Hamstring stretching device
US8251880B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2208/0204
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus that facilitates the stretching and exercising of the hamstring and back muscles is provided. The apparatus can be used for stretching to improve flexibility, to warm up muscles before physical activity, and/or for physical rehabilitation after injury. The apparatus includes a set of hand grips and a set of foot plates. A user grasps the hand grips and positions the arches of his or her feet above the foot plates. The apparatus includes a user actuated drive mechanism for moving a set of hand grips along the shaft toward the foot plates. The user maintains a grip of the hand grips as the hand grips move along the shaft toward the foot plates, thereby stretching the hamstring and back muscles of the user.
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