49 results about "Sitting upright" patented technology

A utility vehicle with foot-controlled mobility is provided that includes a skeletal frame structure supporting a gasoline engine which utilizes a belt drive system to drive hydraulic motors with one hydraulic motor disposed at each rear wheel. The vehicle includes four wheel and tire assemblies, substantially at each corner with the rear wheels being driven and the front wheels being formed as casters for 360° rotation to provide a zero turning radius vehicle. The user sits upright in a manner wherein the user's legs are supported on pivotal leg support plates to allow the user to sit upright with legs directed down and away from the waist to allow the user to operate a hand-held implement. Both speed control and directional control are provided using pivotally mounted pedals with one pedal controlling each hydraulic motor. Movement of the pedals allows individual motor control to provide drive steering and speed control.

An exercise assistive device to help a developmentally developed person, or a physically or neurologically impaired person, such as a child or adult, develop vestibular balance and muscle control, so that the person can learn to perform mobility activities, such as crawling, sitting upright, standing or walking. The device includes a support frame supporting a body suit that is moved longitudinally, and optionally transversely and rotationally. The body suit may be optionally spinally supported. The body suit is optionally suspended from either a hand-held frame, like a marionette, or from a floor-mounted, wall-mounted or ceiling mounted frame with a glidable support dolly. Flexible connector straps are provided between the body suit and body suit glidable support dolly and made of a material such as reinforced fabric, elastic or canvas. These connector straps are positioned in spaced-apart relation to one another about the body suit. The body suit is suspended from the seat-support leg by the connector straps that extend between the body suit and fasteners. The fasteners upon the body suit are strategically placed to assist the person assume various postural positions ranging from the upright sitting or standing position, such as at the shoulders, to oblique or horizontal crawling quadruped positions. The person may be encouraged to travel forward, backward or sideways by sensory attractive items, such as mirrors, toys, netting arrays or pull bars.

A pillow for supporting a baby during bath time. The pillow comprises a compressible, shape-sustaining, C-shaped bolster with a center well sized to surround and “hug” the torso of a baby or toddler. A collapsible seat is attached to the bolster. The seat bottom is supported by a sidewall that is continuous with the inner sidewall of the bolster. In a first, extended position, the seat bottom is positioned a distance below the bottom of the bolster. This configuration is ideal for a baby or toddler in a seated position, allowing the child to sit upright inside the pillow's well. The seat may be configured in a second, collapsed position with the seat bottom forming a sling that extends across the well of the bolster. By flipping the pillow over, this configuration is ideal for supporting a small or newborn infant in a reclining position for bathing.

An exercise assistive device to help a developmentally developed person, such as a child, develop vestibular balance and muscle control, so that the child can learn to perform mobility activities, such as crawling, sitting upright, standing or walking. The device includes a support frame having an upstanding base legs with a connecting frame extending therebetween. A body suit glidable support dolly is mounted upon the frame, and travels longitudinally, traversely and rotationally thereupon. The body suit is suspended from the suit glidable support dolly. Flexible connector straps are provided between the body suit and body suit glidable support dolly and made of a material such as reinforced fabric or canvas. These connector straps are positioned in spaced-apart relation to one another about the body suit glidable support dolly. The body suit is suspended from the seat-support leg by the connector straps that extend between the body suit and fasteners. The fasteners upon the body suit are strategically placed to assist the child assume various postural positions ranging from the upright sitting or standing position, such as at the shoulders, to oblique or horizontal crawling quadruped positions.

The present invention relates to protective cases for portable electronic devices that include an extendable and retractable earbuds and speaker assembly accompanied by an integrated support structure so that the portable electronic device can sit upright and be used to listen and speak through. In particular, embodiments of the present invention include a protective frame with an integrated upright support structure that pulls out from the back surface of the protective case. Embodiments further include extendable and retractable earbuds, with an earbud cord spool that has a spring-loaded retractor mechanism, allowing for the earbuds and cord to be extended out and locked in place once pulled out to the appropriate length and retracted upon cessation of use. Embodiments of the present invention may be used with any type of portable electronic device including portable media players and portable cellular telephones. It may be particularly useful with portable electronic devices that use a touchscreen input and may utilize software that facilitates virtual face-to-face communications.

A compact system for performing laser ophthalmic surgery is disclosed. An embodiment of the system includes a mode-locked fiber oscillator-based ultra-short pulsed laser capable of producing laser pulses in the range of 1 nJ to 5 μJ at a pulse repetition rate of between 5 MHz and 25 MHz, a resonant optical scanner oscillating at a frequency of 200 Hz and 21000 Hz, a scan-line rotator, a movable XY-scan device, a z-scan device, and a controller configured to coordinate with the other components of the system to produce one or more desired incision patterns. The system also includes compact visualization optics for in-process monitoring using a beam-splitter inside the cone of a patient interface used to fixate the patient's eye during surgery. The system can be configured such that eye surgery is performed while the patient is either sitting upright, or lying on his or her back.

A self-balancing hunting decoy comprised of two vertically attached portions is disclosed. The upper portion depicts the body and appendages of a prey animal. Underneath the upper portion is a lower portion that is a semispherical shell containing a ballast. The decoy sits upright while freestanding on the ground.

A toothbrush or the like may be inserted, bristles downward, into an aperture in a cap removably attached to a body of the apparatus. A peg may be inserted into any one of the apertures in order to allow an electric toothbrush head or other non-standard type of toothbrush to be used. An internal ultraviolet (UV) bulb is located in the apparatus to sanitize the toothbrushes. A timer/control circuit may activate the UV bulb for three minutes and then shut off. To prevent the recurrence of bacterial growth over time, the UV bulb may be automatically reactivated by the timer/control circuit after six hours and activated for another 3 minutes or another amount of time, as programmed. A safety mechanism may interact with a spring-loaded microswitch coupled to the timer/control circuit to disable the unit if the cap is removed. The body has a rounded bottom and is weighted such that the sanitizing apparatus sits upright on a flat surface and returns to an upright position if tipped.

A support comprising a first pillow having a first pillow body comprising a first arm and a second arm, a second pillow comprising a third arm and a fourth arm, the first and third arms being attached to a first joint, and the second and forth arms being attached to a second joint wherein the first and second pillows can be rotated about the joints and optionally the joints are extendable to allow the relative angle and separation of the pillows to be varied. The support provides a user with myriad options for positioning the pillows and supporting their upper body, particularly during long periods of sitting upright, such as during travel in an aircraft or bus.

A support comprising a first pillow having a first pillow body comprising a first arm and a second arm, a second pillow comprising a third arm and a fourth arm, the first and third arms being attached to a first joint, and the second and forth arms being attached to a second joint wherein the first and second pillows can be rotated about the joints and optionally the joints are extendable to allow the relative angle and separation of the pillows to be varied. The support provides a user with myriad options for positioning the pillows and supporting their upper body, particularly during long periods of sitting upright, such as during travel in an aircraft or bus.

A decoy system having a body and a head. The body includes an underside having a keel and at least one string attachment member. A string is connected to the string attachment member and a weight. The keel includes a first recess and a second recess. In a storage position, the string is wrapped around the first recess in the keel and the weight clips onto the second recess thereby holding the string and weight in place when in a storage position. The keel and weight are generally low-profile in nature and have a generally flat bottom thereby allowing the decoy to sit upright when used on dry land. The decoy quickly converts to a deployed position where the weight is detached from the keel for use in water. In one arrangement, the graphics on the exterior surface of the body and/or head a applied using a hydro-dipping process.

A portable exercise apparatus assisting one person to do sit-up exercise is provided, which includes a footrest, a harness, a resilient retraction means connected between the footrest and harness, and an anchoring means for anchoring the footrest to a stationary support. In use, a person wears the harness connected with the resilient retraction means which connects to the footrest, and seats on the floor with his feet against the footrest. With the assistance of the apparatus, the exerciser alternates between backward prone and sitting upright positions to do sit-up exercise. Another portable exercise apparatus assisting two persons to do sit-up exercise is also provided, which includes a footrest and a hand-pulling device. In use, each person is seated on opposite sides of the footrest, with their feet against the footrest. Each person grips one handle of the hand-pulling device and alternates between sitting upright and backward prone positions.

The invention discloses an easy-to-lift bicycle saddle seat and relates to the field of machining of bicycle accessories. The easy-to-lift bicycle saddle seat comprises a seat cushion, a saddle seat frame and a lifting mechanism; the seat cushion is fixed on the saddle seat frame clamped at the upper end of the lifting mechanism; the lifting mechanism comprises an outer drum formed by a sitting upright pillar of a bicycle frame, a lifting drum inserted in the outer drum, and an inner piston rod with the lower end being fixed at the bottom of the outer drum and the upper end being inserted into the lifting drum; external air pressure is isolated from the upper end of the outer drum by using a sealing cover; high pressure inert gas is injected in the outer drum; a piston at the lower end of the lifting drum divides the outer drum into an upper gas room and a lower gas room which are communicated by an external communication pipe; a gas valve for controlling the communication pipe to be opened and closed is arranged at the lower end of the communication pipe. The gas valve is controlled by a handle control gate to be opened and closed, the lifting of the saddle seat can be realized in the riding process anytime, the operation that a rider gets off the bicycle to adjust the height is avoided and the riding efficiency and riding experience are improved.

A support structure for an amputee that has lost his foot is shown. The support structure is adjustable vertically and may be removably attached to the residual limb to support the residual limb when the amputee is in a wheelchair or is sitting upright in a seat or chair. The vertical height is adjusted by a spring-loaded pin and telescopic members. Pads provide cushions for the residual limb.

The invention mainly relates to the field of life, and relates to an intelligent chair control system based on a single chip microcomputer; four groups of pressure sensors are placed on a seat of a chair, and whether a person on the seat sits upright is judged through pressure values detected by the four groups of pressure sensors; an ultrasonic sensor is placed on a chair backrest, and whether the person on the seat sits straight is judged through a distance measuring principle of the ultrasonic sensor, and if the person on the seat does not sit upright or straight, voice reminding is performed. The output ends of a first pressure detection module, a second pressure detection module, a third pressure detection module, a fourth pressure detection module and a sitting posture detection module of the intelligent chair control system are connected with the input end of a main controller, the output ends of a power source module, a clock module and a key module are connected with the inputend of the main controller, the output end of the main controller is connected with the input end of a display module, the output end of the main controller is connected with the input end of a voicereminding module, and an intelligent terminal is connected with the main controller through a wireless communication module.