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US 8,801,640 B2Granted
Adjustable rehabilitation system and method
OwnerJohn M. Sevy, Jeffery Allen Morrisinventors
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Abstract
An adjustable stretching system for stretching a leg of a user comprises a base, an adjustable elevation board configured to be adjustable in length, a seat cushion attached to the base, and a cushioned platform connectable to the base. The adjustable elevation board may be configured to be connected between the base and the cushioned platform.
Claims6
An adjustable stretching system for stretching a leg of a user, comprising:
- a base having a front end and a rear end;
- a seat cushion attached to the base near the rear end;
- a padded interface configured to interface with a lower leg region of the user;
- an adjustable elevation board configured to be adjustable in length and comprising a bottom end and a top end, wherein the adjustable elevation board protrudes from the base at the bottom end, wherein at least the bottom end is oriented on the base in between the seat cushion and the padded interface;
- a padding connectable to at least the top of the elevation board;
- and
- a cabling connected to the padded interface running from the padded interface to near the rear end of the base and configured to be pulled by the user.
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A method of stretching a leg of a user, comprising:
- providing an adjustable stretching system comprising:
- a base having a front end and a rear end;
- a seat cushion attached to the base near the rear end;
- a padded interface configured to interface with a lower leg region of the user;
- an adjustable elevation board configured to be adjustable in length, wherein the adjustable elevation board comprises a top and a bottom;
- a padding;
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- a cabling connected to the padded interface running from the padded interface to near the rear end of the base and configured to be pulled by the user;
- connecting the bottom of the elevation board to the base in between the seat cushion and the padded interface;
- connecting the padding to the top of the elevation board;
- adjusting the elevation board so as to adjust a height of the padding;
- resting a posterior of the user on the seat cushion and draping the leg of the user over the elevation board so that the leg is supported by contact of the padding against an opposing region of a knee of the user;
- interfacing the padded interface with the lower leg region of the user;
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- pulling the cabling so as to stretch the leg at the knee.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.