Patent ID: 7314431

Claim:
A power-operable device for assisting a user to effectively stretch leg muscles and improve flexibility, said device comprising: an elongated support shaft having monolithically formed upper and lower sections extending substantially orthogonal to each other, said upper and lower sections defining an elbow having an arcuate shape wherein said upper section extends parallel to a vertical axis and said lower section extends parallel to a horizontal axis, said upper section terminating at a predetermined distance above said lower section and defining a height of said device, said lower section extending forwardly from said upper section and terminating at a predetermined distance defining a depth of said device; a handle bar section directly conjoined to said upper section of said support shaft and extending rearwardly therefrom at an angle parallel to said lower section; a seat section securely connected to said lower section of said support shaft and protruding rearwardly from said upper section at an angle parallel to said handle bar section; and a plurality of frame members having opposed end portions situated medially and laterally beneath said handle bar section respectively, medial ones of said end portions being pivotally and directly conjoined to said support shaft in such a manner that said frame members can be articulated between extended and retracted positions during operating conditions, each said frame members including a plurality of wheels operably connected to lateral ones of said end portions for facilitating a side-to-side motion while the user stands on said frame members and biases said frame members about said lower section of said support shaft, each said frame member being independently pivotal between horizontal and vertical positions respectively wherein the user's legs become fully extended and positioned parallel to a horizontal ground surface on which said device is supported.