System and method for supporting an individual during manual labor operations
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsPhillip Crothers, Harshil Mukeshbhai Desai, Nicholas Pearsall, John Visser
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Abstract
A system includes a base. A platform is coupled to the base. A staircase is coupled to the base and the platform. The staircase includes one or more steps leading up to the platform. A head support includes a front cross beam connected to a first arm and a second arm. The first arm and the second arm are pivotally coupled to the platform. The head support is selectively moveable between an upright position in which the front cross beam is above the platform, and a deployed position in which the front cross beam is forward from a front end of the platform.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a base;
- a platform coupled to the base;
- a staircase coupled to the base and the platform, wherein the staircase includes one or more steps leading up to the platform;
- and
- a head support including a front cross beam connected to a first arm and a second arm, wherein the first arm and the second arm are pivotally coupled to the platform, and wherein the head support is selectively moveable between an upright position in which the front cross beam is above the platform, and a deployed position in which the front cross beam is forward from a front end of the platform.
A method for a system comprising:
- a base;
- a platform coupled to the base;
- a staircase coupled to the base and the platform, wherein the staircase includes one or more steps leading up to the platform;
- and
- a head support including a front cross beam connected to a first arm and a second arm, wherein the first arm and the second arm are pivotally coupled to the platform,
- the method comprising:
- selectively moving the head support between an upright position in which the front cross beam is above the platform, and a deployed position in which the front cross beam is forward from a front end of the platform.
A system comprising:
- (a) a base comprising:
- a first floor beam;
- a second floor beam;
- a rear cross beam connecting the first floor beam to the second floor beam;
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- one or more rollers extending downwardly from one or more of the first floor beam, the second floor beam, or the rear cross beam, wherein the one or more rollers are configured to rollingly support the system on a floor;
- (b) a platform coupled to the base, wherein the platform comprises:
- a lumbar support;
- a torso support extending forwardly from the lumbar support, wherein the torso support includes inwardly canted front edges, and wherein a cushioning layer extends over the lumbar support and the torso support;
- an expanded front pillow at a front end;
- a first side rail upwardly extending from a first side of the platform;
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- a second side rail upwardly extending from a second side of the platform, wherein each of the first side rail and the second side rail includes a support cushion;
- (c) a staircase coupled to the base and the platform, wherein the staircase includes:
- one or more steps leading up to the platform;
- and
- side handrails;
- (d) one or more upright bracing beams extending between the base and one or both of the platform or the staircase;
- and
- (e) a head support comprising:
- a front cross beam including a head-supporting cushion;
- a first arm connected to the front cross beam;
- and
- a second arm connected to the front cross beam, wherein the first arm and the second arm are pivotally coupled to the platform, wherein the head support is selectively moveable between an upright position in which the front cross beam is above the platform, and a deployed position in which the front cross beam is forward from the front end of the platform, and wherein the head support in the deployed position provides a work opening defined between the front cross beam, the first arm, the second arm, and the front end of the platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.