Patent ID: 7818847

Claim:
An arm-supporting apparatus for assisting a user to transport an existing object between remote locations, said arm-supporting apparatus comprising: an existing handle; a spring member comprising a plurality of coils and being resiliently adaptable along an arcuate path; a brace attached to a proximal end of said spring member and being proximally offset from a fulcrum axis of said coils; and a bracket section statically attached to a brace portion of the existing object and said spring member in such a manner that said spring member remains anchored to said bracket section during operating conditions, said spring member extending rearwardly beyond a proximal end of the brace portion such that a user arm is abutted against a bottom surface of said brace, said brace and said spring member being resiliently urged along said arcuate path when transporting the existing object; wherein said spring member further comprises: a plurality of non-resilient rectilinear segments oriented parallel to each other and disposed along a top surface of the existing handle, each of said rectilinear segments having axially opposed proximal and distal ends mated with said coils and intercalated within said bracket section respectively; and a substantially U-shaped proximal segment attached to said coils respectively and being angularly offset along first and second planes extending upwardly and rearwardly away from a horizontal plane of said rectilinear segments respectively; wherein said bracket section comprises: an elongated base plate having an arcuate shape conforming to a contour of the existing handle, said base plate being directly seated on the existing handle and maintaining a fixed relationship therewith; an elongated top plate directly seated over said base plate in such a manner that said rectilinear segments are securely intercalated between said base and top plates, said rectilinear segments maintaining a uniform spatial distance therebetween that is less than a width of the existing handle; and a plurality of fastening assemblies penetrated through said top and base plates as well as the existing handle for statically mating said bracket section to a curvature of the existing handle while allowing said U-shaped proximal segment to resiliently oscillate along said arcuate path.