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US 6,652,425 B1Granted
Cyclocentric ergometer
AssigneeBiodex Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsMatthew R. Martin, Edward Behan, David A. Brown
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Abstract
A cyclocentric ergometer and method in which a relative position of a seat on a seat slide rack is adjusted, a load is applied on the seat slide rack with elastic cords to confine back and forth movement of the seat slide rack to within a range, and a user sits on the seat and pedals while the load is applied. The seat and seat slide rack move in unison together.
Claims44
A method of moving a seat unit back and forth while pedaling, comprising:
- adjusting the position of a seat unit and connecting the seat unit to a seat slide rack that is arranged to slide back and forth relative to a base so that the seat unit slides in unison with the seat slide rack back or forth in dependence upon a direction that a load is applied to the seat slide rack;
- setting the load to be applied to the seat slide rack;
- applying the load to the seat slide rack to push or pull the seat slide rack to slide back or forth depending upon the direction that the load is applied to the seat slide rack, the applying including confining an extent to which the seat slide rack may slide back or forth by using elastic cords to effect the applying of the load;
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- pedaling while sitting on the seat unit and while the load is applied to the seat slide rack.
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An apparatus to move a seat unit back and forth while pedaling, comprising:
- a seat slide rack that is arranged to slide back and forth relative to a base so that the seat slide rack slides back or forth in dependence upon a direction that a load is applied to the seat slide rack;
- a seat unit;
- means for connecting the seat unit to the seat slide rack so that the seat unit may be adjusted to a position and for then connecting the seat unit so that it is movable in unison with the seat slide rack;
- means for setting the load to be applied to the seat slide rack;
- means for applying the load to the seat slide rack to push or pull the seat slide rack to slide back or forth depending upon the direction that the load is applied to the seat slide rack, said means for applying including means for confining an extent to which the seat slide rack may slide back or forth, the means for confining including elastic cords arranged to apply the load to the seat slide rack;
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- means for pedaling while sitting on the seat unit and while the load is applied to the seat slide rack.
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An apparatus to move a seat unit back and forth while pedaling, comprising:
- a seat unit;
- a seat slide rack that is arranged to slide back and forth relative to a base in dependence upon a direction that a load is applied to the seat unit;
- a connector arranged to connect the seat unit to the seat slide rack and so that the seat unit may be adjusted to a position;
- a setting mechanism configured to set the load to be applied to the seat slide rack;
- a load applying mechanism configured to apply the load to the seat slide rack to push or pull the seat slide rack to slide back or forth depending upon the direction that the load is applied to the seat slide rack, the load applying mechanism including a confining mechanism arranged to confine an extent to which the seat slide rack may slide and means for pedaling while sitting on the seat and while the load is applied to the seat slide rack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.