Rehabilitation or exercising chair device

Abstract

An exercising chair device includes a chair member having a seat element, two handles pivotally attached to the upper and front side portions of the chair member and each having a shaft for engaging with an ankle portion of the user, two levers pivotally attached to the handle and each having a foot support attached to the lower portion, and two cables coupled between the levers and the chair member for applying a spring biasing force to pull the levers and the handles toward the feet of the user. The handles each include an extension adjustably attached to a lower portion of the handle and adjustable relative to the handle to different positions.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a rehabilitation or exercising chair device, and more particularly to a rehabilitation or exercising chair device including a structure or configuration for the disable persons to comfortably rehabilitate or exercise their legs and including a simplified structure or configuration that may be made or manufactured with a greatly decreased manufacturing cost.[0003]2. Description of the Prior Art[0004]Various kinds of typical rehabilitation or exercising devices have been developed and provided for the disable persons to conduct or operate various kinds of exercises, and comprise a large number of the exercising devices for training or exercising the upper muscle groups and / or the lower or other muscle groups of the users.[0005]For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,080,353 to Tench, U.S. Pat. No. 5,209,223 to McGorry et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 7,276,018 to Studdard disclose several of the typical reh...

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Benefits of technology

This patent is about a chair that can be used for rehabilitation or exercise for people with disabilities. The aim is to make the chair comfortable for rehabilitation or exercise and to reduce manufacturing costs. The invention has a simple structure that can be easily made.

Problems solved by technology

However, the typical rehabilitation or exercising devices comprise a complicated structure or configuration that may not be made or manufactured and may not be used for the disable persons to comfortably rehabilitate or exercise their legs or their lower muscle groups.

However, the typical rehabilitation or exercising device is good for swinging the feet of the user, and does not provide any foot step or foot support for supporting the feet of the user such that the user may not bent and exercise his ankle portions, and may not suitably train or exercise the lower muscle groups of the user.

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