Ergonomic arm support
AssigneeIndustrial Ergonomics
InventorsJeffrey D. Bergsten, Donald A. Bergsten
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Abstract
An ergonomic arm support for supporting the forearm during typing, keying, or assembly operations. The arm support includes an armrest pivotally mounted on a shroud for sliding the armrest to and away from a stem dowel which is secured to an object such as a table or chair. The shroud is disposed about a pillow block which includes a plurality of roller bearing members which slidably engage one or more of the inside surfaces of the shroud. The slidable pillow block allows the shroud to be slidably and pivotally repositioned relative to the stem dowel. The arm pad is pivotal relative to the shroud and may be positioned to provide a wide range of locations for positioning of an individual's forearms.
Claims17
An arm support for mounting to an object, comprising:
- an arm pad associated with an elongated member;
- a pillow block, the pillow block having a plurality of sides, the pillow block further having at least one roller bearing member extending from at least one of said sides, one of the plurality of sides being characterized as a lower pillow block surface, the lower pillow block surface having a stem dowel extending therefrom;
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- a shroud, disposed about the pillow block, the shroud having at least one roller bearing member guide, at least one of said roller bearing members slidably engaged within the at least one roller bearing member guide, the shroud further having an upper shroud surface and a lower shroud surface, said upper shroud surface having a receiving hole, said elongated member receivably engaged into said receiving hole, the lower shroud surface having a generally elongate slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.