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EP0081435A1
EP0081435A1 EP82402229A EP82402229A EP0081435A1 EP 0081435 A1 EP0081435 A1 EP 0081435A1 EP 82402229 A EP82402229 A EP 82402229A EP 82402229 A EP82402229 A EP 82402229A EP 0081435 A1 EP0081435 A1 EP 0081435A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/16—Supports for anchoring force-resisters
    • A63B21/1618—Supports for anchoring force-resisters on a door or a door frame
    • A63B21/1663—Supports for anchoring force-resisters on a door or a door frame for anchoring between a door and the door frame
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H1/00—Apparatus for passive exercising; Vibrating apparatus ; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones
    • A61H1/02—Stretching or bending or torsioning apparatus for exercising
    • A61H1/0218—Drawing-out devices
    • A61H1/0229—Drawing-out devices by reducing gravity forces normally applied to the body, e.g. by lifting or hanging the body or part of it
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B1/00—Horizontal bars
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/16—Supports for anchoring force-resisters
    • A63B21/1618—Supports for anchoring force-resisters on a door or a door frame
    • A63B21/1645—Supports for anchoring force-resisters on a door or a door frame for anchoring on a door
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/16—Supports for anchoring force-resisters
    • A63B21/1618—Supports for anchoring force-resisters on a door or a door frame
    • A63B21/1654—Supports for anchoring force-resisters on a door or a door frame for anchoring between a door and the floor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B23/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body
    • A63B23/02—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body for the abdomen, the spinal column or the torso muscles related to shoulders (e.g. chest muscles)
    • A63B23/0233—Muscles of the back, e.g. by an extension of the body against a resistance, reverse crunch
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H1/00—Apparatus for passive exercising; Vibrating apparatus ; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones
    • A61H1/008—Apparatus for applying pressure or blows almost perpendicular to the body or limb axis, e.g. chiropractic devices for repositioning vertebrae, correcting deformation

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  • the subject of the invention is a gymnastic apparatus designed in the first place to allow individuals suffering from spinal disorders, in particular due to certain lesions of the inter-vertebral discs of the lumbar region, to perform the exercises at home. prescribed.
  • Lumbar inflammation is the most common and one of the most painful conditions of the spine.
  • the treatment consists in particular in trying to decompress the inter-vertebral discs by adapted massage sessions but also by gymnastic movements which have in common to seek the elongation of the lumbar region. These movements must be simple and above all require minimal effort since the individual who must perform them suffers from inflammation of the nerve endings of the lumbar part of the spine.
  • Such a device consists of a kind of ladder inclined at 45 ° and fixed to the floor and to a wall. This ladder actually has only two bars, the first / lined with a cushion, serves as a ventral support while the second, upper, allows the user to hold himself by the hands above the ground.
  • a device is permanently installed and the user must regularly go to the gym to follow his treatment.
  • the object of the invention is to overcome this drawback by proposing an apparatus capable of rendering the same services, which is removable and easy to implement.
  • the invention therefore relates to a gymnastic apparatus, in particular for the practice of exercises for treating affectations of the spine, characterized in that it comprises: two upper uprights and two lower uprights, each upper upright being articulated to a lower upright, defining a respective articulation point, a support cushion mounted between the pairs of upper and lower uprights, a crossbar connecting the two upper uprights, two hooking means mounted respectively at the two free ends of said uprights upper and two support means mounted respectively at the two free ends of said lower uprights.
  • the device which has just been described is particularly designed to be removably attached to a half-open door by taking a configuration allowing the movement described above to be easily carried out.
  • the attachment means are freely articulated at the ends of the upper uprights and are intended to come to bear against the upper horizontal edge of the door.
  • the support means are also freely articulated at the free ends of the lower uprights; these are preferably pads in the form of bevelled wedges, capable of sliding under the door and immobilizing it in a selected half-open position.
  • the apparatus shown essentially consists of two upper uprights 11a, 11b, two lower uprights 12a, 12b, a ventral support cushion 13, a crossbar 14, two means of 'hooking 15 mounted respectively at the two free ends of the upper uprights 11a and 11b and two support means 19 mounted respectively at the two free ends of the lower uprights 12a, 12b.
  • the upper upright 11a is articulated at 16a to the lower upright 12a and the upper upright 11b is articulated at 16b at the lower upright 12b.
  • the ventral support cushion 13 is constituted by a horizontal axis 17, arranged between the uprights connecting for example the points of articulation 16a and 16b and surrounded by a cylindrical block of flexible material 18, for example of foam rubber. According to the variant of FIG.
  • this cushion 13a can also have a relatively flat shape, with a general half-moon profile to be better adapted in the ventral region, this second embodiment of the cushion being articulated around a horizontal axis 17a connected, as previously, to the two points of articulation 16a, 16b, mentioned above.
  • the articulation points can be provided with locking means, in particular to allow the mode of use of FIG. 4.
  • the transverse bar 14, horizontal is fixed between the two upper uprights at a certain distance from the cushion 13 of so that the user can hold onto it by the hands above the ground by resting on the belly against the cushion 13.
  • each upright 11 is formed of two sections 20, 21 pierced with holes over a certain length.
  • the section 20 connected to the corresponding articulation point 16 is tubular and receives axially a variable length of the section 21 on which a corresponding end of the bar 14 is fixed.
  • the two sections are fixed together and therefore the length is adjusted. thanks to a removable pin engaged in holes opposite the sections 20 and 21.
  • each attachment means 15 has the form of a hook sufficient dimension to overlap the upper edge of a door 25 and it is freely articulated at 26 at the free end of the corresponding upper upright 11.
  • each support means 19 is freely articulated at 27 at the free end of the corresponding lower upright 12. This support means constitutes a skid in the form of a beveled wedge so that it can be slid under the door 25 and immobilize it in a chosen position.
  • each upright 11 or 12 (more particularly its section 21) is provided with a lockable articulation 29 (see FIG. 3) of any suitable type, located at a predetermined distance d from its free end, so as to be able to bend the extreme part of said upright by 90 ° with a view to transforming the apparatus into a conventional gymnastic ladder, as illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • the cushion 13 then serves as back support.
  • the aforementioned locking means of the articulation points are necessarily used to secure the uprights 11 and 12, lower and upper, in a vertical position.
  • the device is provided with two guy wires 31 attached to either side of the cushion, respectively in the vicinity of the two articulation points 16a, 16b to improve the lateral stability of the device.
  • the length of these shrouds is adjustable thanks to loops 32 and each is provided with a hooking means 33 at its free end for fixing to the vertical edges of the door. They can be replaced by rigid rods of length d in the mode of use of FIG. 4.
  • the installation of the device with a half-open door is very simple and follows clearly from the observation of Figure 1.
  • the lengths of the uprights 11 and 12 are adjusted according to the height of the door and the size of the user, so that the user can hang onto the bar 14 with his hands (for example using a small stool) having the belly at the height of the cushion 13.
  • the exercise then consists simply in leaving the stool so that the entire lower part of the body remains suspended in a vacuum while exerting a beneficial traction force on the lumbar region and returning to the stool at the end of the exercise.
  • the lengths of the uprights are adjusted once and for all so that the installation of the device takes only the time necessary for the attachment of the fixing means 15, the establishment of the pads 19 and that of the shrouds 31.
  • the device is easy to store since it can be folded up on itself.

Abstract

The device is used for treating lumbar complaints and comprises two upper uprights (11a, 11b), two lower uprights (12a, 12b) articulated with the upper uprights, a ventral support cushion (13), a transverse bar (14), two attachment means (15) and two support means (16) allowing the assembly to be fixed to a half-open door. The uprights are of adjustable length. <IMAGE>

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L'invention a pour objet un appareil de gymnastique conçu en premier lieu pour permettre à des individus atteints d'affections de la colonne vertébrale, notamment dues à certaines lésions des disques inter-vertêbraux de la région lombaire, d'effectuer chez eux les exercices prescrits.The subject of the invention is a gymnastic apparatus designed in the first place to allow individuals suffering from spinal disorders, in particular due to certain lesions of the inter-vertebral discs of the lumbar region, to perform the exercises at home. prescribed.

Les inflammations lombaires sont les plus courantes et parmi les plus douloureuses des affections de la colonne vertébrale. Le traitement consiste notamment à essayer de décompresser les disques inter-vertébraux par des séances de massages adaptés mais aussi par des mouvements de gymnastique qui ont pour point commun de rechercher l'élongation de la région lombaire. Ces mouvements doivent être simples et surtout nécessiter un effort minime puisque l'individu qui doit les exécuter souffre d'une inflammation des terminaisons nerveuses de la partie lombaire de la colonne vertébrale.Lumbar inflammation is the most common and one of the most painful conditions of the spine. The treatment consists in particular in trying to decompress the inter-vertebral discs by adapted massage sessions but also by gymnastic movements which have in common to seek the elongation of the lumbar region. These movements must be simple and above all require minimal effort since the individual who must perform them suffers from inflammation of the nerve endings of the lumbar part of the spine.

On recommande souvent de prendre appui sur la partie ventrale en se retenant au dessus du sol, accroché par les mains à une barre horizontale, de façon que tout le poids de la partie inférieure du corps exerce un effort d'extension de la région lombaire. De nombreuses salles de gymnastique rééducative sont équipées d'appareils permettant de réaliser ce mouvement. Un tel appareil se compose d'une sorte d'échelle inclinée à 45° et fixée au sol et à un mur. Cette échelle ne comporte en fait que deux barreaux, le premier/garni d'un coussin, sert d'appui ventral tandis que le second, supérieur, permet à l'utilisateur de se retenir par les mains au dessus du sol. Bien entendu, un tel appareil est installé à demeure et l'utilisateur doit se rendre régulièrement à la salle de gymnastique pour y suivre son traitement. Or, comme mentionné plus haut, ce mouvement de traitement des inflammations lombaires est recommandé parce qu'il est facile à exécuter et peu violent. Il doit donc être répété souvent et régulièrement pour donner des résultats, ce qui oblige à de fréquents déplacements car il est peu envisageable d'installer chez soi, à demeure, un tel appareil fixé entre sol et mur. L'invention a pour but de résoudre cet inconvénient en proposant un appareil susceptible de rendre les mêmes services, qui soit démontable et de mise en oeuvre facile.It is often recommended to lean on the ventral part while resting above the ground, hooked by the hands to a horizontal bar, so that the entire weight of the lower part of the body exerts an effort to extend the lumbar region. Many rehabilitative gymnastics rooms are equipped with apparatus allowing to carry out this movement. Such a device consists of a kind of ladder inclined at 45 ° and fixed to the floor and to a wall. This ladder actually has only two bars, the first / lined with a cushion, serves as a ventral support while the second, upper, allows the user to hold himself by the hands above the ground. Of course, such a device is permanently installed and the user must regularly go to the gym to follow his treatment. However, as mentioned above, this movement for treating lumbar inflammations is recommended because it is easy to perform and not very violent. It must therefore be repeated often and regularly to give results, which requires frequent travel because it is unlikely to install at home, permanently, such a device fixed between floor and wall. The object of the invention is to overcome this drawback by proposing an apparatus capable of rendering the same services, which is removable and easy to implement.

Dans cet esprit, l'invention concerne donc un appareil de gymnastique, notamment pour la pratique des excercices de traitement des affectations de la colonne vertébrale, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte : deux montants supérieurs et deux montants inférieurs, chaque montant supérieur étant articulé à un montant inférieur,définissant un point d'articulation respectif, un coussin d'appui monté entre les paires de montants supérieur et inférieur, une barre transversale reliant les deux montants supérieurs, deux moyens d'accrochage montés respectivement aux deux extrémités libres desdits montants supérieurs et deux moyens d'appui montés respectivement aux deux extrémités libres desdits montants inférieurs.In this spirit, the invention therefore relates to a gymnastic apparatus, in particular for the practice of exercises for treating affectations of the spine, characterized in that it comprises: two upper uprights and two lower uprights, each upper upright being articulated to a lower upright, defining a respective articulation point, a support cushion mounted between the pairs of upper and lower uprights, a crossbar connecting the two upper uprights, two hooking means mounted respectively at the two free ends of said uprights upper and two support means mounted respectively at the two free ends of said lower uprights.

L'appareil qui vient d'être décrit est tout particulièrement conçu pour être fixé de façon amovible à une porte entre-ouverte en prenant une configuration permettant d'effectuer facilement le mouvement décrit ci-dessus. Les moyens d'accrochage sont librement articules aux extrémités des montants supérieurs et sont destinés à venir prendre appuicontre-le chant horizontal supérieur de la porte. Les moyens d'appui sont eux aussi librement articulés aux extrémités libres des montants inférieurs ; ce sont de préférence des patins en forme de cales biseautées, susceptibles de venir se glisser sous la porte et de l'immobiliser dans une position entre-ouverte choisie.The device which has just been described is particularly designed to be removably attached to a half-open door by taking a configuration allowing the movement described above to be easily carried out. The attachment means are freely articulated at the ends of the upper uprights and are intended to come to bear against the upper horizontal edge of the door. The support means are also freely articulated at the free ends of the lower uprights; these are preferably pads in the form of bevelled wedges, capable of sliding under the door and immobilizing it in a selected half-open position.

L'invention sera mieux comprise et d'autres avantages de celle-ci apparaitront mieux à la lumière de la description qui va suivre d'un mode de réalisation préféré d'un appareil conforme à l'invention, donnée uniquement à titre d'exemple et faite en référence au dessin annexé dans lequel :

  • - La figure 1 est une vue en perspective de l'appareil en position d'utilisation ;
  • - La figure 2 est une vue à plus grande échelle de l'encadré II de la figure 1 ;
  • - La figure 3 est une vue à plus grande échelle de l'encadré III de la figure 1 ;
  • - La figure 4 illustre un autre mode d'utilisation de l'appareil de la figure 1 ; et
  • - La figure 5 est une vue partielle en coupe illustrant une variante du coussin ventral de l'appareil de la figure 1.
The invention will be better understood and other advantages thereof will appear better in the light of the following description of a preferred embodiment of an apparatus according to the invention, given solely by way of example and made with reference to the attached drawing in which:
  • - Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus in the use position;
  • - Figure 2 is an enlarged view of Box II of Figure 1;
  • - Figure 3 is an enlarged view of Box III in Figure 1;
  • - Figure 4 illustrates another mode of use of the device of Figure 1; and
  • - Figure 5 is a partial sectional view illustrating a variant of the ventral cushion of the device of Figure 1.

En se référant au dessin, l'appareil représenté se compose essentiellement de deux montants supérieurs lla, llb, de deux montants inférieurs 12a, 12b, d'un coussin d'appui ventral 13, d'une barre transversale 14, de deux moyens d'accrochage 15 montés respectivement aux deux extrémités libres des montants supérieurs 11a et llb et de deux moyens d'appui 19 montés respectivement aux deux extrémités libres des montants inférieurs 12a, 12b. Le montant supérieur lla est articulé en 16a au montant inférieur 12a et le montant supérieur llb est articulé en 16b au montant inférieur 12b. Le coussin d'appui ventral 13 est constitué par un axe horizontal 17, agencé entre les montants reliant par exemple les points d'articulation 16a et 16b et entouré d'un bloc cylindrique de matériau souple 18, par exemple en caoutchouc mousse. Selon la variante de la figure 5, ce coussin 13a peut aussi avoir une forme relativement plate, à profil général en demie-lune pour être mieux adapté à la région ventrale, ce second mode de réalisation du coussin étant articulé autour d'un axe horizontal 17a relié, comme précedemment, aux deux points d'articulation 16a, 16b, précités. Les points d'articulation peuvent être munis de moyens de blocage, notamment pour permettre le mode d'utilisation de la figure 4. La barre transver- salle 14, horizontale, est fixée entre les deux montants supérieurs à une certaine distance du coussin 13 de façon que l'utilisateur puisse s'y retenir par les mains au dessus du sol en prenant appui sur le ventre contre le coussin 13. Pour ce faire, les montants supérieurs et/ ou inférieurs ont une structure téléscopique à élongation blocable de sorte que la distance entre le coussin 13 et la barre 14 et/ou la distance entre le coussin 13 et le sol soient réglables. Dans l'exemple représenté, chaque montant 11 est formé de deux tronçons 20, 21 percés de trous sur une certaine longueur. Le tronçon 20 relié au point d'articulation 16 correspondant est tubulaire et reçoit axialement une longueur variable du tronçon 21 sur lequel est fixée une extrémité correspondante de la barre 14. La fixation des deux tronçons entre eux et par conséquent le réglage de longueur est effectué grace à une goupille démontable enqagée dans des trous en regard des tronçons 20 et 21. L'agencement des montants 12 est analogue ; les tronçons 21 de ceux-ci sont également reliés par une barre transversale 22 ; celle-ci permet d'augmenter la stabilité latérale du système et sert de repose pied dans le mode d'utilisation de la figure 4. Les barres 14 et 22 peuvent aussi être à positionnement réglable par rapport aux tronçons 21 correspondants, au moyen de tout système de verrouillage convenable. Chaque moyen d'accrochage 15 a la forme d'un crochet de dimension suffisante pour chevaucher le chant supérieur d'une porte 25 et il est librement articulé en 26 à l'extrémité libre du montant supérieur 11 correspondant. De façon analogue, chaque moyen d'appui 19 est librement articulé en 27 à l'extrémité libre du montant inférieur 12 correspondant. Ce moyen d'appui constitue un patin en forme de cale biseautée pour pouvoir être glissée sous la porte 25 et l'immobiliser dans une position choisie. D'autre part, chaque montant 11 ou 12 (plus particulièrement son tronçon 21) est muni d'une articulation blocable 29 (voir figure 3) de tout type convenable, située à une distance prédéterminée d de son extrémité libre, de façon à pouvoir courber la partie extrême dudit montant de 90° en vue de la transformation de l'appareil en échelle de gymnastique conventionnelle, comme illustré à la figure 4. Le coussin 13 sert alors d'appui dorsal. Dans ce mode d'utilisation, les moyens de blocage précités des points d'articulation sont nécessairement mis en oeuvre pour solidariser en position verticale les montants 11 et 12 inférieurs et supérieurs.Referring to the drawing, the apparatus shown essentially consists of two upper uprights 11a, 11b, two lower uprights 12a, 12b, a ventral support cushion 13, a crossbar 14, two means of 'hooking 15 mounted respectively at the two free ends of the upper uprights 11a and 11b and two support means 19 mounted respectively at the two free ends of the lower uprights 12a, 12b. The upper upright 11a is articulated at 16a to the lower upright 12a and the upper upright 11b is articulated at 16b at the lower upright 12b. The ventral support cushion 13 is constituted by a horizontal axis 17, arranged between the uprights connecting for example the points of articulation 16a and 16b and surrounded by a cylindrical block of flexible material 18, for example of foam rubber. According to the variant of FIG. 5, this cushion 13a can also have a relatively flat shape, with a general half-moon profile to be better adapted in the ventral region, this second embodiment of the cushion being articulated around a horizontal axis 17a connected, as previously, to the two points of articulation 16a, 16b, mentioned above. The articulation points can be provided with locking means, in particular to allow the mode of use of FIG. 4. The transverse bar 14, horizontal, is fixed between the two upper uprights at a certain distance from the cushion 13 of so that the user can hold onto it by the hands above the ground by resting on the belly against the cushion 13. To do this, the upper and / or lower uprights have a telescopic structure with lockable elongation so that the distance between the cushion 13 and the bar 14 and / or the distance between the cushion 13 and the ground are adjustable. In the example shown, each upright 11 is formed of two sections 20, 21 pierced with holes over a certain length. The section 20 connected to the corresponding articulation point 16 is tubular and receives axially a variable length of the section 21 on which a corresponding end of the bar 14 is fixed. The two sections are fixed together and therefore the length is adjusted. thanks to a removable pin engaged in holes opposite the sections 20 and 21. The arrangement of the uprights 12 is similar; the sections 21 of these are also connected by a transverse bar 22; this makes it possible to increase the lateral stability of the system and serves as a footrest in the mode of use of FIG. 4. The bars 14 and 22 can also be with adjustable positioning with respect to the corresponding sections 21, by means of any suitable locking system. Each attachment means 15 has the form of a hook sufficient dimension to overlap the upper edge of a door 25 and it is freely articulated at 26 at the free end of the corresponding upper upright 11. Similarly, each support means 19 is freely articulated at 27 at the free end of the corresponding lower upright 12. This support means constitutes a skid in the form of a beveled wedge so that it can be slid under the door 25 and immobilize it in a chosen position. On the other hand, each upright 11 or 12 (more particularly its section 21) is provided with a lockable articulation 29 (see FIG. 3) of any suitable type, located at a predetermined distance d from its free end, so as to be able to bend the extreme part of said upright by 90 ° with a view to transforming the apparatus into a conventional gymnastic ladder, as illustrated in FIG. 4. The cushion 13 then serves as back support. In this mode of use, the aforementioned locking means of the articulation points are necessarily used to secure the uprights 11 and 12, lower and upper, in a vertical position.

Enfin, l'appareil est pourvu de deux haubans 31 rattachés de part et d'autre du coussin, respectivement au voisinage des deux points d'articulation 16a, 16b pour améliorer la stabilité latérale de l'appareil. La longueur de ces haubans est réglable grace à des boucles 32 et chacun est muni d'un moyen d'accrochage 33 à son extrémité libre pour la fixation au chants verticaux de la porte. Ils peuvent être remplacés par des tiges rigides de longueur d dans le mode d'utilisation de la figure 4.Finally, the device is provided with two guy wires 31 attached to either side of the cushion, respectively in the vicinity of the two articulation points 16a, 16b to improve the lateral stability of the device. The length of these shrouds is adjustable thanks to loops 32 and each is provided with a hooking means 33 at its free end for fixing to the vertical edges of the door. They can be replaced by rigid rods of length d in the mode of use of FIG. 4.

L'installation de l'appareil à une porte entre-ouverte est des plus simples et découle avec évidence de l'observation de la figure 1. Les longueurs des montants 11 et 12 sont règlées en fonction de la hauteur de la porte et de la taille de l'utilisateur, pour que celui-ci puisse venir s'accrocher par les mains à la barre 14 (en utilisant par exemple un petit tabouret) tout en ayant le ventre à la hauteur du coussin 13. L'exercice consiste alors simplement à quitter le tabouret pour que toute la partie inférieur du corps reste suspendue dans le vide en exerçant un effort de traction bénéfique sur la région lombaire et à revenir sur le tabouret en fin d'exercice. Les longueurs des montants sont règlées une fois pour toutes de sorte que la mise en place du dispositif ne prend que le temps nécessaire pour l'accrochage des moyens de fixation 15, la mise en place des patins 19 et celle des haubans 31. L'appareil est de rangement facile puisqu'il peut être replié sur lui-même.The installation of the device with a half-open door is very simple and follows clearly from the observation of Figure 1. The lengths of the uprights 11 and 12 are adjusted according to the height of the door and the size of the user, so that the user can hang onto the bar 14 with his hands (for example using a small stool) having the belly at the height of the cushion 13. The exercise then consists simply in leaving the stool so that the entire lower part of the body remains suspended in a vacuum while exerting a beneficial traction force on the lumbar region and returning to the stool at the end of the exercise. The lengths of the uprights are adjusted once and for all so that the installation of the device takes only the time necessary for the attachment of the fixing means 15, the establishment of the pads 19 and that of the shrouds 31. The device is easy to store since it can be folded up on itself.

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée au mode de réalisation du dispositif qui vient d'être décrit mais comprend tous les équivalents techniques des moyens mis en jeu si ceux-ci le sont dans le cadre des revendications qui suivent.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiment of the device which has just been described but includes all the technical equivalents of the means involved if these are in the context of the claims which follow.

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1. Appareil de gymnastique, notamment pour la pratique d'exercices de traitement des affectations de la colonne vertébrale, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte deux montants supérieurs (lla, llb) et deux montants inférieurs (12a, 12b), chaque montant supérieur étant articulé à un montant inférieur définissant un point d'articulation (16a, 16b) respectif, un coussin d'appui (13) monté entre les paires (11, 12) de montants supérieur, et inférieur , une barre transversale (14) reliant les deux montants supérieurs, deux moyens d'acérochage (15) montés respectivement aux deux extrémités libres desdits montants supérieurs et deux moyens d'appui (19) montés respectivement aux deux extrémités libres desdits montants inférieurs.1. Gymnastic apparatus, in particular for the practice of exercises for treating affections of the spine, characterized in that it comprises two upper uprights (lla, llb) and two lower uprights (12a, 12b), each upper upright being articulated to a lower upright defining a respective articulation point (16a, 16b), a support cushion (13) mounted between the pairs (11, 12) of upper uprights, and lower, a transverse bar (14) connecting the two upper uprights, two attachment means (15) mounted respectively at the two free ends of said upper uprights and two support means (19) mounted respectively at the two free ends of said lower uprights. 2. Appareil selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que ledit coussin d'appui (13) est monté entre les deux points d'articulation (16a, 16b) desdits montants.2. Apparatus according to claim 1 characterized in that said support cushion (13) is mounted between the two points of articulation (16a, 16b) of said uprights. 3. Appareil selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'accrochage et/ou lesdits moyens d'appui sont librement articulés (26, 27) aux extrémités de leurs montants respectifs.3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said attachment means and / or said support means are freely articulated (26, 27) at the ends of their respective uprights. 4. Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que lesdits montants supérieurs et/ou inférieurs ont une structure téléscopique (20, 21) à élongation blocable.4. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said upper and / or lower uprights have a telescopic structure (20, 21) with lockable elongation. 5. Appareil selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que chaque moyen d'appui précité à la forme d'un patin (19, de préférence en forme de cale biseautée.5. Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each aforementioned support means in the form of a shoe (19, preferably in the form of bevelled wedge. 6 . Appareil selon l'une des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que chaque montant inférieur et supérieur est muni d'une articulation blocable (29.) située à une distance prédéterminée de son extrémitée libre, pour permettre de couder la partie extrême dudit montant en vue de la transformation dudit appareil en échelle de gymnastique conventionnelle. 6 . Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each lower and upper upright is provided with a lockable articulation (29.) situated at a predetermined distance from its free end, to allow the end part of said upright to be bent in view the transformation of said device into a conventional gymnastics scale. 7.Appareil selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par deux haubans (31) rattachés de part et d'autre dudit coussin d'appui (13), respectivement au voisinage des deux points d'articulation précités, chaque hauban, de longueur réglable, étant muni d'un moyen d'accrochage (33) permettant la stabilisation de l'appareil le long de la paroi à laquelle il doit être fixé.7.Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by two stay cables (31) attached to either side of said support cushion (13), respectively in the vicinity of the two aforementioned articulation points, each stay cable, of length adjustable, being provided with a hooking means (33) allowing the stabilization of the device along the wall to which it is to be fixed. B. Appareil selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit coussin d'appui (13) a la forme générale d'un cylindre.B. Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said support cushion (13) has the general shape of a cylinder. 9. Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7 , caractérisé en ce que ledit coussin d'appui (13a) a un profil général en demie-lune, articulé autour d'un axe (17a).9. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that said support cushion (13a) has a general profile in half-moon, articulated around an axis (17a). 10. Appareil selon l'une des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que lesdits points d'articulation sont munis de moyens de blocage.10. Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that said articulation points are provided with locking means.
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