81 results about "Thigh muscles" patented technology

This relates to a bicycle saddle of the type that presents two identical portions (1, 1′) longitudinally symmetrical. Thanks to its special conformation, said saddle permits the cyclist to avoid the occurrence of pathologies normally caused by the use of a racing saddle of commonly known types, eliminating the crushing of the vascular structure of the perineum, as well as the testicles of male cyclists and the clitoris of female cyclists. The special geometry permits a pedaling action without causing friction of the thigh muscles, in particular the delicate and adducent muscles.

A seat exercise device for use onboard a mobile platform such as a commercial aircraft is disclosed, wherein a passenger engages the exercise device while seated to reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) during extended periods of travel. The preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a leg support secured to a passenger seat and a foot support secured to a lower end of the leg support. A trombone spring is secured between the leg support and the foot support such that a passenger may push down on the foot support to flex and contract thigh muscles. Additionally, a pivot spring is secured between the leg support and the foot support such that a passenger may pivot the foot support to flex and contract calf muscles. Accordingly, the flexing and contracting of leg muscles increases blood circulation and reduces the risk of DVT during long flights.

A knee brace includes an adaptable strapping mechanism for securing an upper portion of the brace to a user's thigh wherein the strapping mechanism automatically adjusts to underlying soft tissue motion during knee and leg movement. The strapping mechanism generally includes a topmost horizontal strap and a pair of lower crossing straps. The horizontal strap and the crossing straps alternately tighten and loosen during normal leg flexing and straightening so as to maintain a tight skeletal grip on the users leg while adapting to thigh muscle movement. The individual straps of the strapping mechanism are independently adjustable to accommodate any leg size or shape.

A seating system of improved comfort and effectiveness for use as bicycle seating, in particular, and body support, in general. The seating system provides support at the front and rear of the cyclist's hips. The rear support is at the sit bones and above the back of the thigh muscles. The rear support is complemented by a moveable support at the front of the waist. When a cyclist is seated, the front support holds up the forward leaning cyclist. When a cyclist rises to pedal in a standing posture, the front support rises with, and continues supporting the cyclist. When a cyclist sits down, the waist support can drop back down or remain up. When the front support remains up, the cyclist can stand on the ground while straddling the bicycle frame; thus allowing the cyclist stop and start pedalling in the normal position of straddling the bicycle frame.

This invention relates to a weighted thigh pad for strength training while participating in a full contact sport. The weighed thigh pad includes a conforming plate, removable elements attaching to the conforming plate and resilient materials. The removable elements include weighted members and spacer members varying the desired weight during strength training by the user. The invention also relates to an exercise garment receiving the weighted thigh pad in a pocket. The invention further includes a method of strength training including selecting the desired weight and moving the thigh muscles.

A composite neurological lower limb numbness recovery system comprises a leg opening and closing exercise device and a climbing simulation exercise device, wherein the leg opening and closing exercisedevice focuses on recovery of thigh root nerves and generation of training effects on inner thigh muscles, and the climbing simulation exercise device is mainly used for improving the exercise capacity of movable lower limb joints and shanks. The leg opening and closing exercise device and the climbing simulation exercise device are comprehensively used, composite training effects on lower limbsof a patient can be achieved, recovery effects and recovery speed can be greatly increased, the patient can independently take exercises by the aid of the system, and the strength and the flexibilityof upper limbs can be trained in the use process, so that coordination of the upper limbs and the lower limbs is effectively trained.

The invention relates to a lower limb knee joint continuous motion estimation method based on electromyographic signals. Firstly, human lower limb knee joints are collected at low speed; the femur biceps femoris in a medium-speed and fast movement mode; Quadruple femur muscle, Femoral lateral muscle, Intra-femoral muscle, the electromyographic signals and the real-time angles of the hemiplegia muscles and the thigh muscles are acquired; The method comprises the following steps: firstly, extracting a wavelet coefficient, a root mean square, a sorting entropy and other features of a signal as input, then combining the three features into a new feature as input, carrying out normalization processing on feature data, and finally, carrying out prediction by using a least square support vector machine regression model through comparison of different methods. Experimental results show that different characteristics have different relative prediction performances in different motion modes, prediction results combined with the three characteristics are obviously superior to those obtained by adopting any one of the three characteristics independently, prediction is very accurate through a least square support vector machine model, and finally an ideal prediction model is obtained.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a pressure orthotics device. The pressure orthotics device comprises a knee guard part and a leg guard part, wherein the knee guard part and the leg guard part are of an integral type or a sleeving-wearing type; the knee guard part is woven by three-dimensional knitting, and forms a plurality of functional blocks which are differently stretched in a limb biaxial direction, apply support force or pressure on a knee joint and the periphery thereof, and are seamlessly connected; the leg guard part is woven by three-dimensional knitting, and forms a plurality of pressure blocks which produce pressures decreasing step by step from bottom to top in a lower limb circumference direction, and are seamlessly connected. The pressure orthotics device can be used for preventing and treating lower limb knee pain and chronic venous insufficiency; by means of systemic pressure management, the tensioned state of thigh muscles can be relieved, the knee joint and a flexion-extension angle thereof are controlled and stabilized, and lower limb blood circulation is promoted; besides, the woven blocks of the knee guard part and the leg guard part are respectively seamlessly connected, so the wearing comfort of the pressure orthotics device can be improved.

The embodiments herein provide a portable hamstring stretcher for stretching hamstring muscles and inner thigh muscles. The portable hamstring stretcher comprises a primary board, a secondary board (leg pieces), a plurality of hinges, a chain, a plurality of ratchet straps, a ratchet, a plurality of hinges, and a plurality of adjustable straps. A user lies down on the primary board and wraps his legs using the adjustable straps on the secondary board to exercise the hamstring muscles.

A thigh exercise fitness machine for training outer thigh muscles is a disclosed to include a first base member and a second base member pivotally connected in parallel, a first sliding track and a second sliding track respectively connected to the first base member and the second base member and extending in reversed directions, a first foot plate assembly and a second foot plate member respectively slidably supported on the first sliding track and the second sliding track, two elastic loops respectively coupled between the first foot plate assembly and second foot plate assembly and the first base member and second base member and adapted to store elastic potential energy when the first and second foot plate assemblies are respectively moved along the first and second sliding tracks, enabling the user's lateral thigh muscles to be trained.

A portable, adjustable apparatus for stretching the muscles of the lower body, in particular, the hip flexor and thigh muscles, comprised of a back support, a flexible line, a knee cradle attached to the mid-portion of the flexible line, and a line tensioning device which receives the free end of the line. The line-tensioning device allows a user to perform flexed-knee stretches such as the knee-to-chest stretch without having to manually hold the knee in the stretched position. The position of the back support and line-tensioning device relative to the knee cradle allows the knee to be drawn directly back towards the chest to optimally stretch the hip flexor and thigh muscles.

An externally worn protective thigh pad which protects the inner and frontal thigh muscles from baseball or softball impacts. The protective thigh pad is designed specifically for the player who begins play by squatting behind a batter and spreading their legs. This is usually referred to as the catcher, but this could also be the umpire. The protective thigh pad provides a level of ballistic protection equal to the rest of the catchers gear. The protective thigh pad can be easily put on and removed for batting and base running. The protective thigh pad is comfortable enough to wear through nine innings of play. The protective thigh pad protects an area of the thigh from the inner thigh to the outer thigh and from the patella to the pubis. The protective thigh pad is circumferentially attached to the thigh then suspended from the waist keeping the pad in place.

An exercise device comprises a plurality of parallel structures having adequate length or height to insert the active foot of an operator and further comprises foot support means interconnecting the plurality of parallel structures, means to secure weights, and means to add or subtract weights. The device may be constructed of rigid or flexible materials or a combination of rigid and flexible materials. The device may also comprise means to minimize swinging motion. An operator, having an active leg and foot, inserts an active foot within the space between parallel structures, engages the foot support means with an active foot to perform lower body muscle exercises, for example, the quadruped hip extension exercise for the benefit of the gluteus muscle group, leg extensions for the benefit of the vastus medialis muscle or leg contractions for the benefit of the posterior thigh muscle group.

An exerciser includes a safety block having two through holes defined through the safety block and two cutouts defined in two opposite sides of the safety block, two elastic strings respectively extending through and securely received the two through holes of the safety block, two safety pads each provided to opposite sides of the safety block to securely connect to one end of the two elastic to allow an operator to work on thigh muscles and two rings connected to a corresponding one of the two safety pads to allow the operator to work on chest muscles.

The invention relates to a rehabilitation device for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation. The top surface of the top pressure plate is in the shape of an upward convex arc. 1. The right pressure plate is connected with the left and right movable joints; the left and right pressure plates are slidingly connected with the left and right support plates, and left and right springs are respectively arranged between the left and right pressure plates and the left and right support plates, and the left and right pressure plates Relative to the left and right springs, the left and right pressure plates move up and down along the left and right movable joints relative to the left and right support plates; a central spring is arranged between the left and right support plates, and the left and right support plates are opposite to each other. Under the force applied by the central spring, the left and right support plates drive the left and right pressure plates to move left and right along the left and right movable joints. Using the treatment method of Feiyan traction, patients can complete rehabilitation treatment by themselves, and for patients with weak back and waist muscles and thigh muscles, it can provide auxiliary rehabilitation and muscle-assisted exercise functions.

The invention discloses a myodynamic sliding-preventing leg guard sleeve which comprises an elastic sleeve body, wherein the upper end of the elastic sleeve body is correspondingly fixed at the upper contracting part of the thigh, the lower end of the elastic sleeve body is provided with a lower contracting part correspondingly fixed at the shank, the upper contracting part is wider than the lower contracting part, the elastic sleeve body is formed by a breathable material through secondary-density weaving, and a power strip forming a soft supporting effect for the elastic sleeve body is arranged on the elastic sleeve body along the thigh muscle and the shank muscle, is formed by a breathable material through a plaiting technology and high-density weaving, and forms an integrated structure with the elastic sleeve body through seamless weaving. The myodynamic sliding-preventing leg guard sleeve is attractive in appearance and good in comfort.

A thigh exercise device includes a curved track, two foot pedal assemblies movably attached to the curved track and respectively having a guide pulley, and two resistance assemblies each having two pulleys rotatably mounted on the curved track and a resistance band wound around the pulleys and the guide pulley of one of the foot pedal assemblies. When the foot pedal assemblies are moved along the curved track, the resistance bands can be pulled tight by the guide members of the foot pedal assemblies such that a user can strengthen thigh muscles through the tension provided by the resistance bands.

The invention relates to a multifunctional lower limb rehabilitation training device. The device comprises a shank fixing part, a thigh fixing part, a cam, a crank, a cam connecting arm, a roller arm,a stress application spring and a stress application balancing adjusting device, wherein the crank and the cam are rotatably mounted on the thigh fixing part around the same axis, one end of the roller arm is hinged to one end of the crank, the other end of the roller arm is connected with the other end of the crank through a force application spring, and the force application spring is configured to promote the other end of the roller arm to get close to the other end of the crank. A roller is arranged on the roller arm and is pressed against the cam profile of the cam, one end of the cam connecting arm is rotatably connected with the shank fixing part, and the other end of the cam connecting arm is rotatably connected with the cam so that the thigh drives the cam to rotate when liftingor stretching the leg, and the stress application balancing adjusting device is installed on the thigh fixing part and is configured to adjust the position of the crank and enable the crank to be keptat the adjusted position. The training device is simple and reliable in structure, dorsal flexion / plantar flexion and introversion / extroversion actions of the ankle joint can be completed by taking leg lifting and stretching actions as driving force, so a patient not only can perform targeted perceptible rehabilitation training on the ankle joint according to personal conditions, but also can enable thigh muscles to be subjected to certain auxiliary training, and therefore, the rehabilitation training device is safer and more effective.

The invention discloses a sliding training device. The sliding training device comprises an upright column and two seats arranged opposite to each other, the upright column is provided with a slidingrail which is symmetrical with the upright column as a center, the lower portion of the sliding rail is provided with a supporting frame, and the seats are slidingly connected with the sliding rail and arranged at the two ends of the sliding rail respectively; the upper portion of the sliding rail is also provided with a pedal board vertically placed, and handlebars are fixedly connected to the pedal board; each seat is a U-shaped seat with two higher ends and a lower middle, and the pedal board is slidingly connected with the sliding rail. The sliding training device can achieve the functionsof double-person sitting pedal devices and seesaws and have interactivity, meanwhile the thigh muscles can also be exercised, the strength of the lower limbs is improved, the bodies are exercised ingames, and the problem that traditional double-person sitting pedal devices cannot achieve the interaction function can be solved.

The gymnastics apparatus, particularly for exercising the extensor muscles of the inferior limbs, thigh muscles and gluteus muscles, comprises a support frame for a gradually-yielding resistant element suitable for contact with a pelvic-abdominal region of the torso of a user moving from an initial position, in which the lower limbs of the user are bent, to a final orthostatic position, the resistant action of the resistant element being directed along a direction transversal to the longitudinal axis of the thigh bones of the user in movement.

The invention provides a sitting-type leg swing training rack and a using method thereof, and belongs to the field of fitness equipment. A user is more accurately and professionally assisted in conducting physical training with the exercise in lower limb strength particularly thigh muscles being the dominant, and thus the thigh muscles are more effectively trained. To achieve the purpose, spare parts with superior quality like a balancing shelf, a traction rope, an adjustable backrest, a balancing sheet, an adjusting disc, a chair, a guiding slide wheel, a rack, and a leg swinging pad are chosen. Installation is conducted according to a certain installation procedure, and operation is conducted following a using description, the sitting-type leg swing training rack is suitable for being used by crowds of all age groups, and the old people and children should conduct operation under the guidance of professional accompany personnel. The sitting-type leg swing training rack is convenient to install, simple in operation, more professional and efficient in motion, not large in occupied space and low in cost, is suitable for being used in fitness sites and households, and can also play an auxiliary effect on rehabilitation and treatment of corresponding injuries and diseases.

A thigh exercise device includes a curved track, two foot pedal assemblies movably attached to the curved track and respectively having a guide pulley, and two resistance assemblies each having two pulleys rotatably mounted on the curved track and a resistance band wound around the pulleys and the guide pulley of one of the foot pedal assemblies. When the foot pedal assemblies are moved along the curved track, the resistance bands can be pulled tight by the guide members of the foot pedal assemblies such that a user can strengthen thigh muscles through the tension provided by the resistance bands.

The invention discloses an auxiliary training device for hurdle race. The auxiliary training device for the hurdle race comprises a pose recognition unit, a speed recognition unit, a gait recognition unit, a data processing unit, a wireless communication device and a controller. The pose recognition device comprises a waist pressure sensor, a knee-joint pressure sensor, an elbow-joint pressure sensor, a calf-muscle pressure sensor and a thigh-muscle pressure sensor. The gait recognition unit comprises a plantar pressure sensor and a plantar pressure switch. The speed recognition unit is used for collecting hurdling speed. According to the auxiliary training device for the hurdle race, the force mechanisms of all stages of an athlete are monitored in the whole course, quantitative analysis can be conducted on hurdling skill, plantar pressure dynamic distribution characteristics, plantar pressure centrode, pressure peak value and soar-time image of all zones in the planta, impulse of the plantar all zones in the planta and the like of the athlete can be conducted, and auxiliary training data are provided for tanning, race, sports injury avoiding and the like.

A hip flexor is a resistance training device used for training or rehabilitating the muscles and other body structures of the hip and thigh. The hip flexor comprises a frame with a hip actuator having an actuator arm which rotates about a pivot. One or more springs or other resistance devices provide resistance against a user's motion to train or rehabilitate the user's hip and thigh muscles. The position of the hip actuator and the amount of resistance, the variability of the resistance, or both may be adjusted as desired. During training, a user engages the actuator arm with his or her thigh and actuates the actuator arm against the resistance provided by the one or more springs. Training may be focused on various muscles of the thigh.

The invention relates to an MR imitation kangaroo leg suspension, which belongs to the technical field of automobile suspension. The purpose of the invention is to design an imitation kangaroo leg suspension with excellent structure and performance by imitating the leg structure evolved by the kangaroo to adapt to the natural environment. The technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows: an MR imitation kangaroo leg suspension comprises a body, a thigh tendon spring, a thigh muscle MR damper, a lower leg bone rod, a kingpin, a thigh bone rod, a lower leg tendon spring, a lower leg muscle MR damper, an Achilles tendon tendon tendon spring, an Achilles tendon MR damper and a foot bone rod; An upper end of that femoral bone rod is articulate with the vehicle body and the articulation point constitutes a hip joint; A low end of that thigh bone rod is articulated with an upper end of the low thigh bone rod and the articulation point constitutes a knee joint; A low end of that lower leg bone rod is articulate with a middle part of the foot bone rod to form an ankle joint, and an end of the foot bone rod is connected with a wheel through a kingpin; A low end of that MR damper of the Achilles tendon muscle is articulate with an upper end of a foot bone rod.

The present invention relates to a garment (1), and more particularly an underwear, sportswear or swimwear garment (1) for a female. The underwear, sportswear or swimwear garment comprises an open-sided structural frame (10) and a fabric covering (20) for the structural frame. The structural frame (10) includes an anterior contoured loop (15) and a posterior stem (12), relative to a wearer of the garment in normal use, wherein the anterior contoured loop (15) is adapted for surrounding the mons-pubis region, genitals and anus of a female wearer and has a perimeter that is contoured to conform to and engage with the anatomy of the female wearer. A portion of the perimeter of the anterior contoured loop (15) is adapted for tensioned engagement with the inner thigh muscles of a female wearer when worn, in a standing position or whilst walking. The posterior stem (12) is shaped so as to be engageable by the gluteus maximus muscles of the female wearer when worn. The anterior contoured loop (15) and the posterior stem (12) are formed in a sprung-biased arrangement relative to one another such that when the underwear, sportswear or swimwear garment (1) is worn on the female body, a tensile force is transferrable from the posterior stem to the anterior frame portion.

A simple leg massage device comprises a lower bracket (1) and an upper bracket (2); the upper bracket (2) comprises two telescopic pipes (3) which are arranged oppositely; the two telescopic pipes (3)are pivoted with one end of the lower bracket (1); a plurality of upper rolling wheels (4) for massaging leg calf muscle are arranged between moving pipes (301) of the two telescopic pipes (3); a plurality of lower rolling wheels (5) for massaging thing muscle are arranged between fixed pipes (302) of the two telescopic pipes (3); and each of the two telescopic pipes (3) is connected with the lower bracket (1) through an elastic mechanism. The simple leg massage device provided by the invention can massage the calf muscle and the thigh muscle correspondingly through the two rolling wheel groups while stretching the leg muscle, promotes leg blood circulation, achieves the effect of promoting blood circulation and enables the legs to be more comfortable; and after exercise, the upper bracket and the lower bracket are completely folded, so that the simple leg massage device is convenient to storage. The training device is simple, low in cost, convenient to use, suitable for the common consumers and favorable for large-scale popularization.

The invention relates to an unpowered exoskeleton auxiliary robot. The unpowered exoskeleton auxiliary robot comprises a supporting mechanism and a driving mechanism, wherein the supporting mechanismcomprises a back supporting assembly which is sequentially connected from top to bottom, a thigh supporting assembly and a shank supporting assembly which are symmetrically arranged; the driving mechanism comprises an arm transmission rod, a transmission gear set, a chain wheel mounting base, a sliding block guide rail shaft, a movable sliding block, a cable and an elastic rope, wherein the elastic ropes are used for releasing the storage energy, the parallel power-assisted stabilizing plates are pulled, the thigh support assembly is pushed, and the gravity center of the power-assisted human body is improved is achieved. Compared with the prior art, the method has the advantage that the lower limb loads can be redistributed during climbing stairs, so that the load of thigh muscles is reduced, and then the purpose of saving labor is achieved; a power drive is not required to be provided outside; the device has the characteristics of being low in cost, light in weight, easy to carry andthe like.

A flexible hula hoop is made of soft, non-abrasive, flexible, stretchy and collapsible material that is filled with liquid weight before use. This flexible hula hoop can have different amounts of liquid weight for the purpose of different levels of exercise. The hula hoop of this invention uses movement with the body of the user to create momentum for the toning of the abdominal, gluteal and thigh muscles, as well as for weight loss and entertainment. Additionally, there is a plug and aperture system to hold liquid in the hollow interior of the hoop while in motion, during transportation, and during storage. In addition, because said hula hoop material is stretchy it is possible to be used for resistance training for the toning of arm, leg and gluteal muscles.

An auxiliary device for a bicycle is disclosed. The auxiliary device includes a pair of thrusting members and a drive mechanism pivotally coupled between the thrusting members and the bicycle. The thrusting members positioned at two sides of the bicycle in a one-up-one-down manner, so that the thrusting members normally abut against a cyclist's back thigh muscles. The drive mechanism has two first pivots, a second pivot and a linkage system so as to make the thrusting members thrust the cyclist's back thigh muscles when the cyclist treadles the treadles. Thereby, the auxiliary device is useful to reduce burden bore by the cyclist's front thigh muscles and shank muscles, and can use the kinetic energy generated by the cyclist's back thigh muscles to enhance the cyclist's riding speed and endurance.