Patent ID: 6821234
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A motorized exercise and rehabilitation chair for pacing controlled movements of the legs and arms of a disabled user, comprising: a base platform; a chair including a horizontal seat cushion and a vertical seat back; adjustable support members for supporting said cushion above said base platform; a foot platform slidably supported on said base platform beneath said cushion; first drive means carried on said base platform for longitudinally moving said foot platform between a forward position and a rearward position; a footrest for supporting the feet of the user connected to the front end of said foot platform for pivotal movement about a transverse axis from a horizontal position to a forwardly and upwardly inclined position; an actuator member connected between said base frame and said footrest for moving said footrest to said inclined position as said foot platform approaches said forward position thereby flexing the knees and ankles of said user; first control means operable by said user for operating and regulating the speed of said first drive means; a pair of armrests on opposite sides of said cushion for supporting the forearms of said user; second drive means for moving said armrests a orbiting circular pattern for flexing the elbows and shoulders of said user; and second control means connected with said second drive means operable by said user for operating and regulating the speed of said second drive means.