Patent ID: 6786847
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
Physical exercise/therapy apparatus comprising:a bed support, comprising an inclined surface, having a bed support first end that is supported on a floor by at least one horizontal translation roller that rolls on the floor and thereby allows the first end to be translated, and having a bed support second end; a vertically oriented support that receives, holds and allows rotation of the bed support second end so that the bed support is held at a selected incline angle &thgr; relative to the floor; a user support bed that supports a user and that moves along the bed support between the bed support first end and the second bed support end; a command processor, located adjacent to or on the support bed, to receive and implement a command for a change in at least one control parameter associated with an exercise/therapy workout by the user; a vertical translation mechanism, associated with the vertical support, that translates the bed support second end along the vertical support by a selected amount in response to receipt of an electronic signal from the command processor, without requiring that the user dismount from the support bed and without requiring that the user interrupt an exercise/therapy workout.