Training apparatus

Abstract

Training apparatus 1 for people that will increase the mobility of the hip-joint and the surrounding muscles (rotator muscles), and joint capsule and ligaments, with a seat 40 arranged on a support 2 with a footrest 20 . The footrest 20 is arranged to be pivotable around a pivot axis which is generally directed through the ankle joint, the knee and the hip-joint, and that the footrest 20 is connected with an activation device 30 to provide a pivot movement in the user's hip-joint.

1 . Training apparatus ( 1 ) for people that will increase the mobility of the hip-joint and the surrounding muscles (rotator muscles), and joint capsule and ligaments, with a seat ( 40 ) arranged on a support ( 2 ) and with a footrest ( 20 ), characterized in that the footrest ( 20 ) is arranged to be pivotable around an axis of rotation which is generally directed through the ankle joint, the knee and the hip-joint, and that the footrest ( 20 ) is connected to an activation device ( 30 ) to provide a pivot movement in the user's hip-joint.  
   
   
       2 . Training apparatus ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the support ( 2 ) includes a U-shaped base ( 3 ), with a cross beam ( 5 ) near to the open end of the support ( 2 ), with at least two support columns ( 6 , 7 ) which between them carries a horizontal girder ( 8 ).  
   
   
       3 . Training apparatus ( 1 ) according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the support column ( 6 ) is fixed to the cross beam ( 5 ), and the support column ( 7 ) is fixed to the top point of the U-shaped base ( 3 ), and extends in the vertical direction over the girder ( 8 ) to form a holder for the footrest ( 20 ).  
   
   
       4 . Training apparatus ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the footrest ( 20 ) includes a rotation disc ( 21 ) arranged on an axel ( 22 ) and with two heel supports ( 23 ).  
   
   
       5 . Training apparatus ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the activation device ( 30 ) includes a lever ( 31 ) with a gripper handle ( 34 ), as the lever ( 31 ) is fixed to the rotation disc ( 21 ) and extends towards the seat ( 40 ).  
   
   
       6 . Training apparatus ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the seat ( 40 ) includes a pillow ( 41 ), a back rest ( 42 ), a neck rest ( 43 ), an adjustment means ( 44 ) to adjust the angle (a) between the pillow ( 41 ) and the back rest ( 42 ), an adjustment means ( 45 ) to adjust the distance between the neck rest ( 43 ) and the back rest ( 42 ), and a fastening means ( 46 ) for movable placement of the seat ( 40 ) on the horizontal girder ( 8 ).  
   
   
       7 . Training apparatus ( 1 ) according to  claim 5 , characterized in that the lever ( 31 ) is telescopic and extends in the horizontal plane from the rotation disc ( 21 ) towards the seat ( 40 ), and is held in position by way of fastening means ( 35 ).  
   
   
       8 . Training apparatus ( 1 ) according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the footrest ( 20 ) is fixed to the support ( 2 ) by means of the axel ( 22 ) which is fixed to the support column ( 7 ), and that the footrest ( 20 ) is arranged to provide almost frictionless pivoting movement.  
   
   
       9 . Training apparatus ( 1 ) according to  claim 5 , characterized in that the activation device ( 30 ) is arranged height adjustable to the fastening means ( 32 ).  
   
   
       10 . Training apparatus ( 1 ) according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the rotation disc ( 21 ) is arranged to be pivotable ca. 90° around the pivot axis, in each side direction, and at an angle (θ) in the cross section direction of the pivot axis of the axel ( 22 ).