Leg stretching exercise apparatus

Abstract

A leg stretching exercise apparatus includes a base seat, a telescopic handle erectly projecting from the front of the base seat, pulley sets and hinge members set on both sides of the base seat, first and second side frames hinged at each hinge member, pedal plates respectively slideably mounted on the first and second side frames by wheels under the pedal plates. An end of resistance members is hooked on to crooks under the pedal plates, and the other end is mounted around the pulley sets at the side of the base seat then hooked on to the crooks at fixed end of the first and second side frames. Thereby, a user can step both feet on the pedal plates and move the pedal plates outwardly in horizontal direction to obtain good exercising effect by the resistant force generated from the resistance members while exercising.

1 . A leg stretching exercise apparatus, comprising:
 a base seat comprising a horizontal shaft, an intermediate shaft, pulley sets and hinge members set on both sides of the base seat;   a telescopic handle erectly projecting from the base seat; two foldable side frames respectively comprising a fixed end, a base shaft and a plurality of connecting members respectively disposed between the fixed ends and the base shafts, the fixed ends of the side frames respectively hinged at each hinge member on both sides of the base seat;   two pedal plates comprising sliding members underneath, limit devices used for preventing the pedal plates from sliding out of predetermined domain and crooks; the pedal plates respectively slideably mounted on the first side frame and the second side frame by the sliding members under the pedal plates, the sliding members comprising wheels and limit pieces, each pedal plate slideably limited on the connecting member of each side frame by the wheels and the limit pieces; and   a resistance member having two ends; one end of the resistance member hooked on to crooks under the pedal plates, the other end of the resistance member mounted around the pulley sets at one side of the base seat and then hooked on to the corresponding crooks of the base shaft respectively.   
     
     
         2 . The leg stretching exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the telescopic handle further comprises a connecting tube, an adjustable tube, a fixed elementand a handle; the connecting tube mounted on the base seat; the adjustable tube mounted on the connecting tube; the handle mounted at a top end of the adjustable tube; a plurality of positioning holes disposed therethrough at a lower end of the adjustable tube; the connecting tube further comprising a positioning member thereby the adjustable tube being fixed by the fixed element through one of the adjustable holes. 
     
     
         3 . The leg stretching exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the resistance member
 is an elastic element.   
     
     
         4 . The leg stretching exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the connecting member disposed between the fixed end and the base shaft is downwardly curved. 
     
     
         5 . The leg stretching exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of the limit devices comprises a block shaft and a block body; the block shaft is fixed under the pedal plate; the block body is fixed on the connecting member to limit the block shaft.