Floor lock for foot-operated device

An input device with a non-permanent floor mount, the input device comprising:

• a user manipulable object movably coupled to a body of the input device which is configured to be placed on a floor, the user manipulable object being movable by a user applying a force thereon having a force component in a forward direction along the floor;
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• a floor lock movably connected to the body of the input device and having a contact surface for engaging the floor to substantially prevent movement of the input device in the forward direction along the floor, the floor lock being configured to move with respect to the body of the input device in a downward direction toward the floor and a rearward direction opposite from the forward direction in response to the force applied by the user on the user manipulable object having the force component in the forward direction along the floor;
• wherein the contact surface of the floor lock comprises a rubber pad, and wherein the rubber pad is removably coupled to the floor lock and is removable to expose another contact surface having a plurality of teeth,
• wherein the user manipulable object comprises one or more pedals rotatably mounted on the body of the input device alone a pedal pivot, and
• wherein the floor lock is disposed at least partially in a cavity of the body of the input device in a recessed position.

An input device with a non-permanent floor mount, the input device comprising:

• a user manipulable object movably coupled to a body of the input device which is configured to be placed on a floor, the user manipulable object being movable by a user applying a force thereon having a force component in a forward direction along the floor;
• and
• a floor lock movably connected to the body of the input device and having a contact surface for engaging the floor to substantially prevent movement of the input device in the forward direction along the floor, the floor lock being configured to move with respect to the body of the input device in a downward direction toward the floor and a rearward direction opposite from the forward direction in response to the force applied by the user on the user manipulable object having the force component in the forward direction along the floor;
• wherein the contact surface of the floor lock is initially slanted upward in the forward direction with respect to the floor prior to application of the force having the force component in the forward direction along the floor, and wherein the floor lock is rotatable in the downward direction and the rearward direction to position the contact surface more parallel to the floor upon application of the force,
• wherein the user manipulable object comprises one or more pedals rotatably mounted on the body of the input device along a pedal pivot, and
• wherein the floor lock is disposed at least partially in a cavity of the body of the input device in a recessed position.

An input device with a non-permanent floor mount, the input device comprising:

• a user manipulable object movably coupled to a body of the input device which is configured to be placed on a floor, the user manipulable object being movable by a user applying a force thereon having a force component in a forward direction along the floor;
• and
• a floor lock movably connected to the body of the input device and having a contact surface for engaging the floor to substantially prevent movement of the input device in the forward direction along the floor, the floor lock being configured to move with respect to the body of the input device in a downward direction toward the floor and a rearward direction opposite from the forward direction in response to the force applied by the user on the user manipulable object having the force component in the forward direction along the floor;
• wherein the user manipulable object comprises one or more pedals rotatably mounted on the body of the input device along a pedal pivot, and wherein the floor lock is rotatably connected to the body of the input device along a floor lock pivot which is disposed forward of the pedal pivot, and
• wherein the floor lock is disposed at least partially in a cavity of the body of the input device in a recessed position.

An input device with a non-permanent floor mount, the input device comprising:

• a user manipulable object movably coupled to a body of the input device which is configured to be placed on a floor, the user manipulable object being movable by a user applying a force thereon having a force component in a forward direction along the floor;
• and
• a floor lock movably connected to the body of the input device and having a contact surface for engaging the floor to substantially prevent movement of the input device in the forward direction along the floor, the floor lock being configured to move with respect to the body of the input device in a downward direction toward the floor and a rearward direction opposite from the forward direction in response to the force applied by the user on the user manipulable object having the force component in the forward direction along the floor;
• wherein the floor lock is disposed at least partially in a cavity of the body of the input device in a recessed position, and wherein a latch releasably supports the floor lock in the recessed position and is actuatable to permit the floor lock to move away from the cavity of the body, and
• wherein the user manipulable object comprises one or more pedals rotatably mounted on the body of the input device alone a pedal pivot.

An input device with a non-permanent floor mount, the input device comprising:

• a user manipulable object movably coupled to a body of the input device which is configured to be placed on a floor, the user manipulable object being movable by a user applying a force thereon having a force component in a forward direction along the floor;
• a floor lock movably connected to the body of the input device and having a contact surface for engaging the floor to substantially prevent movement of the input device in the forward direction along the floor, the floor lock being configured to move with respect to the body of the input device in a downward direction toward the floor and a rearward direction opposite from the forward direction in response to the force applied by the user on the user manipulable object having the force component in the forward direction along the floor;
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• a biasing member coupled with the floor lock to bias the floor lock in the downward direction toward the floor during application of the force by the user on the user manipulable object having the force component in the forward direction along the floor,
• wherein the user manipulable object comprises one or more pedals rotatably mounted on the body of the input device along a pedal pivot, and
• wherein the floor lock is disposed at least partially in a cavity of the body of the input device in a recessed position.