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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2017
Boston Incubator Center, Llc, Waltham, MA (US);
Haruhiko Harry Asada, Lincoln, MA (US);
Boston Incubator Center, LLC, Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for passively supporting the upper body of a human user working at or near the ground are described herein. In one aspect, an upper body support system braces the torso of a human user against a surface of the work environment. This frees the hands and arms of the human user that would otherwise be occupied supporting the human torso. This enables a human user to comfortably use both hands to execute a particular work task. The upper body support system performs the support functionality described herein without the use of active devices. The upper body support system includes one or more passive upper body support assemblies each coupled to a harness assembly worn by the human user. Each passive upper body support assembly includes an extensible body support limb that extends toward the surface of the working environment and supports the human user compliantly.