Limb exercise/therapy apparatus
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1. A limb exercise/therapy apparatus comprising:
- a sealed container having an interior space;
said container having an opening therein;
a sheath attached to said container only near said opening and extending from said opening into said interior space;
said sheath forms an enclosed volume adapted to receive a limb;
said sheath permitting said limb to move freely within said interior space of said container;
a viscous material received in and substantially filling said interior space;
said viscous material providing resistance to the movement of the limb wherein a user inserts a limb into said sheath and performs movements against the resistance of said viscous material while said sheath protects the limb from coming into direct contact with said viscous material.
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Abstract
There is provided an exercise/therapy apparatus for human limbs, in particularly, hands. A sealed container forming an interior space is provided having an opening therein. A glove for receiving the hand is attached to the container near the opening and extends from the opening into the interior space. A viscous material which resists the movement of the hand is received in the interior space.
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19 Claims
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1. A limb exercise/therapy apparatus comprising:
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a sealed container having an interior space;
said container having an opening therein;a sheath attached to said container only near said opening and extending from said opening into said interior space;
said sheath forms an enclosed volume adapted to receive a limb;
said sheath permitting said limb to move freely within said interior space of said container;a viscous material received in and substantially filling said interior space;
said viscous material providing resistance to the movement of the limb wherein a user inserts a limb into said sheath and performs movements against the resistance of said viscous material while said sheath protects the limb from coming into direct contact with said viscous material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A hand exercise/therapy apparatus comprising:
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a sealed container having an interior space;
said container having an opening therein;a glove attached to said container only near said opening and extending from said opening into said interior space;
said gloved forms an enclosed volume adapted to receive a hand;
said glove permitting the hand to move freely within said interior space of said container;a viscous material received in and substantially filling said interior space;
said viscous material providing resistance to the movement of hand;a platform extending from said opening away from said container;
said platform adapted to support the user'"'"'s forearm wherein a user inserts a limb into said glove and performs movements against the resistance of said viscous material while said glove protects the limb from coming into direct contact with said viscous material.
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