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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413553 | Exercising apparatus An exercising apparatus includes a base, two supporting brackets, a driving assembly, a pedal assembly and a case. The supporting brackets are mounted on the base. The driving assembly includes a motor, an eccentric wheel and a lifting bracket. The motor has a motor... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7220234 | Exerciser device for lower legs An exercise device for exercising the lower legs of airline passengers. The device includes a support structure, and a foot platform that is movably mounted to the support structure. A motor is interconnected with the foot platform by a crank arrangement to provide ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7192406 | Foot massager A massage device has a close-packed presenting structure of massage elements, mounted on a working unit. The presenting structure is sufficiently closely packed to prevent insertion of an adult's digit, e.g. finger or toe, into the spaces between respective ones of ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185555 | Footswitch A footswitch having an adjustable treadle and a pivotable heel cup slidable retained on the treadle so as to adjustably increase or decrease a length of the treadle, the heel cup being pivotable and being prevented from sliding by a plurality of locking pins mounted... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7121572 | Wheelchair foot stabilizer assembly A wheelchair foot stabilizer assembly attachable to a wheelchair foot plate is constructed having a foot stabilizer, a heel guard and a stabilizer attaching assembly. The foot stabilizer is provided with a covering that extends over the top of the front part of a fo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6976562 | Method of calibrating a brake system for stationary equipment and apparatus using the same A method of calibrating a brake system includes storing several input-signal-value/output-value associations for a specific brake in a memory unique to the specific brake. The method includes determining an input signal associated with a desired output by interpolat... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6790188 | Foot-immersing massaging machine A foot-immersing massaging machine includes a body and an immersing vessel combined on the body. The body has a housing, a motor, a switch, a power cord, and a vibrator. The vibrator is fixed on an upper end of the shaft of the motor, and produces vibration when rot... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6758825 | Portable physical therapy apparatus A portable physical therapy apparatus for providing physical therapy for selected portions of a user's body. The portable physical therapy apparatus includes a support base; and also includes a lever being hingedly attached to the support base and being adapted to s... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6749539 | Transmission device for swing exercising device A transmission device for a swing exercising device and includes two shafts respectively and eccentrically connected to two gears. One of the shafts pivotably connected to a support member and the other shaft is reciprocatingly retained in a slot of a frame in the s... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6702768 | Foot bending and stretching apparatus An apparatus for bending and stretching a foot of a living person by pressing at least an arch of a sole of the foot and stopping the pressing of the arch.... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6685605 | Exercise apparatus for the limbs and joints A reciprocating bed as a one size fits all from small children to the tallest of people by adjusting, and a frame designed to accommodate anyone regardless of weight that reciprocates approximately four times a minute per cycle of reciprocation. This bed ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6599255 | Portable intelligent stretching device A portable intelligent stretching device for use by patients suffering from spastic and contractured joints and limbs. The intelligent stretching device has a motor and a motor shaft for rotating the joint or limb. The variable velocity and stretch distan... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6572568 | Circularly rotating exerciser Both feet independently supported and circularly rotating exerciser including a base seat, a driving motor, a pair of driven wheels, a transmission member, a pair of linking members and a pair of foot support members. When the driving wheel of the driving... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6277057 | Ankle rehabilitation device An ankle rehabilitation device includes a foot platform movably disposed on a support arm coupled to and extending upwardly from a base. The foot platform is configured to pivot along a restricted pivot path configured to limit the user's ankle movement t... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6210349 | Roller massaging apparatus A roller massaging apparatus includes a massaging portion having a plurality of bar-shaped rotatable rollers. The rollers are circumferentially mounted to the massaging portion at a certain interval. The roller massaging apparatus also includes a driving ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5879269 | Training device for the physically disabled A training device is proposed having a crank for a training device for the physically disabled includes a crank, an electric motor which is connected to the crank, power electronics which are designed at least for driving the motor, and means for regulati... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5765921 | Pedal structure A pedal structure mainly including a pair of bases each having a facing-inward long recess with toothed side walls, a pair of adjusting supports each including an upper shaft holder portion for receiving one end of a shaft and a lower coupling rod portion... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5755652 | Exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus including a platform for a user to stand or sit upon, mounted on a body formed of two wedge-shaped parts which are turned relative to each other so that the platform is inclined relative to a base. The platform is coupled to the top ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5738636 | Continuous passive motion devices for joints The present invention provides continuous passive motion (CPM) devices for joints. An ankle CPM device includes a lower leg support attached at its lower end to a semi-circular track. An actuator slides along the track and can be locked in any desired pos... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5728051 | Massager having removable massage elements A massager with rotary and resilient action includes a base, a movable cover, drive motor means, two worm gears and a massaging means. The worm gears and the massaging means consisting of multiple rows of massaging units are disposed intermediate the base... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5720711 | Physiological evaluation and exercise system A system for isolating, evaluating and exercising the muscle groups of the human hand which includes structure for detecting the cardinal movements of the hand and translating the movements into rotational data for the system, the structure for detecting ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5558625 | Foot massager apparatus A foot massaging apparatus comprising a base having a hollow interior and an opening for allowing access to the interior; an axially rotatable roller coupled to the base and extended across its interior such that it projects from the opening; and a foot r... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5468217 | Lower extremity phlebo pump An ankle calf exerciser/phlebo pump adapted to reduce the development of deep vein thromboses (DVT), leg edema, muscular atrophy and ankle joint stiffness in postoperative orthopedic patients. An efficient and simple driving mechanism is provided from imp... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5352185 | Ankle exercising apparatus An apparatus for exercising the upper and/or the lower joint of an ankle has a frame which can be placed on the floor or can be mounted on or in a bed and supports an adjustable first support of the lower leg of a patient. The first support movably carrie... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5254060 | Motorized exerciser for human limbs A passive exercise unit for manipulating legs and/or arms of a patient to achieve improved circulation, development of muscles and achieve full extension of otherwise crippled limbs. A motor-driven crankshaft member carries leg cradles on opposite sides o... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5148800 | Apparatus for the continuous passive articulatory mobilization of the foot of new-born baby or child technical domain A foot mobilization apparatus is arranged to permit independently adjustable, motor driven, pivotal movement of one or both feet relative to their three articulatory axes.... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5094226 | Continuous passive motion device for the first metatarsal phalangeal joint A device for engaging the big toe of a user to provide continuous passive motion to the first metatarsal phalangeal joint includes an electric motor situated within a box-like housing, a piston having a first end coupled to a drive shaft turned by the mot... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4936300 | Apparatus for automatically stretching Achilles' tendon A compact apparatus automatically forcibly stretches the Achilles' tendon of a person lying in bed without requiring any special exertion by that person. The apparatus includes a pair of pedal plates with which the soles of the feet are placed in contact ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4930767 | Therapeutic device A therapeutic device for relieving tension or spasms in the lower back of the human body. The device comprises a foot engaging part having an upper portion and a lower portion forming a foot engaging enclosure, the lower portion of the foot engaging part ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4765315 | Particle brake clutch muscle exercise and rehabilitation apparatus A muscle exercise and rehabilitation apparatus includes a movable fixture against which an actuating force can be applied; a particle brake clutch for applying a braking force to the fixture in linear dependence on a braking current supplied thereto, in c... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4733859 | Exercise apparatus An exercise machine wherein the muscles which move a part of the body such as the foot or head are exercised by restricting movement of the body part to rotation about each of at least two mutually perpendicular axes and providing independently adjustable... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4717146 | Rotary health promoting exercise apparatus The rotary health promoting exercise apparatus herein disclosed includes a base (1) in the form of a frame, a support housing (2) mounted thereon adjacent to one end thereof, a shaft (7) rotatably supported by the housing (2), pedal levers (8) attached to... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4705269 | Exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus including upper and lower body exercising assemblies which are operable in isolation or in conjunction with each other. The upper body assembly includes rotary handle members which rotate a driving sprocket. The upper driving sprocke... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4703928 | Precessional exercising device A precessional foot exercising device utilizing a housing containing a spinning mass which forms the rotor of a motor for spinning the mass. The spin axis of the mass is perpendicular to upper and lower surfaces of the housing. A foot plate receives the f... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4700946 | Exercise Device The disclosure describes an exercise device which allows a user to exercise against a resistance proportional to his own weight and which comprises a base, a track mechanism pivotally mounted to the base, and a structure for supporting the user. The suppo... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4615335 | Motorized exercise apparatus for mounting on hospital bedrail Apparatus for permitting exercise by a bedridden patient includes a patient bed having guard rails extending generally along one side and with a bracket supported by the rails. A motor is carried by the bracket, the motor having a drive shaft extending ge... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4587960 | Passive leg exercise apparatus In an apparatus for passive leg-exercises comprising a pedal bearing which is supported by a floor stand and a pedal crank with pedals driven by a driving motor, the invention provides that above the floor stand, which forms a lower apparatus section, the... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4519604 | Exercise machine An exercise machine including a set of pedals which are rotatable by the user, and a crib for supporting the user in the supine position. The crib and pedals oscillate simultaneously in opposite directions under motive power of the pedals.... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4479646 | Gymnastic bicycle A gymnastic bicycle includes a frame mountable on the floor and having at a forward portion a tubular part or stem which supports a handlebar and at a rear portion a tubular part supporting a seat and provided with a pedal shaft operable by pedals. Incorp... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4402502 | Exerciser for disabled persons In an exerciser, limb supports are provided for reducing limb spasms during exercising and holding the limbs in place. The lower supports are adapted for attachment to the foot pedals and are generally L-shaped in section for supporting the foot and calf ... | 09/06/1983 |
