IP Library Granted Patent US 8,801,640
Granted Patent B2
US 8,801,640 · App. 13/747,519 · Granted Aug 12, 2014

Adjustable rehabilitation system and method

Inventors: John M. Sevy (Owensboro, KY); Jeffery Allen Morris (Henderson, KY)
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,801,640
App. No.
13/747,519
Granted
Aug 12, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An adjustable stretching system for stretching a leg of a user comprises a base, an adjustable elevation board configured to be adjustable in length, a seat cushion attached to the base, and a cushioned platform connectable to the base. The adjustable elevation board may be configured to be connected between the base and the cushioned platform.

Claims (25)

1. An adjustable stretching system for stretching a leg of a user, comprising:

a base having a front end and a rear end;

a seat cushion attached to the base near the rear end;

a padded interface configured to interface with a lower leg region of the user;

an adjustable elevation board configured to be adjustable in length and comprising a bottom end and a top end, wherein the adjustable elevation board protrudes from the base at the bottom end, wherein at least the bottom end is oriented on the base in between the seat cushion and the padded interface;

a padding connectable to at least the top of the elevation board; and

a cabling connected to the padded interface running from the padded interface to near the rear end of the base and configured to be pulled by the user.

2. The adjustable stretching system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a foot sling stretchably connected to the base near the front end and configured so that when a foot of the user is in the foot sling and the user pulls the cabling, the foot sling resists pulling by the user.

3. The adjustable stretching system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a brace connected to the base and configured to support the elevation board in a substantially vertical position.

4. The adjustable stretching system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a step-up platform connectable to the base near the front end and comprising a plurality of independently connectable platform units.

5. The adjustable stretching system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adjustable elevation board comprises at least a first elevation board and a second elevation board slidably connected to each other and configured to be locked relative to each other.

6. A method of stretching a leg of a user, comprising:

providing an adjustable stretching system comprising:

a base having a front end and a rear end;

a seat cushion attached to the base near the rear end;

a padded interface configured to interface with a lower leg region of the user;

an adjustable elevation board configured to be adjustable in length, wherein the adjustable elevation board comprises a top and a bottom;

a padding; and

a cabling connected to the padded interface running from the padded interface to near the rear end of the base and configured to be pulled by the user;

connecting the bottom of the elevation board to the base in between the seat cushion and the padded interface;

connecting the padding to the top of the elevation board;

adjusting the elevation board so as to adjust a height of the padding;

resting a posterior of the user on the seat cushion and draping the leg of the user over the elevation board so that the leg is supported by contact of the padding against an opposing region of a knee of the user;

interfacing the padded interface with the lower leg region of the user; and

pulling the cabling so as to stretch the leg at the knee.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2013
From: SEVY, JOHN; MORRIS, JEFFERY
To: ACCELERATED RANGER, LLC
Reel/Frame 029674/0987 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61592831 · Jan 31, 2012
Related Publication 20130197403A1 · Aug 1, 2013