Portable therapy table

• US 10,105,273 B1
• Filed: 12/22/2017
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: John Granone
• Original Assignee: John Granone
• Inventors: Granone, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Santos, Robert G
• Application Number:
  US15/853,601
• Time in Patent Office: 305 Days
• Field of Search: 5620, 5600, 5610, 5611, 5613, 5616-618, 606237, 606241, 606242, 606245
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 3/087 with struts supporting the legs
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 13/009 Physiotherapeutic tables, beds or platforms; Chiropractic or osteopathic tables with incorporated massage means A61H2201/0138
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 13/105 Portable, foldable or collapsible tables, e.g. for surgery or treatment portable, foldable or collapsible chairs for surgery or dental treatment A61G15/002
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 13/1245 Knees, upper or lower legs
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 1/005 Moveable platforms, e.g. vibrating or oscillating platforms for standing, sitting, laying or leaning
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 1/0222 Traction tables A61H1/0229 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 1/0237 for the lower limbs
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 1/0274 for the upper limbs
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 1/0292 for the spinal column A61H1/0218 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0157 portable
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0161 Size reducing arrangements when not in use, for stowing or transport
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0192 Specific means for adjusting dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1207 with electric or magnetic drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1246 by piston-cylinder systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1253 driven by a human being, e.g. hand driven
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1409 Hydraulic or pneumatic means
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1607 Holding means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1642 Holding means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1664 linear
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1676 Pivoting
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5025 : Activation means
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2203/0468 : Prone
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/081 : Back
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/10 : Leg

Abstract

A portable therapy table configured to have a folded position and a deployed position wherein the portable therapy table is operable to facilitate a downward movement for a user superposed thereon. The portable therapy table includes a frame having a first portion and a second portion hingedly coupled. A user support surface is superposed the frame. The frame includes an extendable engagement member extending outward therefrom wherein the extendable engagement member includes a telescopic lower section and an upper section perpendicular thereto. The frame is support by foldable forward leg members and a rear leg member. The rear leg member is configured similarly to a piston so as to provide the desired movement of the second portion of the frame. Actuators are mounted to the upper section of the extendable engagement member and are operably coupled to a controller wherein the controller facilitates movement of the rear leg member.

Claims

1. A portable therapy table configured to provide a downward movement for a user superposed thereon, said portable therapy table comprising:

a frame, said frame being constructed from a rigid lightweight material, said frame including a first portion and a second portion, said frame including a plurality of peripheral structural members configured to define the exterior shape of said frame, said first portion and said second portion being hingedly secured, said second portion hingedly coupled to said first portion and configured to hinge downward up to an angle of approximately twenty five degrees with respect to said first portion, said frame further include a headpiece, said headpiece secured to said first portion opposite said second portion;

a user support surface, said user support surface being superposed said frame, said user support surface being manufactured from a padded material, said user support surface including a lower section and an upper section;

an extendable engagement member, said extendable engagement member being secured to said first portion of said frame and extending outward therefrom, said extendable engagement member being longitudinally centralized to said frame, said extendable engagement member having a lower section and an upper section, said upper section of said extendable engagement member being perpendicular to said lower section of said extendable engagement member;

a controller secured to said frame, said controller having the necessary electronics to receive, store, transmit and manipulate data;

at least two forward leg members, said at least two forward leg members foldably mounted to said frame, said at least two forward leg members having vertical support members and horizontal support members;

a rear leg member, said rear leg member operably coupled to said second portion of said frame distal to said first portion of said frame, said rear leg member operably coupled to said controller, said rear leg member being movable in an upwards-downwards direction;

at least one actuator, said at least one actuator mounted to said upper section of said extendable engagement member, said at least one actuator operably coupled to said controller, said at least one actuator configured to provide control of the rear leg member so as to facilitate the hinged movement of the second portion of said frame relative to said first portion of said frame.

2. The portable therapy table as recited in claim 1, wherein said second portion of said frame is configured to move in a movement selected from one of the following:

continuous or incremental.

3. The portable therapy table as recited in claim 1, wherein said rear leg member further includes a housing, said housing having an upper end and a lower end, said rear leg member having a piston rod movably coupled to said housing at said upper end.

4. The portable therapy table as recited in claim 3, and further including at least one keeper, said at least one keeper being secured to said upper section of said extendable engagement member, said at least one keeper having a first portion and a second portion, said at least one keeper extending upward from said upper section of said extendable engagement member.

5. The portable therapy table as recited in claim 4, wherein said rear leg member further includes a support member, said support member secured to the lower end of said housing, said support member having coupled thereto a base member, said base member being secured to said support member distal to said housing.

6. The portable therapy table as recited in claim 5, and further including a pair of leg members, said leg members being rotatably mounted to said second portion of said frame distal to said first portion, said pair of leg members being comprised of a plurality of integrally formed members configured to form an opening and a void so as to releasably secure a user'"'"'s legs therein.

7. The portable therapy table as recited in claim 6, wherein said frame further includes a plurality of cross members, said plurality of said cross members being intermediate said plurality of peripheral structural members and perpendicular thereto wherein the plurality of cross members are configured to provide support for said user support surface.

8. A portable therapy table that is configured to have a folded position and a deployed position wherein in the deployed position the portable therapy table is operable to facilitate a downward movement for a user superposed thereon said portable therapy table comprising:

a frame, said frame being constructed from a rigid lightweight material, said frame including a first portion and a second portion, said frame including a plurality of peripheral structural members configured to define the exterior shape of said frame, said first portion and said second portion being hingedly secured, said second portion hingedly coupled to said first portion and configured to hinge downward up to an angle of approximately twenty five degrees with respect to said first portion, said frame further include a headpiece, said headpiece secured to said first portion opposite said second portion;

a user support surface, said user support surface being superposed said frame, said user support surface being manufactured from a padded material, said user support surface including a lower section and an upper section;

an extendable engagement member, said extendable engagement member being secured to said first portion of said frame and extending outward therefrom, said extendable engagement member being longitudinally centralized to said frame, said extendable engagement member having a lower section and an upper section, said upper section of said extendable engagement member being perpendicular to said lower section of said extendable engagement member, said upper section of said extendable engagement member forming a t-shape with said lower section of said extendable engagement member;

a controller secured to said frame, said controller having the necessary electronics to receive, store, transmit and manipulate data;

at least two forward leg members, said at least two forward leg members foldably mounted to said frame, said at least two forward leg members having vertical support members and horizontal support members;

a rear leg member, said rear leg member operably coupled to said second portion of said frame distal to said first portion of said frame, said rear leg member further includes a housing, said housing having an upper end and a lower end, said rear leg member having a piston rod movably coupled to said housing at said upper end, said rear leg member further including a support member, said support member secured to the lower end of said housing, said support member having coupled thereto a base member, said base member being secured to said support member distal to said housing, said rear leg member operably coupled to said controller, said rear leg member operable to facilitate the movement of said second portion of said frame;

at least one actuator, said at least one actuator mounted to said upper section of said extendable engagement member, said at least one actuator operably coupled to said controller, said at least one actuator configured to provide control of the rear leg member so as to facilitate the hinged movement of the second portion of said frame relative to said first portion of said frame.

9. The portable therapy table as recited in claim 8, and further including a pair of keepers, said pair of keepers being secured to said upper section of said extendable engagement member proximate opposing ends thereof, said pair of keepers having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion of said pair of keepers extending upward from said upper section of said extendable engagement member, said second portion of said pair of keepers being perpendicular to said first portion of said pair of keepers and distal to said upper section of said extendable engagement member.

10. The portable therapy table as recited in claim 9, and further including a pair of leg members, said leg members being rotatably mounted to said second portion of said frame distal to said first portion, said pair of leg members being comprised of a plurality of integrally formed members configured to form an opening and a void so as to releasably secure a user'"'"'s legs therein.

11. The portable therapy table as recited in claim 10, wherein said second portion of said frame is configured to move in a downward direction with a movement selected from a group of one of the following types of movements:

continuous or incremental.

12. The portable therapy table as recited in claim 11, wherein said extendable engagement member is in axial alignment with said frame.

13. The portable therapy table as recited in claim 12, wherein said support member of said rear leg member is hingedly secured to said base member so as to facilitate engagement of said base member with a floor on which the portable therapy table is superposed.