Exercise device and system
First Claim
1. A bilateral upper limb exercise device for exercising a user'"'"'s arms, comprising:
- a central mounting structure that is mountable to a fixed surface or structure;
left and right limb supports for supporting a forearm and/or hand of a respective arm of the user;
a pair of articulated linkage arms that are pivotably coupled to opposite sides of the central mounting structure and which are arranged to support a respective limb support for translational movements in at least two degrees of freedom, including back-and-forth and side-to-side movements, within two-dimensional (2D) movement plane that is common to both limb supports; and
a mirroring mechanism that is operatively coupled to the articulated linkage arms such that movement of one limb support by a user causes a corresponding mirrored movement of the opposing limb support relative to a central line of symmetry of the device.
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Abstract
A bilateral upper limb exercise device (10) for exercising a user'"'"'s arms comprising a central mounting structure (12) that is mountable to a fixed surface or structure (15), left and right limb supports (14a, 14b) for supporting the forearm and/or hand of a respective arm of the user, and a pair of articulated linkage arms (22a, 22b) that are pivotably coupled to opposite sides of the central mounting structure (12) and which are arranged to support a respective limb support (14a, 14b) for movement in at least two degrees of freedom in a two-dimensional (2D) movement plane. A mirroring mechanism is also operatively coupled to the articulated linkage arms (22a, 22b) such that movement of the opposing limb support relative to a central line of symmetry of the device.
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43 Claims
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1. A bilateral upper limb exercise device for exercising a user'"'"'s arms, comprising:
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a central mounting structure that is mountable to a fixed surface or structure; left and right limb supports for supporting a forearm and/or hand of a respective arm of the user; a pair of articulated linkage arms that are pivotably coupled to opposite sides of the central mounting structure and which are arranged to support a respective limb support for translational movements in at least two degrees of freedom, including back-and-forth and side-to-side movements, within two-dimensional (2D) movement plane that is common to both limb supports; and a mirroring mechanism that is operatively coupled to the articulated linkage arms such that movement of one limb support by a user causes a corresponding mirrored movement of the opposing limb support relative to a central line of symmetry of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A bilateral upper limb exercise device for exercising a user'"'"'s arms, comprising:
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a base support that is mountable to a fixed surface or structure; left and right limb supports provided in a symmetrical arrangement on opposite sides relative to the base support for supporting a forearm and/or hand of a respective arm of the user; a support system arranged to support each limb support for translational movements in at least two degrees of freedom, including back-and-forth and side-to-side movements, within a movement plane that is common to both limb supports; and a mirroring mechanism that is operatively coupled to the limb supports and/or support system such that movement of one limb support by a user causes a corresponding mirrored movement of the opposing limb support relative to a central line of symmetry of the base support.
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Specification