(19)
(11) EP 0 116 371 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.12.1984 Bulletin 1984/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.08.1984 Bulletin 1984/34

(21) Application number: 84101513

(22) Date of filing: 14.02.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE FR GB LI

(30) Priority: 15.02.1983 US 466540

(71) Applicant: Oetiker, Hans
 ()

(72) Inventor:
  • Oetiker, Hans
     ()

   


(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.







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