Patent ID: 6726276
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
An integrated system comprising a body positioner in cooperation with a work station to enable accurate and repeatable correlation between the body positioner and the work station, in one of a combination of 3-axis positions, wherein a user can arrange the body positioner within a plurality of ergonomic ranges relative to the work station and to perform various excursions of preferred healthy postures, the integrated system comprising:the work station; a body support, the body support including a plurality of pressure bearing surfaces being variably angularly adjustable, a plurality of linkages and cylinders being secured to support structures of said plurality of pressure bearing surfaces for variably angularly adjusting respective pressure bearing surfaces; coupling means to integrate the work station with the body support; means for adjusting the body support; means for adjustably configuring the body support in a plurality of dispositions suitable to support a user in a plurality of the preferred postures, the preferred postures ranging from a sitting disposition to a substantially erect disposition, wherein said means for adjustably configuring includes a support pad pivotally and rotatably mounted to secure the user in contact with said body support during the various excursions of preferred healthy postures; and said coupling means providing structural support and correlation between said means for adjustably configuring and said means for adjusting.