Anterior support device

A support device adapted and configured to support a user's torso, said support device adapted to be used with a patient chair, said patient chair having a base, said support device comprising:

• a) a padded rest which a user, who is not a patient seated in said patient chair, can lean his torso against, said padded rest having a front and a rear, said padded rest being adapted, configured and mounted such that a user can approach said padded rest from said front and lean his torso on said padded rest, and said torso includes said user's abdominal area, chest area and anterior shoulder area;
• b) a transport structure including a horizontal track which is connected to said base, said transport structure capable of moving linearly along said base on a said horizontal track, said transport structure capable of being temporarily fixed on said horizontal track in a first position against linear movement with respect to said base, and said transport structure capable of being subsequently released from said first position so as to again enable linear movement of said transport structure along said base on said horizontal track;
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• c) a support structure connecting said transport structure to said padded rest, said support structure having an angled bracket secured directly to said padded rest which permits said padded rest to pivot with respect to said angled bracket, an upright bracket secured to said transport structure, and a coupler joining said angled bracket to said upright bracket, said coupler allowing said angled bracket to be tilted relative to said upright bracket in any direction.

A support device adapted and configured to support a user's torso, said support device adapted to be used with a patient chair, said patient chair having a base, said support device comprising:

• a) a padded rest which a user, who is not a patient seated in said patient chair, can lean his torso against, and said torso includes said user's abdominal area, chest area and anterior shoulder area;
• b) a transport structure including a horizontal track which is connected to said base, said transport structure capable of moving linearly along said base on said horizontal track, said transport structure capable of being temporarily fixed in a first position along said horizontal track against linear movement with respect to said base, and said transport structure capable of being subsequently released from said first position so as to again enable linear movement of said transport structure along said base on said horizontal track;
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• c) a support structure connecting said transport structure to said padded rest, said support structure having an angled bracket pivotably coupled by a pivot structure to said padded rest, an upright bracket secured to said transport structure, and a coupler joining said angled bracket to said upright bracket, said coupler allowing said angled bracket to be tilted relative to said upright bracket in any direction, and said coupler including a ball swivel having a screw friction lock.

A support device adapted and configured to support a user's torso, said support device adapted to be used with a work station, said support device comprising:

• a) a substrate effective to support an object on which work is to be performed;
• b) a padded rest which a user can lean his torso against while working on said object in association with said substrate, said torso includes said user's abdominal area, chest area and anterior shoulder area;
• c) a transport structure including a horizontal track which is connected to said substrate, said transport structure capable of moving linearly along said substrate on said horizontal track, said transport structure capable of being temporarily fixed in a first position along said horizontal track against linear movement with respect to said substrate, and said transport structure capable of being subsequently released from said first position so as to again enable linear movement of said transport structure along said substrate on said horizontal track;
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• d) a support structure connecting said transport structure to said padded rest, said support structure having an angled bracket secured to said padded rest which permits said padded rest to pivot with respect to said angled bracket, an upright bracket secured to said transport structure, and a coupler joining said angled bracket to said upright bracket, said coupler allowing said angled bracket to be tilted relative to said upright bracket in any direction, and said coupler including a ball swivel having a screw friction lock.

A support device adapted and configured to support a user's torso, said support device adapted to be used with a manufacturing facility having work stations where manufacturing work is to be performed by workers as the predominant work at said work stations, each of said work stations including a support device, said support device comprising:

• a) a padded rest which a user can lean his torso against, said torso includes said user's abdominal area, chest area and anterior shoulder area;
• b) a transport structure including a horizontal track which is connected to each of said work stations, said transport structure capable of moving linearly along said horizontal track, said transport structure capable of being temporarily fixed in a first position along said horizontal track against linear movement with respect to said respective work station, and said transport structure capable of being subsequently released from said first position so as to again enable linear movement of said transport structure along said respective work station on said horizontal track;
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• c) a support structure connecting said transport structure to said padded rest, said support structure having an angled bracket secured to said padded rest which permits said padded rest to pivot with respect to said angled bracket, an upright bracket secured to said transport structure, and a coupler joining said angled bracket to said upright bracket, said coupler allowing said angled bracket to be tilted relative to said upright bracket in any direction, and said coupler including a ball swivel having a screw friction lock.