US1216878A

US1216878A - Invalid's swing.

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Publication number: US1216878A
Application number: US9430416A
Authority: US
Inventors: Josephine Stormo
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1916-04-29
Filing date: 1916-04-29
Publication date: 1917-02-20
Anticipated expiration: 1934-02-20

Description

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JOSEPI-IINE STORIVIO, 0F GARRETSON, SOUTH DAKOTA.'

INVALIDS SWING'.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JosErI-IINE STORMO, a citizen of the United States, residing at Garretson, in the county of Minnehaha and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Invalids Swings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art rto which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to exercising swings for invalids; and, to this end, it consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

The object of the swing is to provide exercise for invalids who are unable to otherwise obtain the same, and'particularly pery hoop 3 quite close together, and the lower ends of said cables are secured to the four corners of a seat 6.

A large padded hoop or ring 7 surrounds the cables 5 and is suspended from the hoop 3 by a pair of cables 8. The upper ends of the cables 8 are secured to the hoop 3, one between each pair of the cables 5, and their lower ends are secured to the hoop 7 at diametrically opposite points. The hoop at 7 is provided at 9 with additional padding to afford a neck rest. Obviously, the cables 5 may be adjusted, in any suitable way, to support the seat 6 the required distance above the floor and, likewise, the cables 8 may be adjusted to properly position vthe neck rest 9 with respect to the seat 6.

A person exercising in the swing sits on the seat 6 with the back of 'his neck resting on the neck rest 9 of the hoop 7 thus leaving Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

Application filed April 29 1916. vSerial No. 94,304.

his whole body free for exercise, particularly his arms and legs. Ordinarily, a person, while exercising in the swing, will hold onto certain of the cables 8, but if he is strong enough, he can let go and support himself entirely by the engagement of his neck and head, thus leaving his arms free for exercise.

From the above description, it is evident that the springs 4L yieldingly support the seat 6 and hook 7, thus making the swing very comfortable. The cables 5 and 8 will permit independent, universal movements of the seat 6 and hoop 7 with respect to each other, while the person is exercising.

The above described swing has, in actual usage, proven highly eiiicient for the purpose had in view.

What I claim is:

LAn invalids swing comprising independent cable supported seat and hoop-like neck rest, the cables for the seat extending through the neck rest.`

2. The combination with an overhead support, of a hoop, coiled springs suspending the hoop from the overhead support, a seat and a neck rest, and cables independently suspending the seat and neck rest from the hoop.

3. The combination with an overhead support, of a hoop, coiled springs suspending the hoop from the overhead support, a seat, cables suspending the seat `from the hoop, and a neck rest suspendedfrom the hoop.

4. The combination with an overhead support, of a hoop, coiled springs suspending R. A. PIERCE, C. O. BERDAHL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.