Patent ID: 7544157
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A tilting inversion exerciser comprising: a supporting stand, a table rotatably supported on said supporting stand with a pivot axle for supporting a user on said table, said table including two fixed foot supports for supporting the feet of the user, a power actuating foot retaining device attached to said table for being powered and actuated to clamp and to retain ankle portions of the user to said table, said foot retaining device including a tube attached to said table, a stem slidably attached to said tube, two foot anchor members attached to said stem and movable toward and away from said fixed foot supports for clamping and retaining the feet of the user to said table, a threaded shank rotatably disposed in said tube, and a threaded member secured in said stem and threaded with said threaded shank for allowing said threaded member and said stem to be moved and adjusted relative to said tube and for moving said foot anchor members relative to said fixed foot supports, said foot retaining device further includes an extension extended from said table for supporting said tube and said fixed foot supports wherein said extension includes an insulating member attached to said extension for engaging at least a conductor of a motor, and a control device for switching off said foot retaining device to prevent the ankle portions of the user from being disengaged from said foot retaining device inadvertently when said table is operated by the user.