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US 7,451,775 B1Granted
Ergonomic support staff apparatus
OwnerPhilip Henry Werner, IIIinventor
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Abstract
An ergonomic support staff apparatus for supporting a user upon a surface is provided. The apparatus generally includes a longitudinally extended support member. The apparatus also includes a grip handle member adjustably coupled in position along the support member. The grip handle member includes a grip portion which protrudes laterally outward from the support member to extend in inclined manner relative to the support member. Use of the resulting apparatus enables the range of requisite arm swing motion for manipulation of the support member into stable engagement of the given surface to be minimized.
Claims20
An ergonomic support staff apparatus for supporting a user upon a surface comprising:
- a substantially linear longitudinally extended support member having a plurality of positioning holes formed transversely therein;
- a grip handle member adjustably coupled to said support member, said grip handle member including:
- a substantially tubular main body portion coaxially ensleeving a portion of said support member, said main body portion having a plurality of access openings formed transversely therethrough for selective alignment with respective ones of said support member positioning holes;
- an angled grip portion protruding laterally outward from said main body portion, said angled grip portion extending longitudinally downward along said main body portion in obliquely inclined manner relative to said support member;
- an arm portion extending transversely from said angled grip portion to said main body portion;
- and,
- a plurality of fastener members engaging aligned pairs of said access openings and said positioning holes to releasably lock said grip handle member to said support member;
- whereby the range of requisite arm swing motion for manipulation of said support member into stable engagement of the surface is minimized.
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An ergonomic support rod apparatus for supplemental support of a user upon a surface comprising:
- a substantially linear longitudinally extended support member having upper and lower portions and an intermediate shaft portion extending therebetween, said intermediate shaft portion having a plurality of through holes formed transversely therein;
- a grip handle member adjustably coupled to said support member, said grip handle member including:
- a main body portion slidably coupled to at least one of said support member portion, said main body portion having a plurality of access openings formed transversely therethrough for selective alignment with respective ones of said support member through holes;
- an angled grip portion protruding laterally outward from said main body portion, said angled grip portion extending longitudinally downward along said main body portion in obliquely inclined manner relative to said support member;
- an arm portion extending transversely from said angled grip portion to said main body portion;
- a plurality of fastener members engaging aligned pairs of said access openings and said through holes to releasably lock said grip handle member to said support member;
- and,
- a substantially conical tip member detachably coupled to at least said lower end, said tip member defining a head portion having a sloped surface converging to a rounded point, and a plurality of spaced annular ribs formed on said sloped surface;
- whereby the range of requisite arm swing motion for manipulation of said support member into stable engagement of the surface is minimized.
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An ergonomic support staff apparatus for supporting a user upon a surface comprising:
- a substantially linear longitudinally extended support member having a plurality of through holes formed transversely therein;
- a grip handle member adjustably coupled to said support member, said grip handle member being integrally formed of a resilient material to include:
- a main body portion coaxially ensleeving a portion of said support member, said main body portion having a plurality of access openings formed transversely therethrough for selective alignment with respective ones of said support member through holes;
- and,
- an angled grip portion protruding laterally outward from said main body portion, said angled grip portion extending longitudinally downward along said main body portion in obliquely inclined manner relative to said support member, said angled grip portion being angularly offset from said support member by a relative angle substantially within the approximate range of 33°-45°;
- an arm portion extending transversely from said angled grip portion to said main body portion;
- and,
- a plurality of fastener members engaging aligned pairs of said access openings and said through holes to releasably lock said grip handle member to said support member;
- whereby the range of requisite arm swing motion for manipulation of said support member into stable engagement of the surface is minimized.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.