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US 8,136,885 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for providing rest for the feet of children with special needs
OwnerElizabeth Perlsteininventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a new and unique method and apparatus for providing rest for the feet of special needs. More particularly, present invention provides a new and unique foot rest that is easily anchored to any standard elementary school-sized chair and that allows a student to sit with proper posture and alignment, as well as get sensory input from having his/her feet on a solid surface.
Claims8
A method for providing rest for the feet of a special needs child, comprising:
- anchoring a chair in relation to a specialized foot rest having a platform with an elongated slot, including a wide oval slot, and having the platform being arranged on a support member with an open bottom, by positioning two front legs of the chair through the wide oval slot so as to allow them to rest on a floor so that the chair cannot be kicked or pushed away from the specialized foot rest;
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- positioning a child having special needs on a seat of the chair so that the feet of the child can rest comfortably on the platform of the specialized foot rest so as to substantially increase the likelihood that the child will sit with proper posture and alignment and receive sensory input from having the feet of the child resting on a solid surface of the platform, so as to substantially decrease the likelihood that the child will be distracted by one or more dangling feet that would not otherwise touch the ground without using the specialized foot rest, and/or so as to substantially decrease the likelihood that the child will fall out of or off the chair.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.