Reclining exercise chair

• US 20030087737A1
• Filed: 10/12/2002
• Published: 05/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Steve B. Studdard
• Original Assignee: Steve B. Studdard
• Inventors: Studdard, Steve B.
• Granted Patent: US 7,276,018 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/142
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/02 using resilient force-resisters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/04 attached to static foundation , e.g. a user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/02 incorporated in chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/03575 Apparatus used for exercising upper and lower limbs simultaneously

Abstract

A reclining chair that can be used for rest and exercise as it mimics the bodys natural movement. Exercises can be performed sitting up, lying down, as well as standing off, facing the chair. An adjustable base frame supports pivoting seat beams and pivoting backrest beams, with the pivoting seat beams supporting pivoting leg members, and the pivoting backrest beams supporting pivoting arm members which also have reciprocating handles. Each pivoting member is connected to an adjustable means of bidirectional resistance. The backrest beams also support laterally pivoting, telescoping members which support reciprocating handles connected to linkage, rotary guidance, and a means of resistance, thus allowing the user to perform a multitude of horizontal, vertical, diagonal, and circular movements of the arms, legs, arid torso, and hold down hooks can be employed to hold the lateral, telescoping members in a horizontal position,for additional shoulder exercises.

Claims

1. In a reclining exercise chair of the type comprising of

(a) a frame

(b) a pivotably mounted seat beams

(c) a pivotably mounted backrest beams

(d) pivotably mounted members

whereby said pivotably mounted seat, said pivotably mounted backrest, and said pivotably mounted members can be moved individually and simultaneously by users torso and limbs.

2. The reclining exercise chair of claim 1 wherein said frame comprises of left and right diagonal struts secured on a left and right frame arm assembly at a plurality of adjustment areas of said left and right frame arms.

3. The reclining exercise chair of claim 1 wherein said seat beams and said pivotably mounted members comprise of elongated, perforated flanges that extend lengthwise on said seat beams and said pivotably mounted members.

4. The reclining exercise chair of claim 1 wherein said backrest beams support a plurality of horizontally mounted spindles stacked one above the other wherein each said spindle is covered with a resilient material whereby said spindles can roll up and down users spinal region,when said backrest beams are pivoted up and down.

5. The reclining exercise chair of claim 1 wherein said reclining exercise chair can be covered with fabric material and cushions on the said pivotably mounted seat beams, said pivotably mounted backrest beams, and said pivotably mounted members.

6. The reclining exercise chair of claim 1 wherein said pivotably mounted seat beams, said pivotably mounted backrest beams, and said pivotably mounted members can be powered to move as mounted by means of electric motors, hydraulic and pneumatic power supplies.

7. In a reclining exercise chair of the type comprising of a frame that supports pivotably mounted seat beams that support pivotably mounted leg beams that are connected to a means of adjustable bidirectional resistance heretofore said leg beams comprising of a peg mounted horizontally protruding inward at bottom front of said leg beams and a peg mounted horizontally protruding inward near bottom rear of said leg beams wherein a leg beam support is mounted at top rear of said leg beams heretofore said frame supports pivotably mounted backrest beams that support a pivotably mounted arm beam on each side of said frame heretofore each said arm beam comprising of a push pull member with a pivotably mounted handle located at the front end of said push pull member thereby connecting to adjustment linkage that connects to a first means of adjustable bidirectional resistance as rear of said arm beams connect to a second means of adjustable bidirectional resistance whereby said leg beams and said arm beams can travel in an arc like motion from a vertical position to a horizontal position and from a horizontal position to a vertical position and said pivotably mounted handles can travel up, down, forward, backward, and in a circular motion when activated by users limbs.

8. The reclining exercise chair of claim 7 wherein said means of adjustable bidirectional resistance comprises of a plurality of hydraulic cylanders.

9. The reclining exercise chair of claim 7 wherein said means of adjustable bidirectional resistance comprises of a plurality of connectors made of resilient material.

10. In a reclining exercise chair of the type comprising of a frame that supports pivotably mounted backrest beams that support a means of lateral transport that supports a universal joint that which supports a first means of rotary guidance including a handle connected to a flexible, elongated, extended, connector that connects to a second means of rotary guidance wherein a third means of rotary guidance connects to a second flexible, elongated, extended connector that connects to a means of urging resistance whereby said handle can be pulled in a multitude of directions from upper area of said backrest beams and from side area of said backrest beams by users limbs.

11. The reclining exercise chair of claim 10 wherein said means of lateral transport is a pivotably mounted telescoping lever.

12. The reclining exercise chair of claim 10 wherein said means of lateral transport is a curvilinear track.

13. The reclining exercise chair of claim 10 wherein said means of rotary guidance comprises a plurality of pulleys.

14. The reclining exercise chair of claim 10 wherein said flexible, elongated, extended, connector comprises a plurality of cables.

15. The reclining exercise chair of claim 10 wherein said means of urging resistance comprises a plurality of springs.

16. The reclining exercise chair of claim 10 wherein said means of urging resistance is a plurality of connectors made of resilient material.