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Measuring device for determining an uneven loading of the human body in the upright position

  • US 6,962,568 B1
  • Filed: 03/05/2000
  • Issued: 11/08/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A measuring device for determining an incorrect posture and/or uneven loading of a human body in an upright posture, comprising:

  • (a) a base element comprising two weight balances, the base element being provided with at least one abutment for positioning heels of a person to be measured, wherein the at least one abutment defines a rear frontal plane; and

    (b) an adjustment unit for positioning individual body points or regions of a person to be measured, the adjustment unit comprising;

    (i) at least two vertical struts which define a positioning axis for the definition of a middle body line of the person to be measured; and

    (ii) a first vertically displaceable fixation element and a second vertically displaceable fixation element positioned on the at least two vertical struts for fixing a hip region and a shoulder region, wherein each of said first and second fixation elements comprises a first and a second displaceable transverse strut and a first and a second sagittal rod displaceably attached to said first and second transverse struts, and wherein a first and a second pivotable and displaceable measuring bar are provided on said first and second saggital rods,whereby the position of a body point to be measured may be determined in a transverse plane defined by the first and second transverse struts and the first and second sagittal rods.

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