Passive child therapy tricycle

Abstract

An exercise pediatric stationary tricycle is designed to look like a standard child's tricycle. It comes in bright, primary colors and has a large front wheel and two smaller rear wheels just like a normal tricycle. While the wheels are stationary, the pedals are designed to be driven by a programmable electric motor. The electric motor allows the adult to set the speed and length of time of the exercise. The seat and handlebars are adjustable in a horizontal direction. In addition, the handlebars are adjustable in a vertical direction. The attractive appearance and functional design of the exercise tricycle fulfills the need of some children with low or no muscle tone in their lower extremities to enjoy exercising their legs.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to the field of medical exercise equipment. More particularly, an attractive child's exercise tricycle is presented that allows for the passive exercise of a child who is unable to move his or her legs. [0002] In the field of exercise equipment, it is often necessary to have motorized equipment to exercise injured or impaired patients. Injuries could result in the paralysis of the arms or legs, or the paralysis could be the result of a congenital disease. In either case, the patient needs to have the muscles of the arms or legs worked so that they do not become atrophied. [0003] There are common exercise regimens practiced throughout the healthcare and rehabilitative industry. However, most of those exercises involve manual movement of the limbs by a nurse practitioner or rehabilitative worker, or an unglamorous motorized movement of the muscle groups. No motorized rehabilitative apparatus has been especially designed to attr...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] A child's physical exercise tricycle is presented having a motorized pedal section and adjustable seat and handle bar sections. The exercise bicycle is stationary, that is it does not move from a set location. Although the tricycle simulates a real tricycle, the wheels do not turn on the exercise tricycle. The seat of the tricycle is adjustable in a horizontal direction, and the handlebars are also adjustable in a horizontal direction. The handlebars are also adjustable in a vertical direction. These three adjustments allow the tricycle to conform to different children's heights, and even to conform to a child's growth pattern over a period of time.

Problems solved by technology

However, most of those exercises involve manual movement of the limbs by a nurse practitioner or rehabilitative worker, or an unglamorous motorized movement of the muscle groups.

No motorized rehabilitative apparatus has been especially designed to attract children by simulating a real child's toy tricycle.

While useful for rehabilitative purposes, neither of these machines would be attractive to a child.

Again, while the Sweeny apparatus is utilitarian in nature it would not be attractive to a child and is, in fact, ominous in appearance.

While the prior art does disclose certain devices for exercising muscle groups, no prior art device has been directed to the particular specialty field involving children's exercise equipment.

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