Physical coordination training device

Claim 1

A physical training device for teaching diverse basic skills of muscle control and body coordination, comprising an elongated frame supported above a floor, right hand and right foot levers pivotally supported in longitudinally spaced relationship on one side of the said frame, left hand and left foot levers pivotally supported on the opposite side of said frame, the right and left hand levers having pivot axes which are aligned transversely with respect to said frame, and the right and left hand foot levers having pivot axes which are likewise aligned transversely with respect to said frame, a body support on said frame at a location between the hand lever axes and the foot lever axes, a right link pivotally interconnecting said right hand and right foot levers, a left link pivotally interconnecting said left hand and left foot levers, and a motion transfer bar pivotally interconnecting the foot lever on one side of said frame with the hand lever on the opposite side of said frame, said right and left foot levers each having upper and lower ends, the pivot axis of each of said foot levers being located in the upper ends of the foot levers so that the foot levers depend downwardly from said frame, foot engaging means at the lower end of each of the foot levers, said hand levers each having upper and lower ends and having their pivot axis located intermediate their ends so that the opposite ends of the hand levers extend above and below their pivot axis, hand engaging means at the upper end of each of the hand levers, said right and left hand links and said motion transfer bar being adjustably connected along the length of the hand levers to which they are respectively connected so that they may be selectively positioned alternatively above and below the pivot axis of the hand levers to which they are connected.