US2615503A - Foot and leg rest - Google Patents

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Oct. 28, 1952 E. E. ENGE 2,615,503

FOOT AND LEG REST Filed March a, 1950 INVENTOR.

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, Patented Oct. 28, 1 952 ,j 'M'yr present invention: relates to" improvements and? innovations in: foot and leg-rests of the type which inuse are balanced-on a' single floor-engagingglegmember; I

' I am aware that root and legrests have be'en previously proposed" of the type adapted to be bal- 'anced. on. a single floor-engaging leg member.

However, in so far-as I amawaresuch' prior foot and leg-rests of this type involved unsightly and rather complicated hinges and supporting'brackets and tie rods.

frhetobject of my present invention, generally stated, isa collapsible-foot and l g; rest of the type adapted to' balanceon a single fioor-engagingleg member... which. is free from hinges, tie rods,

brackets or shelves and is accordingly consider- "ably simpler, more economical to construct, and

more. attractive than prior foot and leg rests. of

th esame type.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of the foot'andleg rest shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the foot and leg rest of Fig. 1 taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig; lis a horizontal sectional view taken on Iine=4.--4 ofrFig. 3;..

Fig: 5 is: a frontelevational. view, broken away atthe-bottom, of the fioor engaging panel of the foot and. leg rest shown in Fig lgthe foot and-leg supporting panel being removed therefrom; and *Fig. 6 is a side elevational view showing the foot and leg rest of Fig. 1 in collapsed condition. Referring to the drawings, the foot and leg rest is indicated generally therein by the reference numeral 5 and it comprises a floor-engaging panel 6 and a foot and leg supporting panel I. The panels 6 and I may be formed of any suitable material, such as wood, plastic or metal. It will be understood 'that the panels 6 and I need not have continuous surfaces but may have cut-out portions therein either for purpose of decoration or for economy of material.

Panel 6 is a fiat rectangular member having correspondingly curved end portions 88 at the.

. iron- AN nnsr' Eats E. Enge, oii-ice ami A lication Mamas, msoysi nal no. 148,361. e oianiis. (014.55%169 1 and will, in part, appear herein- 2 top and bottom thereof, either o'f'which i's 'ad'apteel to engage and rest on the *fioor surface so as to provide for" a tilting and rocking motion-ofth'e footand' leg'rest The end portions tare-free f'rom sharp edges so that" the-foot and legrest 5 maybe safely used on any floor surface without danger of scratching or m'arkingg Midwa-i; between its ends, the floor -en'gag ing -panel' G is prov'ided with two horizontal slot openings l8'-l 0, as shnwninFigji. f g The foot and'leg supportingpa-nell preferably has areverse curvaturefso as; to conform to the natural shapeof the users leg: belowthel n'ieei Thus, the panel 1 is curved at H so as toiprovfde a; hollow for the calves ,of the users log and-is reversely curved at l 2 seas to conform to "the" ankle portionsof the usersfleg; Whil'e-theflfoot and leg supporting panel 1 can bemade without these" reverse curves, ittis preferred :to include hemin order to increase the comfortvalue of-1 the" footandlegresti' g At its outer;or front end, the panel?!hasfa downwardly curved end portion 1% whichis free-ofsharp edges andF-fsuited to fitunder-neath the users knees a'coinfortablemannen-'- "f I i At its front end the-foot and leg supporting. panel 1' is provided with apair orupwarmy -tumed hooks l d-M (Figs. 2'-and '3')'.' The-hooks M' are so spaced apart and have such-a width that-they may beeasily inserted through the slot' openings 1:0; provided therefor in the floore'engag'ing: panel 6-;The 'panel- T is also proyided adj acent itsi front depends from the underside of the panel 1' and extendsicrosswisethereofi g #Tlie stop [5 isso spaced inwardly iron w thehooks M that when the hooks HI are i-nserted through the openings 'I D a-nd brought -=into engagement with the rear. side of the panel 6- abet/ e the "openings l'llgthe stop I5" w-i1l engage the front side of the panel 6 just beneath the slot openings II]. This relationship is shown, for example, in Fig. 3, and prevents the foot and leg supporting panel I from tilting downwardly from its outwardly projecting position on the floorengaging panel 6 when the user places the weight of his lower legs thereon.

In order to retain the panels 6 and 1 in assembled relationship, a wing type button I5 is provided on the front side of the panel 6. The button I6 is spaced away from the front side of the panel 6 by a boss H. A screw l8serves to attach the that the top wing of the button engages the front side of the cleat 5 where it has been cut out for this purpose as indicatedat 20 in Fig. 3. In this position, the button locks together panels 6 and I.

In use, the foot and leg rest 5 is adjusted to a comfortable position, such as that shown in Fig. 1, by first placing only one foot and foreleg on the panel 1. After the desired position has thus been obtained in which the floor-engaging panel 6 will be tilted forwardly somewhat, the user next places his otherleg on ,the panel I and the foot and leg rest 5 willt'henbe' balanced on the floor about the bottom edge 8. The foot and leg rest 5 may be taken apart and stored in a collapsed position by turning the button IE to a horizontal position and then lifting the panel I upwardly relative to the panel 6 until the hooks l4 are turned down to a horizontal position so as to permit their with drawal from the slot openings to. The panelli maythen be placed on the panel i as shown-forexample, in Fig. 6.

1 Since certain changes may be made in the foregoing construction and diiferent embodiments thereof may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, all matter described above or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not inalimited sense. i -,What I; claim as newisz ,1: A foot-and leg rest comprising a floor-engaging panel for engaging the floor and extending upwardly therefrom and having a hook receiving ap'erturevtherein, and a foot and leg supporting panel adapted to be connected to-and project from the front side of said floor-engaging panel, said foot and leg supporting panel having an upwardly turned hook on the front end thereof adapted to fit through said aperture in said floor-engaging panel so asto engage the back siderthereof at a place above said aperture, and said foot and leg supportingpanel having a stop on the undersidethereof and adjacent the front end thereof adapted to engage the front side of said fioor-engaging, panel at a place below said aperture, said hook and-,stop together serving to lock said foot and-leg supporting panel in place so ,-a s to prevent it from turning downwardly whenthe user rests his feet and lower legs thereon withsaidfioor-engaging panel restin and balancing on the floor. 1

2.;Afoot and leg rest comprising a, floor-engaging panel for engaging the floor and extending upwardly therefrom and'having a plurality of hook receiving-apertures provided therein on arline extending crosswise of-said floor-engaging panel, and a foot and leg supporting panel adapted to vbe connected to and project at approximately right angles fromthe front side of said floor-engaging panel, said foot and leg supporting panel having a plurality of upwardly turned hooks on the front end thereof corre- ..1y when the user rests his feet and forelegs on 4 sponding in number and spacing to said apertures therefor in said floor-engaging panel, said hooks being adapted to be inserted and removed through said apertures so as to engage the back side of said floor-engaging panel at points above said aperture, and said foot and leg supporting panel having a cleat shaped stop attached to the underside thereof and spaced rearwardly of said hooks a distance approximately equal to the thickness of said floor-engaging. panel at said apertures, said stop engaging the front side of said floor-engagin panel below the level of said apertures, said hooks and stop together serving to lock said foot and leg supporting member in place so as to prevent it from turning downwardsaid foot and. leg supporting panel with said floor-engaging panel resting and balancing on the floor.

3. The foot and leg rest called for in claim 2 wherein the v hook receiving apertures. in said floor-engagin panel are in the form of elongated horizontal slots, and said hooks on said foot and leg supporting panel have a width and thickness whereby they may be readily inserted and withdrawn through said slots without substantial free play.

4. The footand leg rest called for in claim 2 wherein said foot and leg supporting panel has reversely curved portions to conform to the undersides of the users forelegs. I

5. The foot and leg rest called for in claim 2 wherein said floor-engaging panel has a floor engaging end portion providedon each end thereof and said slots are located midway between said opposite endsjofthe floor-engaging panel where} by said floor-engaging panel may be used with either end up.

6. Thefoot and leg rest called for in claim 2 wherein there is a locking button on the front side of said floor-engaging panel which may be turned soas to'engage said stop and prevent it from moving away from, its said engagement with said floor-engaging panel.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Date 438,879 Great Britain Nov. 26, 1935 EVELYNYE. ENGE.

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