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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123300 | Chair accessory and method of using Disclosed is a chair accessory comprising one or more board-like items, including planks, of various thicknesses having on or in each item at least one restraining device having one or more chair-leg contacting surfaces that will prevent a child, while sitting in th... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7448688 | Footrest Disclosed is a footrest for a handrail. The footrest includes an attachment portion configured to receive the handrail. The footrest further includes a vertical offset portion and a foot receiving portion. ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7048331 | Universal, portable, foldable, heavy duty, light weight chair A universal heavy duty, light weight, portable, foldable chair according to the present disclosure comprises a frame 1 comprising four shaped supports 11a, 12a, 13a, 14a held together and in position at ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7017708 | Recessed step This device will allow the user access to a platform and also use the device as an additional step. It will be easy to move and easy to stow. Unlike a footstool it can be easily stowed under cabinets or chairs. A hole in the center section, which is the step, allows... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6913331 | Gaming cabinet footrests A new player footrest is disclosed, usable as part of a gaming machine. The new footrest is mounted higher on the gaming cabinetry than was previously known in the art, providing a new and invigorating way to make significant changes to foot position, and therefore ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6681410 | Toilet footrest with bar A toilet footrest to enable a toilet user to raise his or her feet to an elevation above floor level to facilitate defecation. The footrest comprises a vertical member and horizontal members placed at horizontally opposed locations along the vertical memb... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6629734 | Foldable stool Apparatus including a generally flat sheet with a plurality of score lines formed thereon, the score lines defining a contour of a resting surface, a plurality of legs and a plurality of web portions all contiguous with each other. The sheet may be folded... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6045192 | Apparatus for supporting and elevating the legs and feet An apparatus for supporting and elevating the legs and feet comprising a foot base having a feet receiving surface, and a leg extension movably attached to the foot base. The foot base has a leg receiving surface. The leg extension is movable to an opened... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5971486 | Supportive leg cushion A supportive leg cushion for substantially supporting the knee-joint area of a sitting human with legs extended to a footrest. The supportive leg cushion includes an asymmetrical platform member having opposing sloped surfaces, joined to form a crown or a... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5826941 | Adjustable foot rest An adjustable foot rest for use in the bracket mounting channels of an acoustical office partition panel. Two support arms are removably secured to the bracket mounting channels and the support arms are pivotally connected to and support a resting member.... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5707108 | Cushioning device A cushioning device that can be arranged on a chair or other types of seat backs to provide better comfort to the user when resting is provided, and includes a head rest plate, a back rest plate, a waist rest plate, a base plate and a leg rest plate. The ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5584535 | Easily adjustable footrest A footrest to be supported on a floor for which the height of the footrest from the floor and the angle of a foot support surface on the footrest with respect to the floor are independently adjustable. Projections on one portion of the footrest are movabl... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5538324 | Baby swing leg extension A baby swing seat having a generally horizontal seating member with top and bottom surfaces, a generally upright back support and two arm rest support members. The detachable leg extension is adapted to be placed adjacent the seating member top surface an... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5518084 | Portable step A new and improved portable step comprising a top platform having a front portion that extends downwardly therefrom. The top platform has a metal edging around a periphery thereof. The metal edging serves to protect the periphery from chipping and splitti... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5316374 | Portable footrest apparatus A first and second side plate are hingedly mounted together, with the first side plate including first and second end plates hingedly mounted to the first side plate, to each include at least one end plate slot to receive lug portions of the second side p... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5154484 | Portable foot and leg rest A portable foot and leg rest includes a frame, one end of which may be temporarily supported by the edge of a chair or couch. The other end of the frame carries legs which are pivotal between a storage position in which they are parallel to the frame and ... | 10/13/1992 |
| 4728151 | Child's feet receiving device for use on a vehicle seat A device for resting upon the seat of a vehicle for receiving the feet of a child in a child's seat or the like on the vehicle seat comprises an upper receiving surface which is supported by a support surface relative to the seat so as to be inclined slig... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4589681 | Ski pole modifying apparatus Ski pole modifying apparatus including a support portion, a hanger portion, a pivoting portion and a stabilizer portion; the support portion including an elongated main section, the main section being capable of mounting on a ski pole intermediate the end... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4582341 | Ski pole modifying apparatus Ski pole modifying apparatus includes a seat contacting member and a ski/boot contacting member. The seat contacting member includes a pole encircling portion with an elongated collar section. An arm portion extends from the collar section and includes a ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4310193 | Adjustable footrest for vehicles An adjustable footrest for installation on either the passenger or driver side of the driver's compartment of a vehicle includes a footrest mounting bracket for attachment to a side panel of the driver's compartment and an adjustable footrest member for a... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4076876 | Foot tension relaxer A foot tension relaxer including a base upon which is mounted three successively narrowing cushion members, with the three cushion members being spanned by a flexible cover member that is attached at its peripheral edges to the base member. The configurat... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4067614 | Footstool A footstool includes a vertical base member having a lower end arranged to rest on a floor, and a support member mounted on the base member and extending outwardly therefrom to support the legs and feet of a user. The base member has two openings therethr... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4064580 | Multi-position multi-purpose support and storage structure A multi-position support structure providing a firm support surface selectively disposable at different angles for supporting articles or portions of the human body. The device also provides interior space for the storage of articles such as books or maga... | 12/27/1977 |
| 3961822 | Footrest for desks A footrest adapted to be removably mounted in the foot receiving area beneath the top of a desk. The footrest comprises an upper tubular member and a lower tubular member which are slidably connected to each other at one end. Their opposite ends have mean... | 06/08/1976 |
