418results about "Office stools" patented technology

A modular standing frame is described herein. The modular standing frame has a chair module adapted to raise and lower a user between sitting and standing postures without inducing shear between the user and the seat and seat back of the chair module. The chair module may be selectively coupled to one of a glider module adapted to provide walking-type exercise to a standing user, a workstation module that provides a work surface for a sitting or standing user, and a mobility module that allows the standing frame to be moved about by a user much like a wheel chair.

The present invention relates to a multi-posture body support device adapted for working proximate to the floor. The device comprises: a frame extending at floor level, the frame having a front section, a rear section, and an extendible post in the rear section, the post being in a substantially perpendicular orientation relatively to the floor; an upper support adjustably mounted to the post; and a knee support mounted to the frame in front of the post and below the upper support, the knee support having a proximate end positioned proximate to the post and a distal end opposite to the proximate end; the knee support being substantially flat longitudinally between the proximate and distal ends for supporting longitudinally the legs of a worker facing one of the rear section and the front section relatively to the frame.

A chair mounted lumbar and trapezius support system that offers the support for an individual required to work leaning forward in an office style chair for a prolonged period of time. The device reduces the strain on the back by supporting the individual in the abdominal area of body. Adjustable elbow rests mount to the support belt structure to support the elbows and allow maximum movement of the arms while remaining in a fixed position with relation to the torso when a individual is leaning forward or twists to one side or the other doing delicate work. The support belt structure is either permanently or removably attachable to an office chair using fasteners, belts or a flexible support.

The invention provides a sitting walking lower limb exoskeleton comprising a seat module, a hip joint module, a thigh module, a spiral fastening module, a knee joint module, a shank module, an ankle joint module, a shoe and a computer control module. The hip joint module is formed by a large gear having a chute track, a small gear and a rack assembled with a roller; the large gear and the small gear are in an engaged transmission; the roller is placed in the chute track; and the other end of the rack is fixedly linked to a small gear shaft. Double-legs are placed between legs of a human body, so a natural balance is achieved; with an installation of the seat, a wearer can rest as needed; the hip joint employs gear engagement to achieve precise cooperation and human-machine joint integration, so wearer comfortableness can be improved; the sitting walking lower limb exoskeleton has compact structure, light weight, can be folded, environment friendly and has functions of self-balancing and resting, thereby being suitable for wide application to hospitals, families, field scientific investigation teams and tourist groups.

A mechanic's body support including first and second horizontally-oriented and spaced-apart base rails and first and second spaced-apart support rails. Each of the support rails has one end connected to a respective one of the first and second base rails. Each support rail also extends upwardly from and is in vertical alignment with the base rails for supporting a mechanic as he kneels in an elevated position over the engine compartment of a motor vehicle. A chest pad and a knee pad are mounted in spaced-apart relation between the support rails for securing the support rails in a fixed, spaced-apart relation, and for supporting the chest and knees of the mechanic while in the kneeling position, thus allowing the skeletal structure of the body to support the weight, rather than the back and leg muscles.

A seating apparatus has a support element having an upright extending from a floor and a swing arm pivotably mounted to the upright about a generally vertical pivot axis. A work surface is secured to the upright above the swing arm, and a seat is mounted on the swing arm, the seat having a seat base upon which an occupant can be seated. The swing arm is pivotable between a stowed position wherein the seat base is tucked substantially underneath the work surface, and a deployed position wherein the seat base is substantially clear of the work surface. The seating apparatus is also provided with a flat coiled torsion spring for biasing the arm to the stowed position, the torsion spring having a first end fixed directly or indirectly to the upright and a second end fixed directly or indirectly to the swing arm.

A sportsman's lightweight, adjustable, heavy-duty, one legged stool and walking aid includes a pair of telescoping rods, a locking member to secure the rods together, an adjustable seat at an upper end of the pair of telescoping rods, wherein the seat has a handle portion therein, and a tether to secure the stool to the user. The seat may be in the form of a bicycle type seat whereby the handle is formed by a narrow forward end of the seat. The stool, or leaning post, has the seat in an operative position at all times and it need not be unfolded to be utilized.

The invention relates to a chair, in particular to a chair which can be worn on a human body, and discloses a wearable chair. The wearable chair comprises two supports, wherein each support comprises an upper block (16), a lower block (3) and a connecting rod (2); one end of each connecting rod (2) is hinged to the upper block (16), while the other end of the connecting rod (2) is hinged to a slide block (4); each lower block (3) is provided with a groove (9), and the slide block is positioned in the groove (9); the side wall of each groove (9) is provided with raised blocks (10) at intervals; each slide block (4) is provided with an electromagnet (11) and two symmetrically arranged insertion pieces (7), the electromagnet (11) is positioned between the two insertion pieces (7), the two insertion pieces (7) are connected by virtue of a spring (8), and the insertion pieces (7) can rotate around a shaft (17). After a wearer wears the wearable chair disclosed by the invention, the wearable chair can act as a chair; meanwhile, the wearable chair can be transformed along with different sitting postures of the wearer, and normal walking and running of the wearer cannot be affected.

The invention relates to a wearing type exoskeleton chair. According to the technical scheme, the wearing type exoskeleton chair comprises an upper bracket, a lower bracket and a support structure, wherein the upper bracket and the lower bracket are connected through a rotation node; the support structure comprises an upper fulcrum and a lower fulcrum; the upper bracket is connected with the support structure through the upper fulcrum; the lower bracket is connected with the support structure through the lower fulcrum. The invention aims at providing the wearing type exoskeleton chair that the leg of an operator is sleeved by an exoskeleton which can be bent and supported by a foot support when the operator needs to sit down to take a rest, so that the operator can sit down at any time.

A personal support device includes a single elongated non-linear shaft having a support attached to a top end thereof and a tip attached to a bottom end thereof. The shaft is arced or includes a bend that defines upper and lower portions of the shaft which are angularly offset from one another. The support is configured to be at least partially disposed below the pelvis and extend between the legs of the individual supported by the device, with the shaft extending to a support surface either in front of or behind the individual.

Work chair, comprising a seat, supported in a height-adjustable manner by a column on a foot, and an adjustable backrest, the seat, at least in part, having a substantially horizontal position, and the backrest promoting an upright position of the user's back, characterized in that the column (3) is composed of three parts (4, 5, 6) and as a result provides a two-stage adjustability for the seat height, in that the seat is divided into two parts (7, 8), in such a manner that a rear section (7) is fixed and always retains the substantially horizontal position, while a front section (8) is hinged with respect to the rear section, and in that the front section (8) is secured to the column (3) in a hinged manner (11) by a rod (9) secured to it in a hinged manner (10). The chair can be dimensioned in such a way that it allows an ergonomic working position to be adopted by virtually all users, irrespective of their corporal size, with the possibility of increasing the size of the workstation.

Two identical support cushions are flexibly joined to provide ergonomic support to a person having to perform physical activities in a supine position, often in confined spaces, such as a plumber lying on his back under a sink inside a cabinet with the lower part of the body being positioned on the room floor and the upper part of the body being positioned on the raised floor of the cabinet. The lightweight and rugged support cushions can be easily configured into a valise-like rectangular shape for easy carrying utilizing integrated handles. In addition, a plurality of lamps is enclosed within the support cushion, the lamps comprising light diffusing lenses and the lamps being spatially aligned to provide illumination with minimum shadow creation of the space in front of the supported person, such as a plumber working under a sink in a cabinet.

A sitting device that gives the user an option to sit with a lower portion of the body supported by a half seat, while maintaining a standing posture with the unsupported leg. The sitting device includes two, left and right, half seats and a foot stool. The device also includes a seat support frame and two half-seat-position-adjusting actuators. The frame includes a horizontal crossbar and a vertical guide tube, wherein the back end of each of the two half seats is pivotally secured on the horizontal bar. The vertical guide tube houses a length-changing mechanism to vary the height of the sitting device and a height fixing mechanism which prevents yielding of the height of the sitting device when the user sits. Also comprising are the two half-seat-position-adjusting actuators attached at one end of each to the vertical tube and at the other end to the respective half seat.

The invention relates to lower limb assisted exoskeleton based on gravity support. The lower limb assisted exoskeleton comprises a waist binding band, connecting bands used for connecting thighs to the waist and two legs, wherein the two legs are completely the same in structure; the upper part of each leg is fixedly connected with the corresponding position of the waist binding band through the corresponding connecting band; each leg comprises a thigh supporting part, a shank supporting part and a foot fixing part, which are sequentially connected; and a joint of the thigh supporting part and the shank supporting part is a knee joint. The lower limb assisted exoskeleton is characterized in that each thigh supporting part comprises a supporting base, a thigh secondary support, a thigh primary support and a binding band bound with the corresponding thigh, wherein the supporting base is fixedly arranged on the upper surface of the thigh primary support, length of the supporting base is greater than that of the thigh primary support, the rear part of the supporting base is connected with the lower part of the corresponding connecting band, and an area connecting the supporting base to the corresponding connecting band is a contact surface of buttocks when a user sits down, the middle part of the supporting base is equipped with the binding band bound with the corresponding thigh, and a convex blocking block with a through hole is arranged on a position, at the knee joint, of the thigh primary support.

An upright active-sitting seat provides a connection of a seating leg to a base through an articulating joint that allows the user to move a seat front to back and side to side, allowing a more active sitting that encourages blood circulation. The chair includes a seat supported by a post that is connected to a mount via a ball joint rod by a transverse rod that is routed through the ball joint rod end. By way of a coil spring that engages with the mount and the post, the post is spring biased to a home position relative to the mount. When using the chair, a person may move the seat from the home position to a comfortable seating position. When the person stands from the chair after using it, the chair returns to its spring biased home position.

The invention provides an automatically controlled wearable chair. The automatically controlled wearable chair comprises a human body support module and an amplitude variable module, and further comprises an intention sensing control module and a rotation support module. The rotation support module comprises a rotation support plate connected with a foot sole support component, a motor and a driving gear. The intention sensing control module comprises a foot sole pressure sensor installed on the contact surface of the foot sole support component and the foot sole of the human body, a thigh pressure sensor installed on the contact surface of a thigh support component and thighs of the human body, and a microprocessor for judging the human body intention according to the data of the foot sole pressure sensor and the thigh pressure sensor and controlling the amplitude variable module and the rotation support plate to operate. The automatically controlled wearable chair is capable of, through the added intention sensing control module, executing the corresponding control measures according to the intention of a user. The gravity center moving range of the human body is enlarged by the rotation support module, so the upper body activity space of the human body is increased. After the intention sensing control module and the rotation support module are combined, the adaptability between the user and the chair is improved.

The invention discloses a height-adjustable wearable seat. The height-adjustable wearable seat comprises a shoe cover, an L-shaped connecting rod, a broken-line-shaped height regulating mechanism, a controller and a pressure sensor, wherein the broken-line-shaped height regulating mechanism comprises a first connecting rod component and a second connecting rod component, the short end of the L-shaped connecting rod is hinged with the shoe cover, the long end of the L-shaped connecting rod is connected with the lower end of the first connecting rod component, and the first connecting rod component swings and rotates around the connected part; the upper end of the first connecting rod component is connected with the lower end of the second connecting rod component, and the second connecting rod swings and rotates around the connected part; a seat cushion is arranged at the upper end of the second connecting rod component, the controller and the pressure sensor are respectively fixed on the second connecting rod component, and the pressure sensor is communicated with the controller. The height-adjustable wearable seat is simple in structure, high in strength, convenient to mount and dismount and adjustable in height, and enables a wearer to save labor and work in a relatively wide range with a sitting posture.

A knee cushion support for placement atop a surface in an area beneath knees of a user comprising a covering that encloses the outer periphery of the cushion support. A pair depressions formed in the upper surface of the cushion receives and supports the knees of a user while in the kneeling position. A resilient inner core member is enclosed within the outer covering. A convex shaped ridge member is located between a pair of depressions that accommodate the knee of a user. An essentially concave shaped portion formed integral with, and curved upward from said the lower surface is aligned on the lower surface beneath the ridge member in an arrangement that will permit stacking of a number of knee cushion supports together in a nesting arrangement. A pair of handles or grips are formed on the first and second end-walls to facilitate grasping and transporting the knee cushion support.

A device for upper body support of a recumbent person is provided, which comprises a first support portion, a second support portion, each of which is wedge-shaped. Each portion is, in vertical cross-section, substantially a right triangle. The longest surface of each portion forms a support surface and the thin end of the wedge of the first portion is hingedly connected to the support surface of the second portion at a position spaced from the thick end of the support surface of that portion. The portions are formed of a solid, yielding support material, such as polyurethane foam. Preferably the support portions have a water proof outer surface.

An ergonomic work chair for activities requiring a bent-forward posture has the following features: a supporting cylinder which protrudes from a star base, a supporting column, which is mounted in the supporting cylinder such that it can be displaced in a vertical cylinder axis, for a base plate with a seat which is fixed on the base plate, a base arm which is fitted to the supporting column or to the base plate, and a pivoting arm, which is mounted on the base arm such that it can be rotated out of the seat region about a vertical axis, having a chest rest and side arm rests, and a support which has a star rest and is hinge-connected to the base plate via a lever mechanism which has fulcrums such that pressing down on the seat causes the star rest to move in the direction of the chest rest.

The present invention relates to a multi-posture body support device adapted for working proximate to the floor. The device comprises: a frame extending at floor level, the frame having a front section, a rear section, and an extendible post in the rear section, the post being in a substantially perpendicular orientation relatively to the floor; an upper support adjustably mounted to the post; and a knee support mounted to the frame in front of the post and below the upper support, the knee support having a proximate end positioned proximate to the post and a distal end opposite to the proximate end; the knee support being substantially flat longitudinally between the proximate and distal ends for supporting longitudinally the legs of a worker facing one of the rear section and the front section relatively to the frame.