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US 12,207,740 B2Granted
Supporting apparatus
AssigneeTravel Babies, LLC
InventorsAmber Soulds, Carl Tenbrink
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments of the invention relate to a supporting apparatus and methods of using it. The supporting apparatus may include a frame member including an outer periphery and an inner periphery. The supporting apparatus may further include a first leg assembly and a second leg assembly, each configurable between a closed position and an open position. The supporting apparatus may further include a suspender that may be fastened to the frame member through a plurality of straps. The suspender may include a central member that may be positioned in a region enclosed by the inner periphery of the frame member.
Claims16
A supporting apparatus comprising:
- a frame member comprising:
- an outer periphery;
- and
- an inner periphery, wherein the inner periphery defines a plane therewithin;
- a leg assembly movably attached to the frame member, wherein the leg assembly is configurable between a closed position and an open position;
- and
- a suspender comprising a central member and a plurality of straps extending from the central member, wherein the suspender is fastened to the frame member through the plurality of straps and wherein the central member is positioned in a region enclosed by the inner periphery of the frame member;
- wherein the leg assembly further comprises a locking mechanism, and wherein the locking mechanism is configured to secure the leg assembly in the closed and the open position;
- and
- wherein the locking mechanism further comprises:
- a catch comprising:
- a first end configured to engage with a first slot and a second slot and
- a second end defining a handle, wherein the catch is movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and
- a spring coupled to the catch and configured to bias the catch in the extended position,
- wherein the first end is configured to engage with one of the first slot and the second slot when the catch is in the extended position,
- wherein the first slot and second slot correspond to the open position and the closed position, respectively, of the leg assembly, and
- wherein the catch is configured to be moved from the extended position into the retracted position by manipulating the handle against the spring.
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A method of supporting a user on an apparatus, the method comprising:
- providing the apparatus, where in the apparatus comprises:
- a frame member comprising an outer periphery and an inner periphery, wherein the inner periphery defines a plane therewithin;
- a leg assembly movably attached to the frame member, wherein the leg assembly is configurable between a closed position and an open position;
- and
- a suspender comprising a central member and a plurality of straps extending from the central member;
- configuring the leg assembly in the open position, wherein in the open position the frame member is elevated from the ground level;
- fastening the suspender to the frame member through the plurality of straps, to position the central member in a region enclosed by the inner periphery of the frame member;
- laying the user on the suspender, to perform an activity related to the user;
- upon completion of the activity, removing the user from the suspender;
- and
- configuring the leg assembly into the closed position;
- wherein configuring the leg assembly in the open position further comprises:
- manipulating a handle associated with a catch to move the catch from an extended position into a retracted position to disengage a first end of the catch from a second slot,
- rotating the leg assembly until the catch moves into the extended position to engage the first end of the catch with a first slot to lock the leg assembly in the open configuration;
- and
- wherein configuring each of the first leg assembly and the second leg assembly in the closed position further comprises:
- manipulating the handle associated with the catch, to move from the extended position into the retracted position to disengage the first end of the catch from the first slot, and
- rotating the leg assembly until the catch moves into the extended position to engage the first end of the catch with the second slot, to lock the leg assembly in the closed configuration.
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A supporting apparatus comprising:
- a frame member comprising:
- an outer periphery;
- and
- an inner periphery, wherein the inner periphery defines a plane therewithin;
- a leg assembly movably attached to the frame member, wherein the leg assembly is configurable between a closed position and an open position;
- and
- a suspender comprising a central member and a plurality of straps extending from the central member, wherein the suspender is fastened to the frame member through the plurality of straps and wherein the central member is positioned in a region enclosed by the inner periphery of the frame member;
- wherein the leg assembly further comprises:
- an intermediary section;
- a first leg section extending away from the intermediary section;
- and
- a second leg section extending away from the intermediary section;
- further comprising a suction cup assembly configured to removably attach to each of the first leg section and the second leg section associated with the leg assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.