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US 12,696,975 B2Granted
Adjustable tattoo table
OwnerSonny I. Rothinventor
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Abstract
Implementations described herein provide systems and methods for supporting a person receiving a tattoo. In one implementation, a tattoo table includes a platform having a padded body operable to receive a person thereon. A first support and a second support, each of which are configured to extend or retract along respective longitudinal axes, are coupled to the platform at opposite ends. The first support and the second support are each operable to extend to raise the height of the tattoo table and/or to retract to lower the height of the tattoo table. A support rail is coupled to a front side of the platform and is operable to slidably support a light source such that the light source is adjustable along the length of the support rail. One or more controllers are in communication with the first and second support.
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An adjustable tattoo table for supporting a person being tattooed, the adjustable tattoo table comprising:
- a platform extending from a first end to a second end and having a plane that is substantially horizontal, the platform being located a height above ground;
- a padded body of the platform, the padded body defining a top surface that is operable to support the person being tattooed;
- a first support coupled to the platform at the first end, the first support configured to extend or retract along a longitudinal axis of the first support, wherein the longitudinal axis of the first support is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the platform;
- a second support coupled to the platform at the second end, the second support configured to extend or retract along a longitudinal axis of the second support, wherein the longitudinal axis of the second support is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the platform;
- wherein the first support and the second support define an open volume therebetween;
- wherein the height of the platform raises when the first support and the second support are each extended, wherein the height of the platform lowers when the first support and the second support are each retracted;
- a support rail coupled to the platform and defining a length, the support rail including a channel, the channel including an opening along an underside of the support rail, such that the opening is directed toward the ground;
- a slidable mount slidably engaging the support rail, the slidable mount comprising:
- a vertical portion extending vertically downward in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the platform from a first end of the vertical portion within the channel to a second end of the vertical portion exterior to the channel, the vertical portion including a first pair of wheels that are received within the channel and a second pair of wheels which abut the support rail along an underside surface of the support rail;
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- a horizontal portion extending horizontally from the second end of the vertical portion, the horizontal portion supporting a lighting assembly at a position, wherein the position of the lighting assembly is slidably adjustable along the length of the support rail;
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- one or more controllers, wherein the one or more controllers are operable to cause the first support and the second support to extend or retract to cause the height of the platform to transition.
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An adjustable tattoo table for supporting a person being tattooed, the adjustable tattoo table comprising:
- a platform extending from a first end to a second end and having a longitudinal axis that is substantially horizontal, the platform being located a height above ground;
- a padded body of the platform, the padded body defining a top surface that is operable to support the person being tattooed, the top surface defining a plane that is substantially horizontal;
- a first support coupled to the platform at the first end and a second support coupled to the platform at the second end, wherein the first support and the second support are each operable to extend such that the height of the platform raises, wherein the first support and the second support are each operable to retract such that the height of the platform lowers, wherein the longitudinal axis of the platform remains substantially horizontal when the height of the platform is raised or lowered;
- a support rail coupled to the platform and defining a length, the support rail including a channel, the channel including an opening along an underside of the support rail, such that the opening is directed towards the ground;
- a slidable mount slidably engaging the support rail, the slidable mount comprising:
- a vertical portion extending vertically downward in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the platform from a first end of the vertical portion within the channel to a second end of the vertical portion exterior to the channel, the vertical portion including a first pair of wheels that are received with the channel and a second pair of wheels which abut the support rail along an underside surface of the support rail;
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- a horizontal portion extending horizontally from the second end of the vertical portion, the horizontal portion supporting a lighting assembly at a position, wherein the position of the lighting assembly is slidably adjustable along the length of the support rail;
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- one or more controllers, wherein the one or more controllers are operable to cause the first support and the second support to extend or retract simultaneously such that the top surface remains substantially horizontal.
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A method of supporting a person on an adjustable tattoo table when the person is receiving a tattoo, the method comprising:
- receiving the person on a platform at a first height, the platform having a first end and a second end and defining a longitudinal axis that is substantially horizontal, the platform defining a top surface defining a plane that is substantially horizonal to a ground, the platform supported by a first support at the first end and a second support at the second end, the first support and the second support defining an open area therebetween;
- receiving a first application of force on a control of a controller, wherein the first application of force causes the platform to transition from the first height to a second height, the second height being different than the first height, the plane remaining substantially horizontal when the platform transitions from the first height to the second height;
- receiving a second application of force on a lighting assembly, wherein the second application of force causes a slidable mount supporting the lighting assembly to translate from a first position on a rail to a second position on the rail, the second position being different than the first position, the rail coupled to the platform and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the platform, the rail including a channel, the channel including an opening along an underside of the rail, the opening directed toward the ground, the slidable mount including a vertical portion extending vertically downward in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the platform from a first end of the vertical portion within a channel of the rail to a second end of the vertical portion exterior to the channel, the vertical portion including a first pair of wheels that are received within the channel and a second pair of wheels which abut the rail along an underside surface of the rail, the slidable mount further including a horizontal portion extending horizontally from the second end of the vertical portion, the horizontal portion and supporting the lighting assembly, the lighting assembly including a light source;
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- receiving a third application of force on a control of a controller, wherein the third application of force causes the light source to illuminate at least a portion of a working area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.