GB2404346A - Exercise device for feet and legs - Google Patents

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GB2404346A
GB2404346A GB0317430A GB0317430A GB2404346A GB 2404346 A GB2404346 A GB 2404346A GB 0317430 A GB0317430 A GB 0317430A GB 0317430 A GB0317430 A GB 0317430A GB 2404346 A GB2404346 A GB 2404346A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/06—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats
    • B64D11/0607—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats with devices specially adapted for exercising during travel; with devices specially adapted to prevent thrombosis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B23/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body
    • A63B23/035—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body for limbs, i.e. upper or lower limbs, e.g. simultaneously
    • A63B23/04—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body for limbs, i.e. upper or lower limbs, e.g. simultaneously for lower limbs
    • A63B23/08—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body for limbs, i.e. upper or lower limbs, e.g. simultaneously for lower limbs for ankle joints
    • A63B23/085—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body for limbs, i.e. upper or lower limbs, e.g. simultaneously for lower limbs for ankle joints by rotational movement of the joint in a plane substantially parallel to the body-symmetrical-plane
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N3/00—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for
    • B60N3/06—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of footrests
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/06—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats
    • B64D11/0639—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats with features for adjustment or converting of seats
    • B64D11/0643—Adjustable foot or leg rests
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2209/00—Devices for avoiding blood stagnation, e.g. Deep Vein Thrombosis [DVT] devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/02—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices using resilient force-resisters
    • A63B21/026—Bars; Tubes; Leaf springs

Abstract

A foot rest arrangement or exercise device is provided which is suitable for use in front of a seated user. The foot rest arrangement includes at least one plate 8, so that a user is able to contact the or each plate with either or both of his feet. The plate, which may be spring biassed, is arranged so as to be operatively displaceable by movement of a foot resting thereupon, such as to enable a user to flex the ankle joint of the foot being used, to raise and lower the foot and thus enhance venous blood return flow of the associated leg. The device may be mounted to a foot rest 6 of an aircraft seat. Two further exercise devices are disclosed which are adapted to rest on the floor (Figures 4-9).

Description

Al'l'AllA l lo 1 OR I'ACII.I I A I IN(i SI I I IN(' I XI It( I!il Oh's
Invention relates to uellods ol and nplaratus lair laclllinL; a Larson undertal;iup; exercise whilst in a silting position With flee advent ol travel particularly travel lay aeroplane, travellng persons invariably find thenselves silting under relatively cramped conltons fair s'ntilcant tune periods Such Rods can lee front, [or example, at least one leer lo perliaps more tlan Iwenly [our hours with a large number of posslle ll'his uvolvmg six to twelve liners burned which Imc a p asscnL;cr rcmams scum 11 's uselll lo note lliat not nl'reluenily Assenters arc all tonally sealers lair al Icas n one hour prior to actual aircraft 1ake-oll For a variety of reasons llie se;itnL: conLIilons lair passenL;crs are ol'a cramped nature basically as the amonul ol'space avalahic l'or passengers m an nrcrul'i Is 1' necessity Implied In teens of tle nvailalle space Icngilvays of the arcrull und also \v'lilw;iys ol''he aircraft 1'1is hem else case '1 Is a common praclce lor 1; airlines for various reasons frequently economic to provable as small as regulation allows sinful seats separated lay the mnu,urn nilowalle spacmg In practice siroug arguments have been vowel to the effect that the allowable seat sizes and separations are lealilwsc loo sn;ill.
In anon as a result or' else provision of the so-called I'irsl lousiness ante on economy classes In respect ol'aircr.ift seating capacity extra pressure has been inposed for no doubt economic reasons to maximse the space providers liar first and lusmess class passengers al the expense of flee space avalal,lly for economy class passengers so Ihal tle overall economics in terms of passenger mix l'or a lliL<lt are commercially acceplalle and prudent
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It Oval lee appreciated Ihal the sizing an! sluicing of aircraft seals Is based upon the least allowably psslle size anal space reguirenenis for an 'lealserl average lerson's range nl'lhysical lu,ensions, with the sluice allnverl us the ecnnnuy class seals long nol ini'reguenily set al the n, riinuu levels, hereby posshly e'lc'',L crawl sill''L; cllio's It leas leek I;d 11.1 In stl''L f>r event relatively slurp heroics of line unpiler such seam constraints can Invc filler alla a tleirnental effect In relation to the blot3tl circulatory system In that Else syslen Is r'1 11e.lcl.'lcly lie i;i',tai' 11ottl crcl;l''i her Else cr;lccl sc;,L colons lor since persons the Iciruncutal eflect can Idol to merlcal 3 n cnnlitons nihcr than re;ilily resior;ible bloCtl CIrCUiaIlOn burl In sonic cases IhC i losslilily al pennanent lanage or cloth Walls tlc shove comments Inivc been tlreclel In Else economy class scalmg m praclce, even Inr the nnn-econony class passengers prnbicms can arsc lor those passengers I'I'IcrnL; stL;nilicanily in size prom the iticalsel size Whlsl the l'ornnL; lscussinn rein to health mailers has rclaletl to a I nnn-ilealisel sizetl passenger, there always remans the posshlly llral metlcal problems can arise for dealsc! shell passengers anal posshly tlose smaller than the dealisetl size range 11 lulls been proposed that We problems arising front InuL; Icnn crrunpel slimL: lo ?n he at least partually allevaterl or reduce] by the silting person undertaLmL tiurmL; a light exercise by for examine wallmg arountl the aircraft during fl'L:h It will be appreciated that having regard to tile fact that some arcralt have a complement of' several hundred passengers it is not practically possible for all sucl' passengers to wartier arormd the aircraft when m flight It is an object of'the present invention to facilitate a sits passenger to exercise whilst in a sitting position l I! 13roa11y, accord Its mu asilecl ol me 1lrescut In uvcnlnn llcrc Is lrovtictl a fool I rest arrnncuent arlallci lor lacing so olcralonally lnslonatic In 1'nnl of a SlIIll1L! l,;tssc'pc' lll;it NvllIlSl flue l. 'sse''ger IS SC.lICtl lilC l;sc'L;er IS,llc ti] contact the fool rest arrangenenl wills either or lntl, of his feel, and wlcrcn the fool rest ntrancmenl Is ol such construction us In he olleratvely lsllace;hle lay movemenl nf a loot restng thereulnn, tle arranLemenl hemg sucl as lo enahle Ihe lassenger 10 1lcx II1C aulle JOint ol' a l'ont cnL;aL:mL: \vlh le 1001 rest arrangenenl iu such manner;s lo rasc;'ntl lover lle fool anl llus enlance venors llootl rcturn llov ol'lle associalcl leL;(s) 111 Convcnenily Ihe l'ool resl;'rranLemenl nclulcs al Icasl nne l'ont support tu'l pvolally mountalle lo the couvculon;lly lrov'lerl l'ool rest ol'an arcraft scal l'rane sir'clurc.
I'rel'cr;lly, ; I'ool sul,,orl unl s lrovtlel l'nr eacli l'ool I'referally, lle or each l;'ol suplorl unil tnclutles an elongaletl Illall'orm ol' such 1; lenL;tl as to le ahic to;ccommotlale a foot enL;aL;mg tlere\vrth, whcl s sn pvotel l'or 1livotal aclon aho''l a Iransverse lnrrnntal axs locatel, \vhen a foot s llacetl ullon a IlI;llorm n tle vicnrly ol'lle arcl of Ihe hol In a lrel'errerl consiruclon lle llall'orm is so resilrenily loalel as o tenl lo return a fool lowartis a rasel poslion alier sucl' l'ool las leen tlo\vn\vartily tlepressetl on n flexng lle anlle, anl also lo prov!le a resstance lo Ihe tlownwarl tlellressmL of tle l'ont I'relerally, the llall'orni mclules a lase lale anl a reslenily loaletl l'oot llate pivolully conneclel lo llc lase llale, lle resilenl loatlnL; lenL; sucl as lo scl lle fool llate m an angularly raserl setting relalive to tle lase plate
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In a thriller construction the foot rest anal exerciser unit nclules a loot Illate vl'ch s seilalle to a anL;ular posiliou relalve lo a supilort surface s'ch as thc floor ol a room or olher silace, hy a leaf slrng nrrangement vlose 1loston s i',tercirangealile lel\veeu a lostiou of use nnti a siovetl nr resl pos'tion 1or a leller unlerstaning of llie nvenlori anti In shoY hov lo carry Ihc same ntn effect retereuce vill nO\V he made to Ihe accomilanyng Iravings n vhch l iL;'re I schenvalcally llustT-ntes an enlloli'enl of a foo' rest arrangemen' uvolvn'L; tle concel,is ol tI'c jnVCnIIOn; I gurc scliemalcally llustralcs to a larger scale a ITonl vev ol an cmlolmicnl n ni a fn-1 rest arr;incment including Iwo sitic by sdc tnot rcsl unls oi llc Inve'll, l 'ure 3 s a sde vicv nl tle arrrinL;euent oi l gurc I F'L; ure 4 schemalcally '11uslrales u side view an emlodimenl nl a fool resl and exercsinL: unit mcorloraliug Ihe concepts ot the nvenlon, 1 I;igures 5 anti 6 rcsleclvcly '11'strale detals oi 11,c iOol rest ml shown m 1 gure "i, I'gure 7 sclemalcally '11usirates In sde view a irrther embodimenl ot the foot rest and exercising 'nt incorloratng the concepts of the nventon, Figre 8 sclematc;illy '11usirates the unt ol l gure 7 drrtni' a stage of adJuslnL; n tle unil for slowaL;e; anl FiLture 8 schematically llusirales the mt of Fipure 7, when In ts stowed setlng unit 1tel'errtng now to 1 Inure 1, 11's Cure very schcnalc.lly '11sirales 1vo arcral'' seals I anal aliL;nel one hchncl the niher. I ach se.'l has a Iack rest 1, anal seal he'd s'llrlel 1,y..lr1r,lrale 1'r;e 5 To the rear ol'eacl sucl frame liters Is lrov'lel a transverse lorzonlal her 6 vl'el Is so 1lrov'lel Olson his sssocralel l'rane 5 as lo ser'e as a fool rest for a Pierson slluL; in II]C rear seal of' each one lclinl flue other Lear ol' seals such as el-ese'lc.' I;1 In lraclce, me l;,ol rest Is localecl alcove Hoer level anal unlcrneall Else seal lean ol' me Ienlug seal ol' a one lcluncl me oiler pair so dial vlcn us use me n 1;ssenLer us the rear seal ol'lle pair can extents 11'e Ices lor\vartJly leneall' Alec l'ronl seal of the leer lo lilacs Lois l'eel on lee loot rest 6 In accorlance \vll' me 1r>l,,sals ol'11ie nvenlon Oh's seal France Fur 6 Is ullsel 1 as a steppers lair a l'ool rest arrangenenl nclurlng al least one pivotal 1/n1 rest Anal 7 In such nanner Ihal each suer' loot rest untl can he roele/1, using flee her as a one, to a'1 1v' p.1 1v', llex're Elf a I't,1 rest 1\ Alec 1 7 An enlolnenl of Ural 7 Is 11usirale1 In grealer Ielal In l:gure 2 anal 3 In me enloclnenl shrove Iwo annals 7 are shovel nouniel lo me seal France fool rest 1.r I'ach sucl' quail 7 nclules an el/uL;aletl platform of sucl Icngil as lo lie able lo on ncconnotinte a fool rcsinL; llcreupon In flue cnholunenl shown Alec unticrs'le ol'llie pinifonn is groveled Wills a clip, for exanple n so-called (.'-cl' ol'lle Anal I connonly usetl t'or connect an article lo a liar or rotl, \vhcl enahics the Cain ule lo he conneclel lo me seal her 6 Tle conneclon with the seal her 6 anti me unit Is sot as lo Ernie me plait- lo lee rockalle album the IJar 'I'lc tlrnensons _fi_ / 1 like 1,ItI;r.1 Its l'vol''L;,re s'cl 111 \vle' me last Is resorb lle'c life texts,I I'vl'rL; 's Inc.lcl '' flue vci''ly,f Alec.rcl! Alec font 11 Me cl,/l''c'l sInv' Bloc I\vcr l,;rl ') ()I'II\C 'I.ic Is lrv'clcl 11 it slt.ll\v ttI,SI.tlIl1t,: Illll 1() \\1'cl' 1r,v'cles.} StlIllll)[l Inr floe local n1'. I',,,l n! is, article ol Inotveir Len restful; upon the pI.te us scl m.nner its to prevent Else Inot fir Inolve.'r bong slll'ng. \vay Irma the loot Ill'le Cnnvencully tile upper 1;'rl 11 of tile elate Is 1lrov'/letl evil raseJ Àlnlles or su,'l.r soothly curvccl sl,.lln\v lr, lectons 13 1;111nri, HI Icsrel; Il;l c. I,e 1rv'lel anon life 1l.llnr' '' 11c by /1 n tle 1/c;l'n I flue 1.111. ant 1,I;'ccl llcre.lln, 11 Is ite'lcl tl;t '' 'se, be At sln11 he 1I;ccl 'lr' flue ll;llnr', s, 11;' 11c lintel nests Silo llie sup runt ah tle reu;unlcr ol Alec fool rcslng bun 11c I,I.te I lie;ulilc Is liken c;uscl lo flex t> rock Alec IlI;Ic ul, anal I\vn I lies I r/)CIng Illt>lIt>] sll(lll i>c C;IrIletl () ill at le;'sl;1 v;r'>'s ''terv;ls 'rg i Slyly In lraclice, by rcsling flue l;>nl union talc Il;'lc lnslnnal atilrsl''enis ol Alec hotly Àl'rinL; ll'ht Will teal to cruise the font Pressure exerleJ 'ln' 11c Ike to cl;nL;e I lOtl not nlr-eluently In so clowns tle 1,I;le Is roclicl 11 Is 1no\vn dial Alec llexng 1 the.nlle to asc a 1;/>t All anal tl/\vi} [ClilIlVC 1/> the let II.'ys an unporl;ul lure In Able crcul;to' al blo/> tl through the Ices In I an llrriclice, fl/\Yll\v;'rl I'lnvelliclls ale terr,ecl Illa',t;r flex;1 1w.rJ novenenis e, flue relurn'nvernenis are fennel Lores llexon 13e;'rnL; In nil that long term crampeti sitting h.s been sloven lo le.tl In the possibility of insulticent circul.tion of hlool through flue legs \vhch not nl;-el'ently results u' llronlnss conllions bouig crc;'lel \vhcl l;vc been noon to resmelt in ntiversc nclcl trauma not only tlrrng a lift bill also clays or veel;S inter. Investigations have inJ'eateLl that Itluring such crane silting the Pierson nvolvel is allele lcrolcally to flex tle ankics Else saints consirl'nis lo calculation are at Icasl larl';lly relevel by reason ol the llexng ol flue ankle loins i; enlnuclug venous floor 110\YS in tile leL;s Whilst flue l'L;'ng l'.s lsc'ssel lle''I'r'L; ill. pv,l;l Ill.lc/11.11- 1, tlc seat rest bar it \vill be unlerstool tent tle quills cowl ncorlorale slrtnL; arrar'gcuenis \vl'cl serve;ulonalically lo return If tool plale lo a rascal Boston wlercly on Iclrcssng llic plall;rn a rclurn lorce Is lrotincc.l;c'nL as 1p to ret'r' the IlI;'II;r', 1 llie 'rit';lly reel 1sl' .1 '' ;cl'g us 1, Ace ul\varl llexure ol IIe user s auLle In lractce the platl;rni can he resiliently IOarict] by means not shin In Bloc I:'L;ures \vtl resilect to lee loot rest her so tle pl'll;rn, Ieutis lo return 11 IIS rascJ rest psiton \vlercby on Enter llexurc ot flue ankle tle llaltorn, Is tlellressel ngainsl the action ol tle resilient loatlinL; anal on the return Ares llcxure the resewn loalug assists In llie return of the Illalf'n, to his reset loslou l lie loot rest arrangenent anal;issocatel tenets can be a 1leruanent tixturc to tlc seats toot rest bars anal thuds regarlel as an nleLgral Art of the act siructre Altenalvely play can talkie tle terns ot user us ll'L;I'I accessories \vhcl can 1lc fin suet ou Icmanl or carry by tle passenger as Earl of it's In tl'hl 1laL;gaL;e Wl,lsl no tle lilrL;onL; rcicrencc leas been mole lo moiulnL; Bloc 1 sol rest units usurp C-cl'ps it shill lie allreci;'letl that any convcnenl mutle of allaclrnent 1lernanenl or lernilorary may be aloplel 1or no'ntu'L: the unls on the nvenlon to late seal Irame fool rest hers
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! _ 0_ Relearn now to I Allure al this figure schematically ll'strates a foot rest unit that is intcnlel to lie port.alle to enable usage vhcrever c,ns'lercl 1esralle I llc 11 i'lcli'les i' 1,sc 1,l;'lc 9() \vl'cl '1 sl; lcl ge'cr;'lly '' tle l;,r 1; IT Inrnallou as is llustr;lerl in l:gure 5 as All he noteil me base plate 1rov'les Or the sivallinL! ol a user s Inol exlllitinL} a libel reL;inn 11 anti flue niacin part of the I'not region 99 Billie nurlers'ie ol'lle lease plate Is prov'letl Evil an area 31 al' Alec fastening nateral nclule an array nl'hnol-lle elements (nol ntlv'rJually Sho\vn) tlat serve In latcl onto couunnly prov'lel Boor coverings ncorloratng a carper lily texture In tle l-:gure the nrca 93 Is llusiratetl as a sire, exicntlnL; 1n lengtl\vays ol'tle 1,asc unit 9() lI'ticsirctl the area 33 can extents over Alec vlolc area nl'the lease Illale 11 shill he allrecutel lint \vhere the allarains nl'lle invention is inlenlerl In he useful al specl'ic locations e, us an arcral't the floor al such locations Can lee lrovilecl \vith areas ot' nateral nclulnL; arrays al' ulst.inlng lops that are intcnlel to he engaL;cl lay the hnolis ot'tle naleral 93 on tle 1,asc 1lale (fine such materiel involving a conlinalon ot'1ool; clenenis cn-nler;llc \vlh logos elenenis Is l;novn uncler Alec licgslercl 'I'rutc tvlark Vll.C'I<) A l;'rtler plate 94, wl'cl nay lee tcruetl a loot Illale Is pivotally nnunietl lo the leel reL:'on ot'lle lease elate sloe toot Dilate Is generally of Disc saline slave as 11.
an of flee lease Leslie The lo,l plale Is lrov'lel watt an ulstanlnL: user's heel rest 95 \vl'cl serves, when no use to prevent tile user's loot front slll'nL; away l'ro'', enL;agenenl wills tle foot plate It will lo unlerstool Fiat what tle toot rest is more holy to lee reseal wlulst tle :?5 user Is wcarinL,: some l'oru ol'I'ontwear the lecl rest can he sul; hle Allen to ai't'orl conf'ortalle contact watt a 'ser's heel in situations where the Built Is henry 'setl larelootetl À l i ]'le root Rate o1 Is resiliently Ina(lc(l by.t Ring arranLelilenl Oh \'llch can lale I'C l'orlt ot'; leat'tyle slrnp: inclling.t firsl leitf 97 txc(lly sccurcl l, thc lasc ale 9() ancl a seconl Ic;tf'97 that is fxe(lly secure(l In llte un(Jcrs'lc ot'lle l'oot alc 94]'he sir.tlilt ol'lle silrilg arrauL;eucul 36 s sucl livat 11'e f'oot II;te 94 lits.a resl IOSI'OIt n vlucl It s ucituc(l al.tn angle to the 1,ase llale 'I lus, uple C.U] I,e scl lo \Vhitl CVCI;tliglC iS cons'lelc(l.allrolriale t'or tlc alove rlscusscJ excrcsuL regl,e. 'I'lus, for, tle.tngle can he het\veelt 9() an(1 45 degrecs -f tngle It \vill le ulerstool tle steeler anL;les or slallo\ver;u,gics can le usel lellenlinL: uloli tle exlent ol'anllc Jlexure nicnlcl 1n 1'or tlc 1urloses ol'lr,uislolialion a luol; ;tnti CyC;lfrtngencUl IS provlcl t'or retanng lle foot llate llat ngainst tle lnse II;le 'I'hus ns ulcalcl n the l:gurc u, cye X s lrov'(lel al lle loe enl of'tle lasc llate al'cl; c.atcl cic'cnt 3') s lrov'lel;t tle toe enl t'the ioot llate RO'el-llUg liO\V to l;lules 7,X;ul 9 tlesc l;iguics sclel'atcally Illusiralc a l'urther enlotlinielil oi n ltol rest unil vlicl inclutics i suL;le fool resl llale 3() I'le l'ool rest plate lus an overall slalle oi'a l'oot, svth a heel rcgon 31, a 1'all ot' le fool reL;ion 39, anl n toes reL;ion 33 'I'he leel reL;'on IS sllalled as al 3l to lrovi(le renr sulilort t;'r; lecl an(l a(ldtonally soine sde s'lilul-t lor tle lcel of' tle user's l'oot I<VA lads 31A, 3A, und 33A are rcslectvely 1rovdcd on tle n uliler sul-l'ace of the t'oot llate At tlie 'n(lersl(le of tle liilte 3n at a locaton allroxinately ntennedate ol'the lall of tle t'oot reL;'on an(l tle toes reL;ion tlere s lrovded a lair of slaced apart localnL; looli nenlers 35 \viich ure InicudeLl lo receve vll a locl'nL; sna acton tle ends 36 of n rod 37 wlich carres n leaf sprint; arrangerenl 3X I l,s leaf silrlig arrangenent iricludes a slurter leaf 39 11at IS when tle fool resl IS In use is ntcndetl to co-olerate(l with tlie un(lerside of the toot Illate t-,e reL;'on and a loncr leaf4() \vlicl s nteli(ied to contact tle floor when the unt s n use -1 n ln praclce \vlcn flee unit Is not reluircl 1'r Disc 11'c leil'slrng arranL;cnent Is lscuL:ael l'ron Alec localug looli menders 35 as Is nlcalcl no l'urc niveriel so Ulnar llic longer Icicles acil;ceul lo 11'e unclers'le -1'11e l;'ol 1lale anal lee roil owls 36 re-enL;iL;el Evilly late lalcl,ng lool; menders as Is nlcalcl no Are ') 'lilies an-anenent results In a more compact arranL;enenl for flue llill'll(1SCS ol'lrisprilt;1 slovige ol'llc t''1 If cons'lered convcuenl Alec unlers'le of flue heel rcL;'on ot bloc foot franc can lee lrov'cicl Evilly Hi layc' -11 oi nalerial incluling an array of hood cicmcnis that are inicnlcl loosely lo cugage evil flrous nalcral stick as user flu- carloads of Alec I've l id unit can lee t;rncl loons nny convcncnl nalerals lor cxnpic plaslcs and or Nepal 11 evil 1c rem i''' IlIC l;,rg'r,L; 111;1 I'1 Disc 11,c;1,ir;'t's sl'v' I!1 Arcs lo eonvencnily poslon relalve lo flue user s fool anal the latter Is placed upon Else fool plate anal Is roclel In such tlrection as lo move the fool Estate tlvnvarls agi'nsl flue resiliency of 11'e spring ()n eonlilelon of 11c downwards novenenl tle ankle Is ficxel lo allow Bloc fool llalc lo level upwarls inJcr the aclon of Else slrn lo return tlc laker lo Its Anally annular Boston or alicrnatvcly as tar as Else llcxl,lly ol tle user s anlle lcrnils I lies aclon Is relcalcJ for as long as Off flue user Clients necessary In Me case of the 'nil slows in 1:iL;ures 7 lo 9 Ihc user places z fool on the foot plate anal tills llie fool tlownvartis lo depress the toe end ol the idol plate agansl tle resiliency of llie leaf spring [ultl in SO tlOIng lifts the keel ot Else fool After this plate has heen l;'lly lepressetl the riser lowers llie heel Iherehy enallu'L; Ihc p5 reslenl tootling to relearn the fool plate lo the Neal position He's sequence of movements is repealed t;,r as long as the riser bleeds necessary //

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1. A foot rest arrangement adapted for being so operationally positionable in front of the sitting passenger that whilst the passenger is seated the passenger is able to contact the foot rest arrangement with either or both of his feet, and wherein the foot rest arrangement is of such construction as to be operatively displaceable by movement of a foot resting thereupon, the arrangement being such as to enable the passenger to flex the ankle joint of a foot engaging with the foot rest arrangement in such manner as to raise and lower the foot and thus enhance venous blood return flow of the associated leg(s).
2. A foot rest arrangement as claimed in claim 1, in which the foot rest arrangement - includes at least one foot support unit pivotally mountable to the conventionally provided foot rest of an aircraft seat frame structure.
3. A foot rest arrangement as claimed in claim 2, in which the foot support unit is provided for each foot.
4. A foot rest arrangement as claimed in claim 2 or claim 3, in which the or each foot support unit includes an elongated platform of such length as to be able to accommodate a foot engaging therewith, which is so pivotal action about a transverse horizontal axis located, when a foot is placed upon a platform in the vicinity of the arch of the foot.
5. A foot rest arrangement as claimed in claim 4, in which the platform is so resiliently loaded as to tend to return the foot towards a raised position after such foot has been downwardly depressed on flexing the ankle and also to provide a resistance to the downward depressing of the foot.
6. A foot rest arrangement as claimed in claim 4 or claim 5, in which the platform includes a base plate and a resiliently loaded foot plate pivotally connected to the base plate, the resilient loading being such as to set the foot plate in an angularly raised setting relative to the base plate. lz-
7. A foot rest arrangement as claimed in claim 1, in which the foot rest arrangement includes a foot plate which is actable to an angular position relative to a support surface such as the floor of a room or other space, by the spring arrangement whose position is interchangeable between a position of use and a stowed or rest position.
8. A foot rest arrangement or exerciser unit substantially as herein described and as illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, Figures 4 to 6 and Figures 7 to
9.
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