Wheelchair exercise device

Abstract

A wheelchair exercise device comprising two assemblies, each assembly comprises: a seat plate; a longish pipe element; and a wide belt. The seat plate is L-shaped and made of hard material, the longish pipe element is flexible and has padding on its top side, the longish pipe element mounted onto ferrule or hole integrated approximately in the middle of the vertical edge of the L-shaped seat plate, the first end of the wide belt is attached to the longish pipe element and adjustable upwards, downwards and around the pipe of the longish pipe element, and the second end of the wide belt has hook and loop fastener. The two assemblies are adapted to be fastened onto each other by the hook and loop fasteners, and the assemblies are designed so that the combined measurement of both the width and length of the seat plates is smaller than the measurement of a wheelchair seat, thereby allowing the width and vertical adjustment of the location of the seat plates on the wheelchair seat.

Claims

1. A wheelchair exercise device, comprising: two parts, each part comprises: a seat plate; a longish pipe element; and a wide belt, wherein, the seat plate is L-shaped with a first plate part adapted to be located under a buttock of a person sitting on the wheelchair and a second plate part adapted to be located beside and outside the person sitting on the wheelchair and made of hard material, the longish pipe element is flexible and has padding on the element top side adapted to contact a shoulder of the person, the longish pipe element is mounted approximately in the middle of the edge of the second plate part of the L-shaped seat plate, a first end of the wide belt is attached to the longish pipe element and adjustable upwards, downwards and around the pipe of the longish pipe element, and a second end of the wide belt has hook and loop fastener, and wherein the two parts are adapted to be fastened onto each other by said hook and loop fasteners, and the two parts are designed so that the combined measurement of both the width and length of the seat plates of the two parts is smaller than the measurement of a wheelchair seat, thereby allowing the width and vertical adjustment of the location of the seat plates of the two parts on the wheelchair seat.

2. A The wheelchair exercise device according to claim 1, wherein the longish pipe element (2) and the seat plate are manufactured as one solid entity.

Description

(1) The following is a presentation of the invention, with reference to the attached drawings, in which

(2) FIG. 1 shows separate seat plates (1) that have the longish elements (2), with padding (3), attached onto them and the belt halves (5,5 A).

(3) FIG. 2 illustrates an exercise device mounted on a wheelchair (8) and a person sitting in the natural position (9B) with the straight back about to start abdominal exercise with the elements' (2) padding parts (3) in front of the shoulders (9) and the belt (5,5A) behind the lumbar region.

(4) FIG. 3 shows a person having started abdominal exercise (9A) by bending the upper body forward.

(5) FIG. 4 presents a person sitting in the natural position (10B) with the straight back about to start back muscle exercise with the elements' (2) padding parts (3) behind the shoulders (10) and the belt (5,5A) against the lower abdomen.

(6) FIG. 5 shows a person having started back muscle exercise (10A) by bending the upper body backward.

(7) FIG. 1 shows an exercise device consisting of two flat seat plates (1) with the high edges (4), and a longish flexible element (2), with padding (3), is fastened onto a ferrule (7) integrated onto both of the edges (4), with the belt halves (5,5A) that can be fastened onto each other with Velcro (6), allowing adjustment up and down (11) the element.

(8) FIG. 2 shows a person sitting in a natural position (9B) in a wheelchair (8) ready to start abdominal muscle exercise, and the paddings (3) are in front of the shoulders (9) and the belt (5,5A) touches the lumbar region. FIG. 3 shows a person having started abdominal muscle exercise (9A) by bending the upper body forwards, thereby allowing the forward-flexing elements (2) to generate resistance against the bending motion with the belt (5,5A) functioning as the counterforce.

(9) FIG. 4 presents a person sitting in the natural position (10B) in a wheelchair with the straight back about to start back muscle exercise. In the back muscle exercise, the padding parts (3) are behind the shoulders (10) and the belt (5,5A) touches the lower abdomen.

(10) FIG. 5 shows a person having started back muscle exercising (10A). The upper body is bent backwards and, as the flexible elements (2) bend, they generate resistance to the bending motion with the belt (5,5A) functioning as the counterforce against the abdomen.