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US 8,784,284 B1Granted
Infant muscle training apparatuses and methods
OwnerJeff Smithinventor
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Abstract
An infant muscle training apparatus includes an apparatus base, an apparatus frame carried by the apparatus base and at least one assistance harness carried by the apparatus frame. The assistance harness has at least one resilient or elastic assistance band carried by the apparatus frame and a flexible, U-shaped arm strap carried by the assistance band.
Claims16
An infant muscle training apparatus, comprising:
- an apparatus base;
- an apparatus frame carried by the apparatus base;
- at least one assistance harness carried by the apparatus frame, the at least one assistance harness having at least one resilient or elastic assistance band carried by the apparatus frame and a flexible, U-shaped arm strap carried by the at least one assistance band;
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- an infant chair beneath the at least one assistance harness, the infant chair having infant chair legs and an infant chair seat and an infant chair tray carried by the infant chair legs, the at least one assistance harness suspended over the infant chair tray.
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An infant muscle training method for an infant having a muscular disease or disorder, comprising:
- providing an infant muscle training apparatus having at least one resilient or elastic band;
- providing an infant chair having an infant chair tray, placing the infant chair generally beneath the at least one resilient or elastic band and placing at least one object on the infant chair tray;
- extending at least one arm of the infant through the at least one resilient or elastic band;
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- having the infant generally apply resistance against the at least one resilient or elastic band, whereby the at least one resilient or elastic band applies upward assistance against the at least one arm of the infant as the infant manipulates the at least one object.
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An infant muscle training program, comprising:
- training an infant using an infant muscle training apparatus having apparatus handles and at least one resistance band connecting the apparatus handles;
- training an infant using an infant muscle training apparatus with an infant play gym and at least one arm assistance harness and at least one leg assistance harness carried by the infant play gym;
- training an infant using an infant muscle training apparatus with an infant chair and at least one arm assistance harness suspended over the infant chair;
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- training an infant using an infant muscle training apparatus with an infant-propelled infant walker having an infant walker tray, an apparatus frame carried by the infant walker tray and at least one arm assistance harness carried by the apparatus frame and suspended over the infant walker tray of the infant walker.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.