opposite sides between said ends, said exercising means including a V-shaped support bracket on said base having front and rear legs respectively extending forwardly and rearwardly of said base, and said mounting means including means interconnecting said bracket with said base for releasably supporting said bracket in any one of a plurality of positions on said base for selectively adjusting the position of said exercising means on said base forwardly and rearwardly of the seat.

An exercise device for attachment to a wheelchair having a seat and foot rests forwardly of the seat for supporting the feet of a person sitting in the seat, the exercise device comprising a base removably mountable on the foot rests of a wheelchair, exercising means for exercising at least one of the legs and arms of a person sitting in the seat of the wheelchair, and means for mounting said exercising means on said base, said exercising means comprising a pair of foot plates spaced above said base and supported for displacement toward and away from said base, means for restraining displacement of said foot plates relative to said base, said base having front and rear ends and laterally opposite sides, said foot plates being laterally spaced apart and supported for pivotal displacement in opposite directions about an axis therebetween, and said axis being inclined downwardly and rearwardly relative to said front and rear ends of said base.

An exercise device for attachment to a wheelchair having a seat and foot rests forwardly of the seat for supporting the feet of a person sitting in the seat, the exercise device comprising a base removably mountable on the foot rests of a wheelchair, said base having front and rear ends and laterally opposite sides, a V-shaped support bracket on said base having front and rear legs respectively extending forwardly and rearwardly of said base, said front leg having an outer end, a foot plate support member mounted on said outer end for pivotal displacement in opposite directions about a foot plate pivot axis in a plane transverse to said front and rear ends, said support member having lateral outer ends on opposite sides of said pivot axis, a foot plate on each of said outer ends of said support member, and means for restraining pivotal displacement of said support member about said pivot axis.

An exercise device for attachment to a wheelchair having a seat and horizontal foot rests forwardly of the seat for supporting the feet of a person sitting in the seat, the exercise device comprising a base removably mountable on the horizontal foot rests of a wheelchair, said base including upper and lower base plates fixedly spaced apart to receive the horizontal foot rests of a wheelchair therebetween, said base having front and rear ends and laterally opposite sides, and exercising means comprising a V-shaped support bracket mounted on said base and having front and rear legs respectively extending forwardly and rearwardly of said base, each said front and rear leg having an outer end, an L-shaped lever mounted on said outer end of said rear leg for pivotal displacement toward and away from the seat about a lever axis extending in the direction between said sides of said base, said lever including a first arm extending from said lever axis toward said front end of said base and a second arm extending upwardly from said first arm and having an upper end for pivoting said lever about said lever axis, and restraining means between said first arm of said lever and said front leg of said bracket for restraining pivotal movement of said lever from an initial position.