Art aid devices
OwnerElizabeth J. Porterinventor
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Abstract
The problem of limited arm and wrist motor capabilities in certain persons as they relate to producing works of art such as paintings is solved by the art aid devices of the present invention. These include two forms of hollow cylindrical bodies (12, 32) adapted to be releasably connected to a table top (16) adjacent a wheelchair (24) for supporting a work sheet and limiting arm movement, a sheet of material (42) with a slot (43) of a selected shape above a table top supporting a work sheet, and a sheet of material (62) with a slot (63) in which a flanged arm-receiving roller (64) is moved forwardly of a work sheet to guide the arm through a selected but limited range of movement.
Claims8
In an art aid device, the combination comprising:
- support means defining a surface area for supporting an art work sheet and for confining arm movement of a person to the sheet whereby the person with physical limitations in arm movement control may create a work of art on said sheet using a paint brush and the like,
- said support means including a first portion in the form of a hollow, generally cylindrical, pliable, one-piece body having an inner surface of a selected size and shape for supporting said work sheet and limiting flopping-type movements of the arms of the user to said inner surface,
- said body being disposed upright and having a longitudinal split in one side and spread at the split to provide a variable size arm access opening thereinto,
- said support means including a second portion below said surface area and means for releasably fastening said body to said second portion.
In an art aid device, the combination comprising:
- support means including a first portion in the form of a hollow generally cylindrical body having an inner surface for supporting an art work sheet secured along the inner surface thereof whereby said first portion limits side to side and front flopping movements of the arms of a user that are disposed in said body, and a second portion;
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- means for releasably securing said first portion to said second portion, said second portion having a substantially horizontal support surface on which the arms of the user are supported whereby a person with limited arm movement and limited arm movement control may create a work of art on said sheet using a paint brush and the like,
- said body having an access opening in one end and being disposed on its side in a substantially horizontal position on said support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.