US Patent 9301899 Overhead standing and ambulation assistive exercise device

An exercise apparatus adapted to hang from an overhead structure used for providing walking and ambulation assistance to users in aid of exercise and physical rehabilitation. The device has a pulley assembly adapted for anchoring directly to an overhead structure or indirectly by a track secured thereto, and includes a hoist line permitting manual force to be used to raise and lower a sling assembly that is secured in the underarms of the user for lifting.