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Granted Patent B2
US 9,084,492 · App. 13/918,830 · Granted Jul 21, 2015

Portable kneeling apparatus

Inventor: Cynthia Guillory (Katy, TX)
A47C16/04
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,084,492
App. No.
13/918,830
Granted
Jul 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A portable kneeling apparatus for providing a selectively deployable fixed structure on which to kneel on comfortably. The portable kneeling apparatus comprises a rectangular body having a padded top surface and a solid bottom surface, two foldable fork legs disposed on opposing ends of the bottom surface of the rectangular body, and handle attached to one end of the top surface which turns both down and away from the portable kneeling apparatus. In this manner, the portable kneeling apparatus allows for the selective deployment of a padded surface secured to the ground by way of two fork legs which, when not deployed, is forms merely a substantially flat rectangular board structure which can be carried by most users with one arm.

Claims (7)

1. A portable kneeling apparatus comprising:

a rectangular body having a padded top surface on its top side and a solid bottom surface on the side opposite that of the padded top surface;

two fork legs disposed on said rectangular body on opposing ends of the bottom surface, each configured to be inserted into the ground when placed in a perpendicular orientation relative to the rectangular body through a plurality of tines;

a discrete handle attached to one side of the rectangular body, wherein the handle is attached to the rectangular body through a swivel joint such that it is configured to be selectably placed in at least two distinct positions and the handle is separate and distinct from the leg support and swivels about an axis that extends along a longitudinal dimension of the rectangular body; and

wherein said fork legs are foldable such that can be selectively placed in a perpendicular orientation relative to the rectangular body or a parallel configuration against the bottom surface.

2. The portable kneeling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said rectangular body comprises a rigid rectangular profile.

3. The portable kneeling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fork legs are each configured to be inserted into the ground when placed in a perpendicular orientation relative to the rectangular body through two tines.

Continuity (1)
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