Granted Patent B1

US 12,377,314 · App. 18/503,793 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Inventor: Nicholas William Braley (Winston-Salem, NC)

A63B23/08A63B21/0442A63B21/0552A63B21/4033A63B23/03508

Abstract

Claims (74)

1. A floor ankle rehabilitation exercise device comprising a disk structure, a plurality of stanchion structures, and a resistance band structure;

wherein the plurality of stanchion structures attach to the disk structure;

wherein the resistance band structure attaches to the plurality of stanchion structures;

wherein the floor ankle rehabilitation exercise device is adapted for use in the rehabilitation of an ankle of a patient;

wherein the disk structure is adapted to form an elevated horizontally oriented surface that rests on the floor such that the patient rests on the disk structure during exercise;

wherein the disk structure comprises a first arm, a second arm, and a base plate;

wherein the first arm, the second arm, and the base plate are joined to form a lateral disk structure of the disk structure;

wherein the disk structure further comprises a fastening device, a grip structure, a superior face, and an inferior face;

wherein the superior face is a congruent end of an irregular disk shape of the disk structure;

wherein the superior face is the congruent end of the disk structure that is distal from the floor;

wherein the inferior face is a congruent end of the irregular disk shape of the disk structure;

wherein the inferior face is the congruent end of the disk structure that rests on the floor;

wherein the inferior face is the congruent end of the disk structure that is distal from the superior face.

2. The floor ankle rehabilitation exercise device according to claim 1

wherein the floor ankle rehabilitation exercise device is a therapeutic device;

wherein the floor ankle rehabilitation exercise device is a strength training device;

wherein the floor ankle rehabilitation exercise device allows the patient to perform isotonic exercises intended to strengthen the ankle of the patient;

wherein the resistance band structure provides a counterforce for the isotonic exercises performed by the patient.

3. The floor ankle rehabilitation exercise device according to claim 2

wherein the disk structure has a disk shape;

wherein the plurality of stanchion structures removably attach to the disk structure;

wherein the disk structure has formed as a y-shaped structure;

wherein the components of the y-shaped structure of the disk structure as assembled to form a lateral disk shape.

4. The floor ankle rehabilitation exercise device according to claim 3

wherein each stanchion structure selected from the plurality of stanchion structures is a mechanical structure;

wherein each selected stanchion structure attaches to an arm selected from the group consisting of: a) the first arm; and, b) the second arm;

wherein each selected stanchion structure secures the resistance band to the disk structure such that the resistance band can be reached by the ankle of the patient;

wherein the resistance band removably attaches to each stanchion structure selected from the plurality of stanchion structures;

wherein each stanchion structure selected from the plurality of stanchion structures secures an end of the resistance band into a fixed position such that the resistance band can be deformed and relaxed by the ankle of the patient.

5. The floor ankle rehabilitation exercise device according to claim 4

wherein the resistance band is an elastic band;

wherein the resistance band secures the ankle of the patient to a stanchion structure selected from the plurality of stanchion structures;

wherein the deformation of the resistance band forms a counterforce that resists the motion of the ankle of the patient.

6. The floor ankle rehabilitation exercise device according to claim 5

wherein the first arm is a disk shaped structure;

wherein the first arm is a rigid structure;

wherein the first arm attaches to the base plate to form a lateral disk structure;

wherein the first arm forms a first arm of the y-shaped structure of the disk structure;

wherein the first arm receives a stanchion structure selected from the plurality of stanchion structures;

wherein the second arm is a disk shaped structure;

wherein the second arm is a rigid structure;

wherein the second arm attaches to the base plate to form a lateral disk structure within the disk structure;

wherein the second arm forms a second arm of the y-shaped structure of the disk structure;

wherein the second arm receives a stanchion structure selected from the plurality of stanchion structures.

7. The floor ankle rehabilitation exercise device according to claim 6

wherein the base plate is a disk shaped structure;

wherein the base plate is a rigid structure;

wherein the base plate forms the base structure of the y-shaped structure of the disk structure;

wherein the base plate attaches to the first arm to form a lateral disk structure within the disk structure;

wherein the base plate attaches to the second arm to form a lateral disk structure within the disk structure.

8. The floor ankle rehabilitation exercise device according to claim 7

wherein the fastening device is a mechanical device;

wherein the fastening device secures the inferior face of the disk structure to the floor;

wherein the fastening device prevents the position of the disk structure from shifting during use;

wherein the grip structure forms a handle used to carry the floor ankle rehabilitation exercise device;

wherein the grip structure is a negative space that is formed through the congruent ends of the disk shape of the base plate of the disk structure.

9. The floor ankle rehabilitation exercise device according to claim 8

wherein the plurality of stanchion structures comprises a first stanchion structure and a second stanchion structure;

wherein the first stanchion structure is a rigid structure;

wherein the first stanchion structure forms a first anchor point for the resistance band;

wherein the resistance band anchors to the first stanchion structure;

wherein the first stanchion structure attaches to the superior congruent end of the disk structure of the first arm;

wherein the first stanchion structure attaches to the superior congruent end of the disk structure of the first arm to form a composite structure;

wherein the second stanchion structure is a rigid structure;

wherein the second stanchion structure forms a second anchor point for the resistance band;

wherein the resistance band anchors to the second stanchion structure;

wherein the second stanchion structure attaches to the superior face of the disk structure of the second arm;

wherein the second stanchion structure attaches to superior face of the disk structure of the first arm to form a composite structure.

10. The floor ankle rehabilitation exercise device according to claim 9

wherein the resistance band comprises a first band loop and a second band loop;

wherein the first band loop is a ring shaped structure that attaches to an end of the resistance band;

wherein the first band loop slips over the first stanchion structure of the first stanchion structure;

wherein the second band loop is a ring shaped structure that attaches to an end of the resistance band;

wherein the second band loop slips over the second stanchion structure of the second stanchion structure.

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