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Exercise aid device

  • US 7,942,783 B2
  • Filed: 07/21/2005
  • Issued: 05/17/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An exercise aid device comprising:

  • a base;

    a supporting member, movable relative to said base in a forward right direction and a forward left direction, which is configured to support a hip of a user;

    a footrest movable relative to said base at least in the up and down directions;

    a drive means configured to drive said supporting member and at least one of said footrest anda controller configured to control said drive means such that a load acting on a femoral region by own weight of the user supported on said supporting member changes according to a relative positional displacement between the user'"'"'s toe and trochanter major, said positional displacement is allowed in a direction of flexion and extension of knee joint of the user, and an angle of the knee joint is maintained substantially constant,wherein the supporting member comprises a saddle for supporting the user'"'"'s hip,wherein said drive means drives said supporting member so that;

    the saddle is oscillated between an upright posture relative to the base and an inclined posture in the forward right direction or the forward left direction.

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