WO1997049371A1 - A stretching device - Google Patents
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- WO1997049371A1 WO1997049371A1 PCT/SE1997/000964 SE9700964W WO9749371A1 WO 1997049371 A1 WO1997049371 A1 WO 1997049371A1 SE 9700964 W SE9700964 W SE 9700964W WO 9749371 A1 WO9749371 A1 WO 9749371A1
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- pivotal arm
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- 210000002414 leg Anatomy 0.000 claims abstract description 21
- 210000000689 upper leg Anatomy 0.000 claims abstract description 21
- 210000003205 muscle Anatomy 0.000 claims abstract description 18
- 210000004705 lumbosacral region Anatomy 0.000 claims abstract description 6
- 210000001624 hip Anatomy 0.000 description 4
- 210000003127 knee Anatomy 0.000 description 3
- 208000008035 Back Pain Diseases 0.000 description 2
- 208000027418 Wounds and injury Diseases 0.000 description 1
- 238000005452 bending Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000001351 cycling effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000006378 damage Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000001419 dependent effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000011161 development Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000018109 developmental process Effects 0.000 description 1
- 208000014674 injury Diseases 0.000 description 1
- 210000000629 knee joint Anatomy 0.000 description 1
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 1
- 210000003903 pelvic floor Anatomy 0.000 description 1
- 230000000284 resting effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000004904 shortening Methods 0.000 description 1
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- 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
- A61H1/00—Apparatus for passive exercising; Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones
- A61H1/02—Stretching or bending or torsioning apparatus for exercising
- A61H1/0237—Stretching or bending or torsioning apparatus for exercising for the lower limbs
- A61H1/0255—Both knee and hip of a patient, e.g. in supine or sitting position, the feet being moved together in a plane substantially parallel to the body-symmetrical plane
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S482/00—Exercise devices
- Y10S482/907—Stretching
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- the present invention relates to apparatus for stretching the front thigh muscles, said apparatus being of the kind defined in the preamble of the following Claim 1.
- Leg muscle stretching apparatus are known from US-A 3,834,694, US-A 5,122,106 for instance. These apparatus function to stretch the rear thigh muscles among other things. US-A 5,460,596 also illustrates the present standpoint of techniques with regard to leg muscle stretching apparatus .
- one object of the invention is to provide a stretching apparatus with which the thigh muscles on the front side of one thigh can be stretched.
- the inventive apparatus includes a back-supporting bench and a foot support which lies in a region above one end of the bench.
- the foot support is placed in a position such that when the user places the foot of one leg against the foot support, the user's lumbar region and hip will lie against the flat bench.
- the apparatus also includes a pivotal arm which is pivotally mounted on the bench and which extends generally outwardly of and away from one short end of the bench and carries a support which is intended to lie against the front side of the other thigh of the user.
- the apparatus also includes a drive unit which is connected to the pivotal arm so as to enable it to be swung downwards.
- the drive unit may conveniently be adapted to enable the pivotal arm to perform a slow pivotal movement, wherein pivotal movement of the arm may also be limited with respect to force or torque, so as to safeguard against injury of the user when using the apparatus.
- the drive unit preferably coacts with a motor control means which enables the user to control the pivotal movement of the arm with respect to the angle through which the arm is swung and with respect the speed at which the arm moves, etc., with the aid of one hand. Because the user's foot rests on the foot support such that the lumbar region and hip of the user will lie against the generally flat back support bench, stretching of the thigh muscles will not result in unfavourable bending or curving of the lumbar region.
- the pivotal arm may conveniently carry a support pad positioned so as to lie against the front side of the lower part of the user's other leg.
- a support pad positioned so as to lie against the front side of the lower part of the user's other leg.
- the inventive apparatus will preferably be symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal plane, so as to enable the user to readily shift respective legs from the overlying foot support to the pivotal arm that lies beneath said support.
- the two pivotal arms may be connected to a common parallel pivotal movement.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic side view of an inventive apparatus with a user resting thereon.
- Fig. 2 is a schematic horizontal view shown from above the apparatus according to Fig. 1.
- Fig. 3 is a side view of one variant of the apparatus.
- Fig. 4 is a view taken on the line IV-IV in Fig. 3.
- Fig. 1 Shown in Fig. 1 is a generally horizontal bench mattress or cushion 10 on which the back of the user 1 rests.
- the mattress 10 is carried by a frame 9 that includes an extension, which may be vertically adjustable.
- the frame extension 8 is a pad 11 on which the lower hip part of the user rests, wherein a central, relatively narrow support pad 12 forms means for supporting the pelvic floor of the user.
- the frame part 8 also carries a central post 18 which forms a support for the support pad 12 and which carries at its upper part two laterally separated foot supports 19 on which the user's feet 29 are supported.
- Each foot support 19 is located in a position such that when the user places the foot 29 of one leg 3 on the support 19, his/her lumbar region 7 will lie generally in the plane established by the supports 10, 11.
- Pivotally mounted on the post 18 for pivotal movement in the vertical plane about a horizontal axis 31 are two laterally spaced pivot arms 30.
- the pivot axis 31 is located above the support surfaces 10, 11 at a vertical distance which corresponds to the thickness of the user's thigh when the pivot arm 30 is located in a general horizontal starting position.
- the arm 30 is intended to lie in the proximity of the knee against the front thigh muscle of the user's other leg 4.
- a drive motor 40 is connected to a centre lying carrier element on the frame part 8 and includes a pull device 41 which engages with a part 32 of the arm 30 spaced from the journal 31.
- the drive motor 40 may include an electric motor which rotates a nut in engagement with a pull element in the form of a threaded rod 41, such as to move the nut axially and therewith establish pivotal movement 44 of the arms 30.
- the motor 40 may be controlled by a hand-held control unit 51 for controlling desired pivotal movement of the arms 30.
- the motor control unit 51 may communicate with the motor 40 or its power source in a conventional manner.
- Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate a variant in which the pivotal arm 30 carries a first support pad 56 through the medium of a first arrangement 50-55, and a second support pad 66 through the medium of a second arrangement 60-65.
- the two arrangements are designed to enable the position of the pads 56, 66 to be adjusted in a vertical plane that lies parallel with the symmetry plane of the apparatus.
- the first pad 56 supports against the upper side of the thigh in the proximity of the knee, while the second pad 66 supports against the front side of the lower leg.
- the adjustment arrangement 50-55 includes a sleeve 50 that can be moved along the arm 30 and locked in selected positions therealong, by means of a locking screw 52.
- the sleeve 50 carries laterally extending arms 51 which carry at their outer end a guide sleeve 53 for a rod 55 that carries the pad 56 at its bottom end, said sleeve 53 having a locking screw 54 by means of which the rod 55 can be locked in selected length positions.
- the second adjustment arrangement 60-65 includes a sleeve 60 that can be moved along the arm 30 and locked in selected positions therealong by means of a locking screw 62.
- the sleeve 60 carries laterally extending arms 61 which carry at their outer end a guide sleeve 63 for a rod 65 that carries the pad 66 at its bottom end, said sleeve 63 having a locking screw 64 by means of which the rod 65 can be locked in selected length positions.
- the distance between the pivot mounting 31 of the arm 30 and the pad 56 is shorter than the distance between the pivot mounting 31 and the pad 66.
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Priority Applications (3)
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US08/913,668 US5913759A (en) | 1996-06-27 | 1997-06-03 | Stretching apparatus |
AU33651/97A AU3365197A (en) | 1996-06-27 | 1997-06-03 | A stretching device |
EP97929639A EP1011594A1 (en) | 1996-06-27 | 1997-06-03 | A stretching device |
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SE9602550-7 | 1996-06-27 | ||
SE9602550A SE9602550L (en) | 1996-06-27 | 1996-06-27 | stretching Device |
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EP (1) | EP1011594A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU3365197A (en) |
SE (1) | SE9602550L (en) |
WO (1) | WO1997049371A1 (en) |
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FR2995781A1 (en) * | 2012-09-27 | 2014-03-28 | Franck Germain | Apparatus for simultaneously stretching anterior and posterior muscle chains of lower limbs, has fastener assembly including winches and pulleys, where assembly is arranged such that anterior muscle chains are stretched in sagittal plane |
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