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US6148448:
Portable squat support
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Urso, Charles L.; Waltham, MA 02454-1136
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
2000-11-21
/ 1999-06-16
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| Application Number: |
US1999000334338
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A47K 17/02;
A47K 17/00;
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IPC-7:
E03D 11/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A47K17/02D; A47K17/02F; K47K17/00M;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
004/254;
004/661;
297/423.44;
Original:
004/254;
004/661;
297/423.44;
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| Field of Search: |
004/254,661
135/065,75,67
297/423.12,423.25,423.44,423.45,423.38
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| Priority Number: |
| 1999-06-16 |
US1999000334338 |
| 1999-02-08 |
US1999000118976P |
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| Abstract: |
A portable squat support (10) for supporting a user in an advantaged posture to facilitate defecation while on a toilet. Included is an elongate, cushioned, horizontal upper body support (22) and upright members (12) for supporting the body support in front of the toilet so that the user's forward leaning upper body is supported on the body support. A footrest (24) is connected to the upright members and positioned below the body support for supporting the user's legs in an elevated bent position. A footrest height-adjusted for vertically adjusting the footrest is included. A height scale (36A) having graduated marks that represent heights of potential users is displayed on the squat support. The marks are arranged cooperatively with the height-adjuster for guiding a user to vertically adjust the footrest to a predetermined position that is particularly advantageous for the user according to the user's height. A device for adjusting the footrest at selective pitch angles is also provided. Among embodiments disclosed, are embodiments (50, 60, 70, 100) having respective drivers (47, 61, 90, 95) for raising and lowering the footrest with the user's legs supported on the footrest.
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Walczak, David J.;
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| Parent Case: |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is entitled to the benefit of Provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/118,976, filed Feb. 8, 1999.
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None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A portable device for supporting a user in an advantaged posture to facilitate defecation while on a conventional toilet fixture, the device comprising:
- an elongate horizontally positioned upper body support;
- upright means for supporting the body support adjacent the user's abdomen and at approximately the same level thereof so that the user's upper body is supported on the body support; and
- a footrest connected to the upright means and positioned below the body support for supporting the user's legs in an elevated bent position the footrest being movably supported on the upright means; and
- an elongate upstanding footrest height-adjuster having upper and lower end portions, the lower end portion being connected to the footrest, the upper end portion being positioned substantially above the footrest for vertically adjusting the footrest from a position higher than the footrest.
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