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US 10,238,213 B2Granted
Stools, chairs, and methods using the same
AssigneeInkBed, Inc.
InventorsKevin Richardson, Edgar Zavala
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Abstract
An apparatus that supports a tattoo artist in a variety of positions to comfortably apply one or more tattoos to skin of a subject is herein disclosed. The apparatus can be reconfigured to optimally position and support the arms and/or chest of the tattoo artist. A method for using a tattoo stool can involve rotating armrests of the apparatus from a stowed position to a deployed position. The armrests can support the user's forearms while supporting the user's chest such that the user can comfortably tattoo a portion of the subject positioned in front of the stool.
Claims35
A stool, comprising:
- a seat assembly;
- and
- a chest support assembly coupled to the seat assembly and including
- a chest support having a front side and a backside, the backside of the chest support is configured to support a chest of a user sitting on the seat assembly while allowing movement of arms of the user on the front side of the chest support,
- at least one armrest movable between a chest-supporting position for supporting the chest and an arm-supporting position for supporting the arm of the user on the front side of the chest support while the user sits on the seat assembly and the chest contacts the backside of the chest support, and
- an upper chest member movable relative to the chest support and between a lowered position and a raised position, wherein that at least one armrest in the chest-supporting position is substantially even with the chest support and/or the upper chest member.
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A stool, comprising:
- a seat assembly;
- and
- a chest support assembly coupled to the seat assembly and including
- a chest support positioned to support a chest of a user sitting on the seat assembly,
- at least one armrest movable between a chest-supporting position for supporting the chest and an arm-supporting position for supporting an arm of the user positioned on a front side of the chest support while the user straddles the chest support assembly and the chest is against a backside of the chest support, and
- an upper chest member movable between a lowered position and a raised position, wherein the at least one armrest moves toward a substantially flush position with respect to the chest support and/or the upper chest member when the at least one armrest moves toward the chest support position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.