Anthony E Grimaldi

US Patent:

41945000, Mar 25, 1980

Filed:

Jul 15, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/816010

Inventors:

Anthony J. Grimaldi - Miami FL

International Classification:

A61H 102

US Classification:

128 75

Abstract:

A gravity orthopedic device comprising, in combination, an elongated board providing a planar surface sized to accommodate persons within a substantial range of sizes, a support bracket for attachment to a vertical element such as a wall or door of a building, and a harness, generally in the form of a wide belt with a cushion back portion and straps for suspending a person from a spreader bar adjustably positioned relative to a top end of the board. The top end of the board also includes hooks for attachment to a cross bar, adjustably fixed relative to the bracket at varying heights to provide a range of angular relationships of the board to a support surface such as a building floor.