Leg support for vehicle occupant

A leg support for a vehicle occupant, comprising:

• a leg support base mounted to a center console in a selected position relative to a vehicle seat in a vehicle;
• and
• a leg engagement member that is adjustable in position relative to the leg support base,
• wherein the leg engagement member has a leg engagement surface that extends generally parallel to a sagittal plane of a vehicle occupant in the vehicle seat so as to be positioned to engage the laterally outer face of a lower leg of the vehicle occupant, and wherein the leg engagement surface has a lower edge and an upper edge, and wherein the lower edge is positioned to engage the lower leg of the vehicle occupant above the lateral malleolus of the fibula of the vehicle occupant, and wherein the upper edge is positioned to engage the lower leg of the vehicle occupant above a midpoint of the fibula and below the superior epiphysis of the fibula, wherein the leg engagement member is positionable to support the lower leg of the vehicle occupant in such a way that the upper leg and the lower leg extend in a common plane that is substantially parallel to the sagittal plane of the vehicle occupant,
• wherein the leg engagement member is extendable relative to the leg support base via engagement of at least one leg with a helically extending groove.

A leg support for a vehicle occupant, comprising:

• a leg support base mounted to a center console in a selected position relative to a vehicle seat in a vehicle;
• and
• a leg engagement member that is adjustable in position relative to the leg support base,
• wherein the leg engagement member has a leg engagement surface that extends generally parallel to a sagittal plane of a vehicle occupant in the vehicle seat so as to be positioned to engage the laterally outer face of a lower leg of the vehicle occupant, and wherein the leg engagement surface has a lower edge and an upper edge, and wherein the lower edge is positioned to engage the lower leg of the vehicle occupant above the lateral malleolus of the fibula of the vehicle occupant, and wherein the upper edge is positioned to engage the lower leg of the vehicle occupant above a midpoint of the fibula and below the superior epiphysis of the fibula, wherein the leg engagement member is positionable to support the lower leg of the vehicle occupant in such a way that the upper leg and the lower leg extend in a common plane that is substantially parallel to the sagittal plane of the vehicle occupant,
• wherein the leg engagement member is connected to the leg support base via at least one intermediate member,
• wherein the leg engagement member is extendable from the at least one intermediate member and wherein the at least one intermediate member is extendable from the leg support base,
• wherein the at least one intermediate member is a plurality of intermediate members which are extendable from one another.