Patent ID: 6302828
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
An offloading weight apparatus, comprising:a frame having connection linkage;a rope;a resilient cord having one end attached to the frame and another end connected to an end of the rope via the connection linkage;a series of pulleys spaced apart from each other and arranged so as to be supported by the frame, the rope being wrapped about successive ones of the pulleys in the series;a harness support assembly secured to another end of the rope; anda tension adjustor that applies tension to the resilient cord commensurate with weight to be offloaded,wherein the connecting linkage includes a guide element that is arranged to move in unison with the rope, the rope being arranged to move in response to weight forces exerted by a weight held by a harness that is supported by the harness support assembly, further comprising stops arranged to block the guide element and thereby the rope from moving beyond a fixed distance in response to the weight forces.