Treadmill for wheelchair

A - Human Necessities – 61 – G

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A61G 5/10 (2006.01) A63B 69/16 (2006.01) A63B 21/015 (2006.01) A63B 21/22 (2006.01) A63B 71/00 (2006.01) A63B 71/02 (2006.01)

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CA 2249722

A treadmill that may be used to allow a person or occupant on a wheelchair to practice the physical muscular training and other like exercises thereon is disclosed. The treadmill includes a braking device incorporated in the body of the treadmill and operated for applying a resistance or load against the rotary motion of the treadmill rollers on which the wheelchair's side wheels are supported. The angle of inclination of the treadmill rollers may be adjusted according to any variation in the angle of inclination for the wheelchair wheels supported by the treadmill rollers. To this end, means is incorporated in the treadmill body for enabling the user of the wheelchair to adjust the angle of inclination for the treadmill rollers accordingly. A guide member for supporting the front wheel of the wheelchair may also be included, and means may be incorporated in the treadmill body for allowing the guide member to be adjusted to accommodate practically all types and sizes of the wheelchair. A central control panel is provided for enabling the user of the wheelchair to control the braking device, the means for adjusting the angle of inclination, and the means for moving the guide member at a particular single point on the treadmill.

Tapis roulant permettant à une personne en fauteuil roulant d'effectuer des exercices physiques de musculation ou d'autres exercices semblables. Le corps du tapis roulant comprend un dispositif de freinage intégré servant à appliquer une résistance ou une charge opposée au mouvement rotatif des rouleaux du tapis sur lesquels reposent les roues latérales du fauteuil roulant. L'angle d'inclinaison des rouleaux peut être réglé en fonction de n'importe quelle variation de l'angle d'inclinaison des roues du fauteuil roulant reposant sur les rouleaux. Pour ce faire, le corps du tapis roulant est doté d'un dispositif permettant à l'utilisateur du fauteuil roulant de régler l'angle d'inclinaison des rouleaux. Le tapis roulant peut comprendre une pièce de guidage pour les roues avant du fauteuil roulant, de même qu'un dispositif d'ajustage de la pièce de guidage, incorporé dans le corps du tapis roulant, en vue d'adapter ce dernier à presque tous les types de fauteuils roulant de toutes dimensions. Un panneau de commande principal permet à l'utilisateur de commander le dispositif de freinage, le dispositif de réglage d'angle d'inclinaison et le dispositif de déplacement de la pièce de guidage à un endroit particulier du tapis roulant.

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