Rehabilitation or exercising chair device

Abstract

An exercising chair device includes a chair member having a seat element, two handles pivotally attached to the upper and front side portions of the chair member and each having a shaft for engaging with an ankle portion of the user, two levers pivotally attached to the handle and each having a foot support attached to the lower portion, and two cables coupled between the levers and the chair member for applying a spring biasing force to pull the levers and the handles toward the feet of the user. The handles each include an extension adjustably attached to a lower portion of the handle and adjustable relative to the handle to different positions.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An exercising chair device comprising:
 a chair member including a seat element provided thereon for supporting a user, and including two upper and front side portions,   two handles each including an upper portion pivotally attached to said upper and front side portion of said chair member with a pivot axle for allowing said handles to be pivoted relative to said chair member, and said handles each including a shaft for engaging with an ankle portion of the user,   two levers each including an intermediate portion pivotally attached to said handle with a pivot pin for allowing said levers to be pivoted relative to said handles respectively, and said levers each including a foot support attached to a lower portion of said lever respectively, and said levers each including an upper portion, and   two cables coupled between said upper portions of said levers and said chair member for applying a spring biasing force to said levers and said handles.   
     
     
         2 . The exercising chair device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said chair member includes at least one retainer attached to said seat element and engaged with said cables. 
     
     
         3 . The exercising chair device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said handles each include a hand grip provided on top for being held by the user. 
     
     
         4 . The exercising chair device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said handles each include an extension slidably and adjustably attached to a lower portion of said handle and adjustable relative to said handle, and said shafts are extended from said extensions respectively. 
     
     
         5 . The exercising chair device as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said handles each include a fastener attached to said handle and engageable with said extension for adjustably securing said extension to said handle. 
     
     
         6 . The exercising chair device as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein said extensions each include a plurality of orifices formed therein for selectively engaging with said fastener. 
     
     
         7 . The exercising chair device as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said levers are pivotally attached to lower portions of said extensions with said pivot pins respectively.