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US 2015/0305509 A1Published application
Stool
AssigneeButterfly Therapy Solutions, LLC
InventorsNathan Myron Verdier, Mollie Michelle Verdier
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for providing a stool with a seat, a spring device, a leg connected to spring device, and an engagement surface disposed at a distal end of the leg.
Claims20
An apparatus for providing vestibular and sensory input to an occupant comprising:
- a stool comprising:
- a seat,
- a spring device, connected to the seat,
- a leg engaged to the spring device such that the seat moves relative to the leg;
- and
- an engagement surface disposed at a distal end of the leg.
3 more elements
A method for providing vestibular and sensory input comprising using a stool comprising:
- providing the stool;
- setting the stool on the floor such that an engagement surface at a distal end of the stool engages the ground;
- sitting on a seat of the stool by resting one's posterior on the seat;
- making sure that the one's feet are flat on the floor and a stance is stable;
- ensuring that a table is at one's front, and resting one's arms on the table for stability;
- and
- moving one's body in an up and down vertical direction by way of leg movement that would initiate the stool to move up and down.
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A method of making a stool comprising:
- providing a seat, an outside cylinder, an inside cylinder and a spring device;
- drilling a hole through the outside cylinder;
- cutting a slot on each side of the inside cylinder;
- welding the outside cylinder to the plate;
- inserting the spring device into the outside cylinder;
- inserting the inside cylinder into the outside cylinder;
- and
- inserting a slot bolt into the hole in the outside cylinder and through one of the slots on the side of the inside cylinder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.