Patent ID: 6306108
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A61H,A61N,A63B

Abstract:
An aquatic exercise and rehabilitation device comprising a vessel for having water therein, a cycle assembly in said vessel and having an operative position within said vessel, said cycle assembly including a seat mounted to a frame, a pair of pivoted handlebars mounted to said frame, each of said handlebars terminating in a handle at its upper end, each of said handlebars being disposed for being pivotally movable along opposite sides of said seat, a pair of oppositely mounted spaced rotatable pedals, each of said pedals being mounted to a pedal shaft, each of said pedals being connected to a respective one of said handlebars by a linkage for transmitting the motion of said handlebars and said pedals to each other whereby rotational movement of said pedals is transmitted to said handlebars as reciprocal pivotal movement of said handlebars, adjustment structure for adjusting the relative positioning of said seat and said handlebars and said pedals with respect to each other, a motor drive assembly connected to said pedals for causing rotation of said pedals when said motor drive assembly is actuated, said motor drive assembly including a motor, said motor being mounted to said frame at a location between said spaced pedals, said motor being connected to both of said pedal shafts by a single drive connection for jointly rotatingly driving both of said pedal shafts upon actuation of said motor, lifting and lateral movement structure for selectively lifting said cycle assembly above said vessel and laterally moving said cycle assembly away from said vessel to facilitate a user getting on said cycle assembly while said cycle assembly is out of and away from said vessel and for laterally moving said cycle assembly to a position above said vessel and then lowering said cycle assembly back into said vessel, said motor being mounted directly to said cycle assembly for joint movement with said cycle assembly during the lifting and lateral movement and lowering of said cycle assembly, said motor drive assembly including a power source located externally of said vessel, power transmitting members connecting said power source to said motor, said transmitting members being disposed along a path which does not interfere with the vertical and lateral movements of said cycle assembly and a path wherein the vertical and lateral movements of said cycle assembly do not interfere with the transmission of power from said power source to said motor, and said motor drive assembly being capable of being operative when said cycle assembly is in different locations with respect to said vessel including in said operative location and including completely out of said vessel.