Patent ID: 6217538
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A portable frame for supporting passive cervical traction during the administration of physical therapy comprising, in combination:a support platform for placement onto a treatment surface;a head support frame including a first end portion pivotally coupled to the support platform for movement from a collapsed position to an upright treatment position in which the head support frame projects transversely with respect to the base support platform;a head cradle mounted on the head support frame;a strut assembly including first and second struts coupled to the head support frame and to the support platform for maintaining the head support frame in the upright treatment position;the base support platform including a first cross bar having first and second end portions pivotally coupled to the first and second base rails, respectively;the strut assembly including a second cross bar, the second cross bar having first and second end portions pivotally coupled to the first and second struts, respectively; and,the head support frame including opposite end portions that are pivotally coupled to the first and second cross bars, respectively.