Patent ID: 7235039

Claim:
A full body stretching assist device comprising: a base; an upwardly extending central support shaft mounted on and extending upwards from said base; left and right arm support stretching sections mounted on said central support shaft and extending outwards therefrom, each of said left and right arm support stretching sections including an upper arm engagement portion and a lower arm engagement portion; left and right leg support stretching sections mounted on one of said base and said central support shaft, each of said left and right leg support stretching sections including a thigh engagement portion and a calf engagement portion; said left and right arm support stretching sections each including a shoulder hinge joint connecting said center support shaft and said upper arm engagement portion and an elbow hinge joint connecting said upper arm engagement portion; said left and right leg support stretching sections each including a hip joint connecting one of said central support shaft and said base and said thigh engagement portion and a knee hinge joint connecting said thigh engagement portion and said calf engagement portion; powered movement means operatively connected to said left and right arm support stretching sections and said left and right leg support stretching sections for alternatively extending, retracting and pivoting said left and right arm support stretching sections and said left and right leg support stretching sections at said shoulder hinge joint and said elbow hinge joint, said hip multi-axis joint and said knee hinge such that said left and right arm support stretching sections and said left and right leg support stretching sections are movable in various directions to stretch and move arm and leg limbs being supported therein; and computing means operative to engage and control said powered movement means to alternatively extend, retract and pivot said left and right arm support stretching sections and said left and right leg support stretching sections at said shoulder hinge joint and said elbow hinge joint, said hip multi-axis joint and said knee hinge, thus providing controlled movement to said left and right arm support stretching sections and said left and right leg support stretching sections in various directions to stretch and move arm and leg limbs being supported therein.