Transportable stretching system
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1. An apparatus for stretching a muscle associated with a limb of a human body, comprising:
- a base having a first panel and a second panel first and second panels generally overlying one another in a collapsed configuration of said base, and said first and second panels adapted for underlying the human body in an expanded configuration of said base;
a cable having a first end secured at a first position with respect to the second panel and a second end adapted to be displaced relative to the second panel;
an attachment having a first cable guide, the attachment adapted for securing the first cable guide with respect to the limb, and the first cable guide receiving an intermediate portion of the cable between the first and second ends; and
a second cable guide retained at a second position adjustable along a width of the base, the second cable guide receiving a second intermediate portion of the cable between the first cable guide and the second end.
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Abstract
A portable stretching apparatus can be deployed in a manner that allows one limb of a user to be restrained on a base unit supporting the user'"'"'s body while another limb is stretched by pulling a cable at one end to move the other limb attached at the other end of the cable. A cable handling device is arranged so that it can be moved at any position across the width of the stretching device. A measuring device allows a user to measure the relative extent of a stretching exercise.
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1. An apparatus for stretching a muscle associated with a limb of a human body, comprising:
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a base having a first panel and a second panel first and second panels generally overlying one another in a collapsed configuration of said base, and said first and second panels adapted for underlying the human body in an expanded configuration of said base; a cable having a first end secured at a first position with respect to the second panel and a second end adapted to be displaced relative to the second panel; an attachment having a first cable guide, the attachment adapted for securing the first cable guide with respect to the limb, and the first cable guide receiving an intermediate portion of the cable between the first and second ends; and a second cable guide retained at a second position adjustable along a width of the base, the second cable guide receiving a second intermediate portion of the cable between the first cable guide and the second end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for stretching a muscle associated with a limb of a human body, comprising:
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a base having a top end and a bottom end; a cable having a first end secured at a first position with respect to the top end of the base and a second end adapted to be displaced relative to the base; an attachment having a first cable guide, the attachment adapted for securing the first cable guide with respect to the limb, and the first cable guide receiving an intermediate portion of the cable between the first and second ends; and a second cable guide retained at a second position adjustable along a width of the top end of the base, the second cable guide receiving a second intermediate portion of the cable between the first cable guide and the second end. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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