Patent ID: 7569002
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise wheelchair comprising: a frame with two rear wheels and at least one front wheel; a seat with a front portion and a rear portion, the seat for receiving buttocks of a user; a link having a first end pivotally connected to the frame to define a first fixed hinge, and a second end pivotally connected to the front portion of the seat to define a first floating hinge; a backrest having a top portion and a bottom portion, the backrest for receiving a torso of the user, the backrest being pivotally connected to the frame at a section of the backrest located between the top portion and the bottom portion of the backrest to define a second fixed hinge, the bottom portion of the backrest being pivotally connected to the rear portion of the seat to define a second floating hinge, a reclining motion of the backrest causing a force to be applied to the seat through the second floating hinge and the seat to move forward, the first floating hinge moving along a circular arc with respect to the first fixed hinge upon a forward motion of the seat, the seat, backrest, first and second fixed hinges, and first and second floating hinges allowing the user to perform trunk extension exercises upon performing at least one of a reclining motion of the torso against the backrest and a pushing forward of the buttocks against the seat, the user being able to move about with the exercise wheelchair pre-and post-trunk extension exercises, the link allowing the seat to translate above the frame, in a forward and backwards direction while maintaining the seat in a substantially horizontal orientation while the backrest correspondingly reclines and returns to an upright orientation; and a resistance means attached to the frame at one end, and attached to at least one of the seat and the backrest at its other end, in order to provide a resistance during the trunk extension exercises.