An ankle flexion and extension machine including a lower leg backing beam having upper and lower ends; a support arm cantilevering from the lower leg backing beam; an arm mounting pivot joint interconnecting the lower leg backing beam's lower end and the support arm's proximal end; a foot plate; a p
An ankle flexion and extension machine including a lower leg backing beam having upper and lower ends; a support arm cantilevering from the lower leg backing beam; an arm mounting pivot joint interconnecting the lower leg backing beam's lower end and the support arm's proximal end; a foot plate; a plate mounting pivot joint interconnecting the foot plate and the support arm's distal end, the plate mounting pivot joint being adapted for facilitating dorsiflecting and plantarflecting pivoting movements of the foot plate with respect to the lower leg backing beam; a reversible electric motor connected operatively to the foot plate, the reversible electric motor being adapted for driving the pivoting movement of the foot plate; a floor support base; and a triangulating frame supporting the lower leg backing beam, the support arm and the foot plate over the floor support base.
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1. A foot flexion and extension machine comprising: (a) a leg support beam having upper and lower ends;(b) a support arm having proximal and distal ends;(c) arm mounting means interconnecting the lower end of the leg support beam and the proximal end of the support arm;(d) a foot plate;(e) plate mou
1. A foot flexion and extension machine comprising: (a) a leg support beam having upper and lower ends;(b) a support arm having proximal and distal ends;(c) arm mounting means interconnecting the lower end of the leg support beam and the proximal end of the support arm;(d) a foot plate;(e) plate mounting means interconnecting the foot plate and the distal end of the support arm, the plate mounting means being adapted for facilitating pivoting movement of the foot plate;(f) first motor means connected operatively to the foot plate, the first motor means being adapted for driving the pivoting movement of the foot plate;(g) a base; and(h) beam mounting means interconnecting the leg support beam and the base. 2. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 1 wherein the beam mounting means comprise a slide shaft having upper and lower ends, the leg support beam being slidably mounted upon the slide shaft, and further comprising height adjusting means operatively interconnecting the leg support beam and the slide shaft for alternatively upwardly and downwardly moving the leg support beam, the support arm, and the foot plate. 3. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 2 wherein the height adjusting means comprise a linear motion actuator. 4. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 3 wherein the linear motion actuator comprises a jack screw assembly. 5. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 4 further comprising second motor means connected operatively to the jack screw actuator. 6. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 3 wherein the beam mounting means further comprise angular positioning means connected operatively to the slide shaft, the angular positioning means comprising a first pivot joint interconnecting the base and the slide shaft's lower end. 7. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 6 wherein the angular positioning means comprise a second pivot joint and a triangulating brace having upper and lower ends, the second pivot joint interconnecting the upper end of the triangulating brace and the upper end of the slide shaft. 8. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 7 wherein the triangulating brace comprises a telescoping shaft. 9. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 8 wherein the angular positioning means are adapted for facilitating pivoting movements of the slide shaft and the leg support beam between collapsed and use positions, the slide shaft and leg support beam extending along the base while in their collapsed positions, and the slide shaft and leg support beam being angularly upwardly displaced from their collapsed positions while in their use positions. 10. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 9 further comprising a first latch connected operatively to the base, the first latch being adapted for, upon the pivoting movement of the slide shaft and leg support beam to their collapsed positions, resisting counter-pivoting movements of the slide shaft and the leg support beam to their use positions. 11. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 10 wherein the second pivot joint is adapted for facilitating pivoting of the telescoping shaft between folded and bracing positions, the telescoping shaft extending along the slide shaft while in the folded position, and the telescoping shaft extending upwardly from the base while in the bracing position. 12. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 11 wherein the base has a forward end and further comprising a pair of wheels mounted rotatably upon forward end of the base, and wherein the first pivot joint forwardly positions the lower end of the slide shaft upon the base. 13. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 12 further comprising releasable mounting means fixedly attached to the base, the releasable mounting means being adapted for, upon the pivoting of the telescoping shaft to the bracing position, resisting pivoting of the telescoping shaft away from the bracing position. 14. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 13 further comprising a handle fixedly attached to a lower end of the telescoping shaft, the releasable mounting means being adapted for engaging the handle. 15. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 14 wherein the second pivot joint is further adapted for facilitating rearward pivoting of the telescoping shaft to a cart handle position. 16. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 9 wherein the arm mounting means comprise a third pivot joint adapted for facilitating pivoting of the support arm between a foot support position and a storage positioning, the support arm cantilevering from the leg support beam while in the foot support position, and the support arm extending along the leg support beam while in the storage position. 17. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 16 further comprising a second latch adapted for, upon the pivoting of the support arm to the foot support position, resisting pivoting of the support arm away from the foot support position. 18. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 17 wherein the second latch is further adapted for, upon the pivoting of the support arm to the storage position, resisting pivoting of the support arm away from the storage position. 19. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 5 wherein the first motor means comprises a first reversible electric motor, and wherein the second motor means comprises a second reversible electric motor. 20. The foot flexion and extension machine of claim 19 further comprising an electronic controller adapted for motor control, a matrix of electrically conductive wires operatively interconnecting the first reversible electric motor, the second reversible electric motor, and the electronic controller, and a hollow space defined within the base, the electronic controller being housed within the hollow space.
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