Therapeutic chair and exercise device

Abstract

Provided herein are exercise machines configured to assist a user in exercising a standing from a seated position motion, having: a frame base, and an upright frame section extending vertically from the frame base; a chair having an adjustable height and tilt angle, a support arm assembly having two shoulder press arms, each extending horizontally from the upright frame towards the chair, and configured to rest above the user's shoulders when the user is seated on the chair; wherein the user is provided with resistance from a set of weights being connected to the support art assembly and the two shoulder press arms resting on the user's shoulders, such that the two shoulder press arms are configured to be raised in a vertical direction when the user performs the standing from a seated position motion by the motion activating the pulley system.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An exercise machine configured to assist a user in exercising a standing from a seated position motion, the exercise machine comprising:
 a frame having a frame base configured to sit on a horizontal surface, and an upright frame section extending vertically from a first frame end of the frame base;   a chair associated with the frame base, wherein a height and a tilt angle of the chair is adjustable, and wherein the chair is positioned such that the user seated in the chair is positioned to face the upright frame;   a support arm assembly associated with the upright frame, the support arm assembly comprising two shoulder press arms, each shoulder press arm extending horizontally from the upright frame towards the chair, such that each shoulder press arm is configured to rest above the user's shoulders when the user is seated on the chair;   a set of weights associated with the upright frame;   a pulley system associated with the upright frame, the set of weights, and the support arm assembly;   a handlebar associated with the frame base positioned such that the user seated in the chair can hold the handlebar; and   a chair distance adjustment bar associated with the chair and the frame base, the chair distance adjustment bar configured to allow adjustment of a distance of the chair from the upright frame;   wherein the user is provided with resistance from the set of weights being connected to the support art assembly and the two shoulder press arms resting on the user's shoulders, such that the two shoulder press arms are configured to be raised in a vertical direction when the user performs the standing from a seated position motion by the motion activating the pulley system.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise machine of  claim 1 , wherein the height of the chair is configured to be adjustable to be about 6 inches to about 18 inches above the frame base. 
     
     
         3 . The exercise machine of  claim 1 , the two shoulder press arms each comprising a first arm end associated with the upright frame, and a second arm end opposite to the first arm end, each second arm end comprising a soft pad. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise machine of  claim 1 , further comprising a swivel adjustor associated with the chair, wherein the swivel adjustor is configured to allow the chair to tilt forwards towards the upright frame, or tilt backwards away from the upright frame. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise machine of  claim 1 , wherein the set of weights comprises a plurality of weight blocks, such that the support arm assembly can be adjusted to be associated with no weight blocks, or associated with one or more of the weight blocks of the plurality of weight blocks. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise machine of  claim 1 , wherein the frame is constructed from steel. 
     
     
         7 . The exercise machine of  claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises base supports on the frame base configured to add stability to the frame. 
     
     
         8 . An exercise machine configured to assist a user in exercising a standing from a seated position motion, the exercise machine comprising:
 a frame having a frame base configured to sit on a horizontal surface, and an upright frame section extending vertically from a first frame end of the frame base;   a chair associated with the frame base, wherein a height and a tilt angle of the chair is adjustable, and wherein the chair is positioned such that the user seated in the chair is positioned to face the upright frame;   a support arm assembly associated with the upright frame, the support arm assembly comprising two shoulder press arms, each shoulder press arm extending horizontally from the upright frame towards the chair, such that each shoulder press arm is configured to rest above the user's shoulders when the user is seated on the chair;   a set of weights associated with the upright frame; and   a pulley system associated with the upright frame, the set of weights, and the support arm assembly;   wherein the user is provided with resistance from the set of weights being connected to the support art assembly and the two shoulder press arms resting on the user's shoulders, such that the two shoulder press arms are configured to be raised in a vertical direction when the user performs the standing from a seated position motion by the motion activating the pulley system.   
     
     
         9 . The exercise machine of  claim 8 , wherein the frame base comprises:
 a first frame base bar having a first frame base end and a second frame base end;   a second frame base bar extending outwards from the first frame base end;   a third frame base bar extending outwards from the second frame base end; and   a fourth frame base bar extending outwards from the first frame base bar between the first frame base end and the second frame base end.   
     
     
         10 . The exercise machine of  claim 9 , wherein the chair is associated with the fourth frame base bar. 
     
     
         11 . The exercise machine of  claim 10 , comprising a chair distance adjustment bar associated with the chair and the fourth frame base bar, the chair distance adjustment bar configured to allow adjustment of a distance of the chair from the upright frame. 
     
     
         12 . The exercise machine of  claim 8 , wherein the height of the chair is configured to be adjustable to be about 6 inches to about 18 inches above the frame base. 
     
     
         13 . The exercise machine of  claim 8 , wherein the set of weights comprises a plurality of weight blocks, such that the support arm assembly can be adjusted to be associated with no weight blocks, or associated with one or more of the weight blocks of the plurality of weight blocks. 
     
     
         14 . The exercise machine of  claim 8 , the two shoulder press arms each comprising a first arm end associated with the upright frame, and a second arm end opposite to the first arm end, each second arm end comprising a soft pad. 
     
     
         15 . The exercise machine of  claim 8 , wherein the frame is constructed from steel. 
     
     
         16 . An exercise machine configured to assist a user in exercising a standing from a seated position motion, the exercise machine comprising:
 a frame base configured to sit on a horizontal surface, the frame base having:
 a first frame base bar having a first frame base end and a second frame base end; 
 a second frame base bar extending outwards from the first frame base end; 
 a third frame base bar extending outwards from the second frame base end; and 
 a fourth frame base bar extending outwards from the first frame base bar between the first frame base end and the second frame base end; 
   a chair associated with the fourth frame base bar, wherein a height and a tilt angle of the chair is adjustable;   a handlebar associated with the fourth frame base bar, the handlebar being positioned such that the user seated in the chair can hold the handlebar;   a swivel adjustor associated with the chair, wherein the swivel adjustor is configured to allow the chair to tilt forwards towards the handlebar, or tilt backwards away from the handlebar.   
     
     
         17 . The exercise machine of  claim 16 , wherein the height of the chair is configured to be adjustable to be about 6 inches to about 22 inches above the frame base. 
     
     
         18 . The exercise machine of  claim 16 , comprising a chair distance adjustment bar associated with the chair and the fourth frame base bar, the chair distance adjustment bar configured to allow adjustment of a distance of the chair from the handlebar. 
     
     
         19 . The exercise machine of  claim 16 , wherein the frame base is constructed from steel. 
     
     
         20 . The exercise machine of  claim 16 , wherein the second frame base bar, the third frame base bar, and the fourth frame base bar each are the same length.