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US 5,344,217 AGranted
Ergonomic foot rest
AssigneeLevi Strauss & Co.
InventorRichard S. McLaughlin
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Abstract
A foot platform is provided which can be adjusted horizontally towards and away from an operator, up or down relative to the operator, and angularly between vertical and horizontal to provide a comfortable platform for the operator to rest a foot during operation of a piece of equipment, and optionally including an attachment for a foot pedal actuating device so that a seated operator can control the foot pedal with either foot while resting the other foot on a foot rest of the present invention.
Claims11
An ergonomic foot rest associated with a work station and comprising:
- a stable, substantially horizontal base;
- a first member movably attached to said base to permit horizontal adjustment of said first member along the base to a desired position, wherein said first member is moved in a horizontal plane;
- a second member movably attached to said first member to permit vertical adjustment of said second member along said first member to a desired height, wherein said second member is moved in a vertical plane;
- a footplate attached pivotally to the second member to permit adjustment of the footplate whereby a top surface of said footplate is secured at a desired angle between a vertical position and a horizontal position relative to said base;
- said base including a means for pivotally attaching to said base a foot activated control pedal associated with the work station, whereby a user can operate said foot pedal with a first foot while simultaneously resting a second foot on said footplate.
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A work station comprising:
- a means for controlling equipment used by an operator;
- a foot rest located adjacent to said means for controlling equipment,
- said foot rest including
- a substantially stable base,
- a first member movably attached to said base to permit selective horizontal positioning of the first member relative to the base by moving said first member in a horizontal plane,
- a second member movably attached to the first member to permit selective vertical positioning of said second member relative to the first member by moving said second member in a vertical plane,
- a footplate having a top surface and movably attached to said second member.
- a means for selectively securing the angular position of the top surface of said footplate in a position between a vertical position and a horizontal position relative to said base;
- and wherein said means for controlling equipment is a foot activated control pedal pivotally connected to said base, whereby said operator can engage said means for controlling equipment with a first foot while simultaneously resting a second foot on said footplate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.