Exercise Pedaling Device for Wheelchair

Abstract

An apparatus designed to provide a foot workout, which is attached to a wheelchair in such a way that the apparatus does not touch the floor, and which comprises a case, an attaching device used to attach the case to the wheelchair, and a pair of pedals. The attaching device comprises a rod whose top end attaches to the wheelchair and whose bottom end attaches to the case. The case contains a power source, an electric motor, a gearbox, and a relay system, such that when the patient activates the apparatus, the electric motor runs and turns the relay system to which the said pedals are attached.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus that provides a foot workout, which is attached to a wheelchair in such a way that it does not touch the floor, and which comprises a case, an attaching device used to attach the case to the wheelchair, and a pair of pedals; whereby the said attaching device comprises a rod whose top end attaches to the wheelchair and whose bottom end attaches to the case of the apparatus; whereby the said case contains a power source, an electric motor, a gearbox, and a relay system, such that when the patient activates the apparatus, the electric motor runs and turns the relay system to which the said pedals are attached.