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US 6,547,704 B2Granted
Muscle stretching apparatus
OwnerJohn Parrilloinventor
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Abstract
A muscle stretching apparatus comprising a frame with adjustable extremity grips, a fulcrum, adjustable leg braces, and leg support assemblies with padded rollers, lever handles that allow an aide to push upward providing additional stretching assistance. The apparatus further comprises an adjustable frame which comprises lever handles. A human with lower extremities on the fulcrum and arm extremities on the extremity grips, by a combination of pushing, pulling, or pushing and pulling, can accomplish a variety of stretching exercises.
Claims19
A muscle stretching apparatus, comprising:
- a framework including first and second uprights;
- a first handle assembly mounted on said first upright extending at an acute upward angle relative to said first upright;
- and
- a second handle assembly mounted on said second upright, said second handle assembly being L-shaped, including an extension leg and a gripping leg at substantially right angles to said extension leg, wherein said extension leg is mounted on said second upright and projects from said second upright toward said first upright.
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A muscle stretching apparatus, comprising:
- a framework including first and second uprights;
- a first handle assembly mounted on said first upright extending at an acute upward angle relative to said first upright;
- a second handle assembly mounted on said second upright, said second handle assembly being L-shaped, including an extension leg and a gripping leg at substantially right angles to said extension leg, wherein said extension leg is mounted on said second upright and projects from said second upright toward said first upright;
- first and second mounting sleeves which mount said first and second handles to said first and second uprights, respectively, wherein said mounting sleeves are slidably mounted over their respective uprights;
- and
- locking pins, which extend through the respective mounting sleeves and uprights, locking the mounting sleeves on their respective uprights;
- wherein said second mounting sleeve defines a receptacle which receives said extension leg.
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A muscle stretching apparatus, comprising:
- a base;
- a frame projecting upwardly relative to said base;
- a plurality of extremity grips mounted on said frame;
- and
- an adjustable frame subassembly mounted on said frame, said subassembly including lever handles;
- an adjustment handle;
- and an adjustment handle positioning pin, wherein said adjustable frame subassembly is rotatable relative to said frame, and said lever handles can be rotated upwardly by an aide to provide additional stretching assistance;
- and including means for locking said subassembly in a given rotational orientation using said positioning pin.
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A muscle stretching apparatus, comprising:
- a base;
- a frame including a left upright and a right upright;
- an axle pivotably mounted on and extending between said left and right uprights;
- first and second handles mounted on said axle;
- and
- means for locking said axle against rotation.
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A muscle stretching apparatus, comprising:
- a frame, including first and second uprights;
- an axle extending between said uprights and rotatably mounted on said frame;
- first and second spaced-apart handles mounted on and projecting radially from said axle;
- and
- means for selectively locking said axle against rotation.
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A muscle stretching apparatus, comprising:
- a frame, including first and second uprights;
- an axle extending between said uprights and rotatably mounted on said frame;
- first and second spaced-apart handles mounted on and projecting radially from said axle;
- and
- means for selectively locking said axle against rotation;
- wherein said first and second spaced-apart handles are substantially parallel to each other and are at least partially padded;
- and further comprising means for adjusting the height of said axle relative to said uprights.
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A muscle stretching apparatus, comprising:
- a frame, including first, second, third, and fourth uprights;
- first and second substantially horizontal members interconnecting said first and third uprights and said second and fourth uprights, respectively;
- first and second handles mounted on said first and second substantially horizontal
- members, respectively;
- a substantially horizontal seat intermediate said third and fourth uprights;
- and,
- at least a first leg brace mounted to one of said first and second uprights.
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A muscle stretching apparatus, comprising:
- a base;
- a frame projecting upwardly relative to said base;
- a plurality of extremity grips mounted on said frame;
- and
- at least one leg rest assembly mounted on said frame, including a hollow mounting bar defining an inner surface which slidably receives said frame;
- at least one padded roller mounted on said mounting bar;
- and a positioning pin which locks said hollow mounting bar in a fixed position on said frame.
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A muscle stretching apparatus, comprising:
- a frame, including first and second uprights and an intermediate upright between said first and second uprights;
- first and second handles supported on said first and second uprights, respectively;
- and
- upper and lower rollers mounted on said intermediate upright, including means for adjusting the height of each of said rollers relative to said intermediate upright.
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A muscle stretching apparatus, comprising:
- a frame, including first, second, third, and fourth uprights and an intermediate upright between said first and second uprights;
- first and second interconnecting frame members connecting said first and third uprights and said second and fourth uprights, respectively;
- first and second handles mounted on said first and second interconnecting frame members, respectively;
- and
- at least one leg rest assembly mounted on said intermediate upright, including a hollow mounting bar defining an inner surface which slidably receives said intermediate upright;
- at least one padded roller mounted on said mounting bar;
- and a positioning pin which locks said hollow mounting bar in a fixed position on said intermediate upright.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.