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US 7,938,757 B1Granted
Track—mobile
OwnerJerry M. Cockrellinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to an apparatus which supports a user who is building back and leg muscles. This invention includes at least a track, a truck designed to run along the track and a sling for suspending a user from the truck. The track is of a design adapted to be secured to a ceiling joist. The truck of a size which is capable of supporting the weight of a user and of withstanding any forces which a user may impose upon the truck.
Claims5
An apparatus for providing limited mobility to a handicapped individual comprising:
- (a) an elongated track comprising a tube defining a lumen of rectangular cross section, the tube having a longitudinal slit running the length dimension of one face of said track where the slit faces downward when the track is affixed to a ceiling joist of a building;
- (b) a truck member having wheels for engaging the track for travel therealong;
- (c) a swivel member carried by the truck at a location exterior to the track;
- (d) at least one elongate arm attached to the swivel member where the length of the arm is greater than a width dimension of the track;
- (e) a pair of elongate flexible slings suspended at one end from the at least one arm and extending downward therefrom for a distance that can be adjustably set;
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- (f) body-engaging seat member affixed to ends of the slings opposite the one end and configured such that feet of the handicapped individual can engage a floor of the building.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.