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US 12,239,227 B2Granted
Stools, chairs, and methods using the same
AssigneeInkBed, Inc.
InventorsKevin Richardson, Edgar Zavala
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Abstract
An apparatus that supports a user in a variety of positions to comfortably perform tasks, such as applying 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 user. A method for using a 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 perform tasks in front of a chest support of the stool.
Claims10
A stool, comprising:
- a seat assembly;
- and
- a chest support assembly coupled to the seat assembly and including:
- a chest support including an upper support member and a lower support member, wherein the upper support member has a padded main body movable away from the lower support member, and
- an armrest movable between a stowed locked position and a deployed position, wherein the armrest, in the stowed locked position, and the chest support together define a chest support surface and the armrest extends upwardly past the lower support member and is positioned directly below at least a portion of the padded main body, and wherein the armrest, in the deployed position, is configured to extend forwardly away from a front side chest support to support a user's forearm while the user sits on the seat assembly and leans against the chest support surface.
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A stool comprising:
- a seat assembly;
- a chest support including an upper chest support and a lower chest support movable away from one another, wherein the upper chest support extends laterally outward past opposing sides of the lower chest support;
- an armrest movable between a locked chest-support position for supporting a user's chest and a locked lowered position for supporting the user's arm while the user straddles the stool, wherein the upper chest support extends laterally outward past a portion of the armrest in the locked chest-support position;
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- an extension mechanism coupling the armrest to the chest support, wherein the extension mechanism is configured to allow the armrest to move from an undeployed state to a deployed state,
- wherein the armrest, in the undeployed state, is positioned underneath at least a portion of the chest support, and
- wherein the armrest, in the deployed state, is positioned subjacent the at least the portion.
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A stool comprising:
- a seat assembly:
- a chest support including a lower chest support and an upper chest support;
- an armrest movable between a locked chest-support position for supporting a user's chest and a locked lowered position for supporting the user's arm while the user straddles the stool, wherein the upper chest support extends laterally outward past opposing sides of the lower chest support and a portion of the armrest while the upper chest support is coupled to the lower chest support;
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- an extension mechanism coupling the armrest to the chest support, wherein the extension mechanism is configured to allow the armrest to move between an undeployed state and a deployed state, wherein the armrest, in the undeployed state, is positioned underneath at least a portion of the chest support, and wherein the armrest, in the deployed state, is positioned subjacent the at least the portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.