Ergonomic antifatigue seating device and method
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1. A method of imparting movement to the hips and lower mid-section of a seated person wherein the movement and stimulation simulates that which is imparted to the person through walking, comprising the steps of:
- a) placing a support element which has a left side support and a right side support bracketing a central point so that the support element is under the hips of the seated person with the left side support under the left hip and the right side support under the right hip;
b) restraining said support element so as to fix a position of said central point while permitting universal movement of said support element about said central point;
c) pivoting said support element about said central point so as to alternately raise and lower said left and right side supports, thereby alternately lifting one hip of the seated person and then the other hip; and
d) simultaneously pivoting said support element about said central point so as to alternately rotate said left and right side supports forward and backward, thereby cyclically moving the hips of the seated person forward and backward at the same time that they are being cyclically raised and lowered.
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A method and apparatus is disclosed for periodically and rhythmically lifting one hip of a seated person and then the other, thereby simulating the muscle stimulation and relaxation imparted to a person by walking. A rotatable support panel is provided for alternately lifting and moving backward and forward each hip of a seated person.
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1. A method of imparting movement to the hips and lower mid-section of a seated person wherein the movement and stimulation simulates that which is imparted to the person through walking, comprising the steps of:
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a) placing a support element which has a left side support and a right side support bracketing a central point so that the support element is under the hips of the seated person with the left side support under the left hip and the right side support under the right hip; b) restraining said support element so as to fix a position of said central point while permitting universal movement of said support element about said central point; c) pivoting said support element about said central point so as to alternately raise and lower said left and right side supports, thereby alternately lifting one hip of the seated person and then the other hip; and d) simultaneously pivoting said support element about said central point so as to alternately rotate said left and right side supports forward and backward, thereby cyclically moving the hips of the seated person forward and backward at the same time that they are being cyclically raised and lowered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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