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US 12,751,666 B2Granted
Posture training
AssigneeLori Ann Safar
InventorSamir Hanna Safar
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Abstract
A posture training device comprises a skin-force sensor configured to detect a deviation of a user's posture from a reference posture, and a tactile feedback arm coupled to the skin-force sensor. The tactile feedback arm is configured to cooperate with the skin-force sensor to deliver tactile feedback to the user in response to the skin-force sensor detecting the deviation of the user's posture from the reference posture.
Claims9
A posture training device comprising:
- a skin-force sensor for detecting a deviation of a user from a reference posture, wherein the skin-force sensor comprising:
- a proximal sensor portion;
- a distal sensor portion;
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- an elastic intermediate sensor portion having a resting state corresponding to a separation distance between the proximal sensor portion and the distal sensor portion, the elastic intermediate sensor portion deforming to change the separation distance in response to the deviation of the user from the reference posture;
- a tactile feedback arm, wherein the tactile feedback arm comprising:
- a proximal arm portion anchored to the proximal sensor portion;
- a distal arm portion;
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- a deformable intermediate arm portion;
- wherein the deformable intermediate arm portion defining a bend between the proximal arm portion and the distal arm portion;
- wherein the distal arm portion includes a terminal end defined by respective prongs extending therefrom;
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- wherein the respective prongs include corresponding respective rounded tips configured for attachment to, and detachment from the corresponding respective prongs;
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- a brush, wherein the brush including:
- a spine including a first side surface and a second side surface defining respective tip-engaging openings configured to removably engage the corresponding respective rounded tips to permit attachment and detachment of the brush from the terminal end;
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- a first bristle-bearing piece affixed to a third side surface of the spine such that bristles of the first bristle-bearing piece extend in a direction of the respective prongs when the corresponding respective rounded tips are engaged in the respective tip-engaging openings.
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A posture training device comprising:
- a skin-force sensor for detecting a deviation of a user from a reference posture, wherein the skin-force sensor comprising:
- a proximal sensor portion;
- a distal sensor portion;
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- an elastic intermediate sensor portion having a resting state corresponding to a separation distance between the proximal sensor portion and the distal sensor portion, the elastic intermediate sensor portion deforming to change the separation distance in response to the deviation of the user from the reference posture;
- a tactile feedback arm, wherein the tactile feedback arm comprising:
- a proximal arm portion anchored to the proximal sensor portion;
- a distal arm portion;
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- a deformable intermediate arm portion;
- wherein the deformable intermediate arm portion defining a bend between the proximal arm portion and the distal arm portion;
- wherein the distal arm portion includes a terminal end defined by respective prongs extending therefrom;
- furthermore, the deformable intermediate arm portion and the distal arm portion are configured to bias the terminal end against an upper surface of the distal sensor portion when the elastic intermediate sensor portion is at rest;
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- wherein the elastic intermediate sensor portion further comprises:
- a first elastic part extending between the proximal sensor portion and the distal sensor portion along a first side of the skin-force sensor;
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- a second elastic part extending between the proximal sensor portion and the distal sensor portion along a second side of the skin-force sensor opposite the first side;
- and the first elastic part and the second elastic part being laterally spaced apart to define an opening in the elastic intermediate sensor portion through which a portion of a user's skin is exposed to the tactile feedback arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.