Wheelchair aerobic exercise trainer
First Claim
1. An aerobic wheelchair trainer comprising:
- a platform that receives a wheelchair and wheelchair occupant;
a support mechanism coupled to the platform and wheelchair to support the weight of the wheelchair and wheelchair occupant; and
a load mechanism that engages the wheels of the wheelchair and provides a variable resistance to rotation of the wheels of the wheelchair, the load mechanism including a roller and a mechanism for moving the roller into contact with at least one of the wheels with a varying force to adjust the magnitude of rolling resistance between the roller and the wheel.
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Abstract
An aerobic wheelchair trainer (10) is provided. The wheelchair trainer includes a ramp (12) having a plurality of level steps (24-28). The steps lead a wheelchair inserted into the wheelchair trainer onto a platform (13). The wheelchair trainer also includes a support mechanism (16) that supports the weight of the wheelchair (22) and wheelchair occupant. A load mechanism (18) including a resistance roller (70) and an eddy current brake (110) is also included. The load mechanism provides a variable resistance to movement of the wheels (20) of the wheelchair. The wheelchair trainer (10) also includes a lift mechanism (14) that lifts the rear end of the wheelchair up and into or out of the support mechanism (16). The load mechanism (18) is connected to a controller (144). The wheelchair trainer (10) may be used either individually or may be connected to another compatible wheelchair trainer (10) over a phone line (152).
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25 Claims
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1. An aerobic wheelchair trainer comprising:
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a platform that receives a wheelchair and wheelchair occupant; a support mechanism coupled to the platform and wheelchair to support the weight of the wheelchair and wheelchair occupant; and a load mechanism that engages the wheels of the wheelchair and provides a variable resistance to rotation of the wheels of the wheelchair, the load mechanism including a roller and a mechanism for moving the roller into contact with at least one of the wheels with a varying force to adjust the magnitude of rolling resistance between the roller and the wheel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An aerobic wheelchair trainer comprising:
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a platform adapted to receive a wheelchair; a support mechanism coupled to the platform to support the majority of the weight of the wheelchair and a wheelchair occupant; a lift mechanism comprising a lift bar that is located under the wheels of the wheelchair and that may be moved up or down in order to raise or lower the wheelchair so that a wheelchair occupant may maneuver the wheelchair into the support mechanism without the help of another person; and a load mechanism that engages the wheels of the wheelchair and provides a variable resistance to the rotation of the wheels. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An aerobic wheelchair trainer, comprising:
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a platform adapted to receive a wheelchair; a ramp attached to the front of the platform and including a plurality of level steps that allow a wheelchair occupant to maneuver a wheelchair up the ramp onto the platform by maneuvering the wheelchair up the plurality of level steps such that the occupant may release the wheels of the wheelchair and the wheelchair wheels will remain on the respective level steps without the wheelchair rolling down the ramp; a support coupled to the platform and the wheelchair when the wheelchair is positioned on the platform to support the majority of the weight of the wheelchair and wheelchair occupant; and a load mechanism that engages the wheels of the wheelchair and provides a varying resistance to the rotation of the wheels. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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