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US 8,911,021 B1Granted
Apparatus for raising and lowering a human foot
OwnerPaul Stykeinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for lifting an adult human foot includes a frame, a foot rest, and a lifting mechanism. The frame is configured to rest on a floor with the lifting mechanism being positioned on the frame and the foot rest being secured to the lifting mechanism. In operation, the lifting mechanism functions to selectively raise and lower the foot rest with respect to the floor.
Claims11
An apparatus comprising:
- a frame including a base, a front face and a rear face, a pair of side walls and a top;
- a foot rest having a foot engagement surface;
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- a lifting mechanism positioned on said frame, with the foot rest being mounted to the lifting mechanism so that the foot engagement surface extends substantially outwardly from said front face of said frame, and the lifting mechanism including a motor, a rechargeable battery electrically connected to the motor, a rack and a pinion gear and the lifting mechanism selectively raising and lowering the foot engagement surface so that the foot engagement surface travels a predetermined distance between the top and base of the frame and along the front face.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a frame including a base, a face and a rear face, a pair of side walls, a top and at least one support leg, the frame being pivotably mounted to the support leg;
- a foot rest having a foot engagement surface;
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- a lifting mechanism positioned on said frame, with the foot rest supporting only one human foot and being pivotably mounted to the lifting mechanism so that the foot engagement surface extends substantially outwardly from said front face of said frame, and the lifting mechanism including a motor, a rechargeable battery electrically connected to the motor, a rack and a pinion gear and the lifting mechanism selectively raising and lowering the foot engagement surface substantially vertically with respect to the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.