Walking, rehabilitation and exercise machine
AssigneeErgoflex AB
InventorsScott Benda, Randy Klemm, Tim Klemm
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Abstract
A walking rehabilitation and exercise machine in the form of an elliptical style machine closely replicates the mechanical foot motions of walking, while incorporating hand motion to help a disabled or injured person retrain muscles in a proper walking gait and improve physical fitness. The device includes an electrically adjustable seat, independent left or right electrically adjustable stride and an electric flywheel drive to assist the operator.
Claims12
A walking, rehabilitation and exercise machine for replicating mechanical foot motions of walking, while incorporating hand motion to help a disabled or injured person retrain muscles in a proper walking gait and improve physical fitness, comprising:
- the walking, rehabilitation and exercise machine having a machine frame
- the machine frame being connected to a base assembly support;
- the walking, rehabilitation and exercise machine having an adjustable stride length for a left side and a right side of a body of a person to retrain muscles;
- the base assembly support being an elliptical base assembly support;
- a flywheel being supported on the elliptical base assembly support by a flywheel console;
- the flywheel being mounted on a flywheel shaft;
- a drive motor having a drive wheel to operate the flywheel;
- the flywheel also being operable manually;
- the drive motor being disengageable;
- a left foot linkage and a right foot linkage being connected to the flywheel shaft;
- the left foot linkage and the right foot linkage contributing to foot motions for a proper walking gait;
- the left foot linkage moving a left foot and left base as the flywheel turns;
- the right foot linkage moving a right foot plate and right base as the flywheel turns;
- the left foot linkage having a left adjustable movement;
- the right foot linkage movement having a right adjustable movement;
- the left adjustable movement and the right adjustable movement being the same or different;
- the flywheel being supported on the flywheel shaft
- the left foot linkage and the right foot linkage having a connection to the flywheel shaft;
- the connection being adjustable;
- the left foot base and the right foot base moving in an elliptical motion;
- a movable right handle on the frame cooperating with the right foot base;
- a movable left handle on the frame cooperating with the left foot base;
- the frame having a seat bottom and a seat back mounted thereon;
- a right seat track and a left seat track being mounted on the frame;
- the right seat track and the left seat track leading to a seat down position or a seat up position;
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- the seat bottom and the seat back being connected by a first seat hinge and second seat hinge.
A walking, rehabilitation and exercise machine comprising:
- a machine frame being connected to a base assembly support;
- a right foot plate and a left foot plate being connected to the machine frame;
- the right foot plate having a right stroke adjustment unit connected thereto;
- the left foot plate having left stroke adjustment unit connected thereto;
- the base assembly support including a flywheel;
- the base assembly support being an elliptical base assembly support;
- an electric drive motor operating the flywheel;
- a clutch for selectively separating the drive motor from the flywheel;
- a right-hand adjustment on the machine being connected to a right-hand bar for stroke adjustment;
- a left hand adjustment on the machine being connected to a left-hand bar for stroke adjustment;
- a left foot linkage and a right foot linkage contributing to foot motions for a proper walking gait on the machine;
- the left foot linkage moving a left footplate and left base as the flywheel turns;
- the right foot linkage moving a right foot plate and right base as the flywheel turns;
- the left foot linkage having a left adjustable movement;
- the right foot linkage having a right adjustable movement;
- the left adjustable movement and the right adjustable movement being the same or different;
- the flywheel being supported on a flywheel shaft,
- the left foot linkage and the right foot linkage having a connection to the flywheel shaft;
- the connection being adjustable;
- the left foot base and the right foot base moving in an elliptical motion;
- a movable right handle on the frame cooperating with the right foot base;
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- a movable left handle on the frame cooperating with the left foot base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.