BALANCING DEVICE AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A balancing device including:
- a stationary support structure including an overhead support and a plurality of upright supports;
a suspended platform having a periphery and a bisecting pivot line, and having a first position and a second position on opposite sides of the platform proximate the periphery and along the bisecting pivot line;
a first and second suspending members, each having a first and second end, each secured at the first end to the overhead support and at the second end to the platform at the first position and second position, respectively; and
at least two elastic supports, each elastic support having a first end attached proximate a portion of the periphery of the platform on opposite sides of the bisecting pivot line, and a second end attached to one of the plurality of upright supports.
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Abstract
A balancing device to assist a patient in exercising and rehabilitating balance. The balancing device includes a stationary support structure including an overhead support and a plurality of upright supports, and a suspended platform hanging from the overhead support by first and second suspending members. The platform is stabilized by at least two elastic supports having a first end attached proximate a portion of the periphery of the platform on opposite sides of the bisecting pivot line, and a second end attached to one of the plurality of upright supports. The patients standing on the platform can practice balancing and adjustments in a pivoting motion, and/or in ether a longitudinal and/or lateral direction.
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11 Claims
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1. A balancing device including:
- a stationary support structure including an overhead support and a plurality of upright supports;
a suspended platform having a periphery and a bisecting pivot line, and having a first position and a second position on opposite sides of the platform proximate the periphery and along the bisecting pivot line;
a first and second suspending members, each having a first and second end, each secured at the first end to the overhead support and at the second end to the platform at the first position and second position, respectively; and
at least two elastic supports, each elastic support having a first end attached proximate a portion of the periphery of the platform on opposite sides of the bisecting pivot line, and a second end attached to one of the plurality of upright supports. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- a stationary support structure including an overhead support and a plurality of upright supports;
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2. A balancing device including:
- a stationary support structure including an rectangular overhead support frame having four corners, and a plurality of upright support beams supporting the support frame at each of the four corners;
a suspended rectangular platform having four corners and a periphery, and a bisecting pivot line dividing the rectangular platform into two rectangular portions, and having a first position and a second position on opposite sides of the platform proximate the periphery and along the bisecting pivot line;
a first and second suspending cables, each having a first end and a second end, each secured at the first end to the overhead support and at the second end to the platform at the first position and second position, respectively; and
at least two elastic supports, each elastic support having a first end attached proximate a portion of the periphery of the platform on opposite sides of the bisecting pivot line, and a second end attached to one of the plurality of upright supports. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
- a stationary support structure including an rectangular overhead support frame having four corners, and a plurality of upright support beams supporting the support frame at each of the four corners;
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11. A balancing device consisting of:
- a stationary support structure including an overhead support and a plurality of upright supports;
a suspended platform having a periphery and a bisecting pivot line, and having a first position and a second position on opposite sides of the platform proximate the periphery and along the bisecting pivot line;
a first and second non-extensive suspending members, each having a first and second end, each secured at the first end to the overhead support and at the second end to the platform at the first position and second position, respectively; and
at least two elastic supports, each elastic support having a first end attached proximate a portion of the periphery of the platform on opposite sides of the bisecting pivot line, and a second end attached to one of the plurality of upright supports.
- a stationary support structure including an overhead support and a plurality of upright supports;
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