Patent ID: 6733426
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
An exercise device for stretching the thighs of a user, comprising:a) a seat member; b) a horizontally disposed rail mounted at one end to said seat member and extending forwardly therefrom and terminating with a free end; c) a sleeve engaging said rail at about said free end of said rail for longitudinal adjustment thereon; d) a pair of leg supporting members each mounted pivotally at one end to said seat member on opposing sides of said rail and having a free end extending forwardly from said seat member; e) a pair of linking arms each pivotally connected at one end to said sleeve and connected at the other end to one of said pair of leg supporting members between said pivotally mounted end and said free end; f) a pair of leg decks each mounted at about the side of said leg supporting members, said leg deck including a horizontal platform and a riser to retain the leg of the user in a horizontal position; g) a pair of engagement members each mounted vertically perpendicular on said leg supporting members mediate said seat member and said leg deck for engaging the inside of the thigh of the user; and h) actuating means affixed to said sleeve to pivotally actuate said linking arms upon horizontal adjustment of said sleeve so as to impart arcuate opening and closing movement to said leg supporting members; said pair of engagement members applying pressure on the inside of the user's thigh upon leg stretching movement.