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STRIDE STRETCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD

  • US 20090286661A1
  • Filed: 07/24/2009
  • Published: 11/19/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A stride and leg stretching system for enabling stretching of a user'"'"'s musculoskeletal system generally at or below the user'"'"'s hips, the stride and leg stretching system comprising:

  • a foot-engaging portion for securely engaging a foot, the foot-engaging portion having a front side, a rear side, a left side, and a right side, the foot-engaging portion being detachably attachable to a user'"'"'s foot, the foot-engaging portion having a sole adapted to prevent the foot from bending while providing freedom of articulation for a user'"'"'s ankle joint, the sole having a lower side for engaging the ground and an upper side for engaging the foot, the sole of resilient material sufficient to support a person'"'"'s weight and to provide pedal support for the person'"'"'s foot;

    the lower side of the sole having at least one side of a hook and loop fastener pair exposed thereon, the sole adapted to provide easier adjustment for various size feet via the hook and loop fastener pair;

    the sole being approximately three-sixteenth inch thick, being approximately ten inches long, having a front width of approximately four and five-eighths inch, and having a rear heel insert area approximately three inches wide;

    the sole having the left side and the right side raised approximately one inch in height tapering to approximately two inches in height at approximately the heel insert area;

    the foot-engaging portion further having a harness coupled to the sole and adapted to detachably engage the foot to hold the sole on the foot, the harness further having a rear ankle strap and a front securing strap with the rear ankle strap adapted to secure a user'"'"'s ankle upon a heel portion of the sole and the front securing strap adapted to secure a front part of the user'"'"'s foot upon a front of the sole;

    the rear ankle strap approximately two inches wide, approximately thirteen inches long and approximately three-eighths inches thick and constructed of soft, pliable material;

    the front securing strap approximately two inches wide and approximately twelve inches in length;

    a manual-engagement strap for manual engagement by the user wearing the foot-engaging portion, the manual engagement strap attached on a first side to the left side of the foot-engaging portion and attached on a second side to the right side of the foot-engaging portion;

    the manual-engagement strap including soft, pliable woven material, the manual engagement strap being approximately six feet in length, being approximately one and one-half inches in width, and being approximately one-sixteenth inch in thickness;

    the manual engagement strap including a hand insert;

    the hand insert having a first opening approximately eighteen inches from a point of attachment of the manual engagement strap with the foot-engaging portion, the hand insert comprising a series of loops adapted for engagement by a user'"'"'s hand, each loop being approximately five inches long, with about 2 inches between each loop, whereby the user may use the user'"'"'s hand to articulate the manual engagement strap and the foot-engaging portion;

    a removable handle adapted for engaging an opening in the manual engagement strap, the removable handle enabling better manual engagement of the manual-engagement strap and resulting flexible articulation of the person'"'"'s foot;

    the removable handle further having a hook portion for removably engaging the manual-engagement strap and a handle portion coupled to the hook portion, the handle portion adapted for manual engagement and controlling tension on the hook portion;

    whereby the use may attach the foot-engaging portion to the foot and subsequently stretch the user'"'"'s stride and/or leg associated with the foot by manipulating and engaging the manual-engagement strap either manually or with the removable handle.

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