Patent ID: 8454541

Claim:
An exercise device for a person having a disability, the device comprising: a frame including a base portion and a vertically extending support portion; a chest support coupled to the vertically extending support portion to support the upper part of the person's body; a pivoting seat positioned to support a hip region of the person, the seat having a surface; a seat adjustment mechanism connecting the seat to the vertically extending support portion, wherein the seat adjustment mechanism includes a parallelogram operable to adjust the position of the seat to a sitting position in which the surface of the seat is substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction of the support portion, and to adjust the position of the seat to a standing position in which the surface of the seat is substantially parallel with to the vertical direction of the support portion; a motor coupled to the seat adjustment mechanism and configured to provide a force to the seat adjustment mechanism to adjust the seat between the sitting position and the standing position; a pair of foot supports configured to support the feet of the person; a motorized elliptical movement device comprising: at least one disc; a second motor configured to rotate the at least one disc; at least two rods, each of the rods including a first end and a second end, wherein the foot supports are each connected to one of the rods between the first end and the second end; and wherein the rods are pivotally connected at the ends to the at least one disc to cause the foot supports to move the feet of the person in an elliptical movement; a pair of lower leg supports each configured to support a lower leg of the person; and a movement guide mechanism including an elongate force transfer device and a tightening device coupled to the frame, wherein the force transfer device is coupled to the lower leg supports and to the tightening device, and wherein the movement guide mechanism guides alternate movement of the lower leg supports.