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(11) | EP 0 116 371 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Fitness therapy apparatus |
(57) A fitness apparatus for inversion therapy in which the' frame structure includes
a base frame and an upright with two spaced upright frame members interconnected near
the ends thereof by transverse frame members; a bed-like support assembly of such
width that ist will fit between the upright frame members is pivotally connected to
the latter; the bed-like support assembly includes holding means near the lower end
thereof of releasably hold the legs of the person sing the apparatus in fixed position
with respect to the bed-like support assembly; the bed-like support assembly additionally
includes balancing means to enable pivotal movement of the bed-like support assembly
controlled by simple arm movements of the person held onto the same by the holding
means; the various parts of the frame structure and of the bed-like support assembly
may thereby be made of standard frame parts detachably interconnected by bolts and
slide members; a plate is secured to each side of the bed-like support assembly within
the center area thereof, which is provided with a predetermined number of holes lying
on a circle about the pivot axis of the bed-like support assembly on the upright frame
to permit the bed-like support assembly to be held relative to the upright frame in
a predetermined angular position by engagement of a pin-like member in a predetermined
one of the apertures. |