초록 ▼

The invention is combination arm exercise apparatus and propulsion aid for a wheelchair. Typically, a wheelchair user pushes a wheelchair using the triceps, pectorals, and deltoids, exercising these muscle groups extensively without exercising the opposing muscle groups: the biceps, the trapezius, a

The invention is combination arm exercise apparatus and propulsion aid for a wheelchair. Typically, a wheelchair user pushes a wheelchair using the triceps, pectorals, and deltoids, exercising these muscle groups extensively without exercising the opposing muscle groups: the biceps, the trapezius, and the latissimus dorsi. The invention is an elastomeric member connected at one end to a strap around the user's wrist, and at the other end to a pivoting arm attached above the footrest of a wheelchair. The invention exercises the biceps, the trapezius, and the latissimus dorsi when stretched, and assists the triceps, pectorals, and deltoids in pushing the wheelchair forward as it retracts. The invention hereby balances the level of exercise for the opposing muscle groups as it helps move the wheelchair forward.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] An arm exercise apparatus and propulsion aid for use with a wheelchair having a pair of rear wheels defining a pair of planes, and, a front portion, said arm exercise apparatus comprising:an elongated, flexible, elastomeric member having a first end and a second end;a wrist strap co

[ I claim:] [1.] An arm exercise apparatus and propulsion aid for use with a wheelchair having a pair of rear wheels defining a pair of planes, and, a front portion, said arm exercise apparatus comprising:an elongated, flexible, elastomeric member having a first end and a second end;a wrist strap connected to said first end of said elastomeric member; anda swing arm assembly comprising:a fixed arm having a first end and a second end, said first end for attaching to the front portion of a wheelchair;a pivoting elongated arm having a first end and a second end, said first end attaching to said second end of said elastomeric member, said pivoting arm's second end being hingedly attached to said fixed arm's second end, said pivoting arm being pivotally movable between a first position wherein said pivoting arm and said fixed arm are in collinear arrangement and a second position wherein said pivoting arm is in angular relationship to said fixed arm; anda spring biasing said pivoting arm in said first position;whereby when said swing arm is attached to the front portion of a wheelchair such that the swing arm is substantially collinear and confined between the planes defined by the rear wheels, the pivoting arm one of the planes defined by the rear wheels when said elastomeric member is stretched.