US 12,226,031 B2
Deployable backrest, footrail and anti-fatigue mat ergonomic office stool
Mark E. Benden, College Station, TX (US); and Jackson C. Jarman, Richardson, TX (US)
Assigned to The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX (US)
Filed by The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/099,815.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/303,828, filed on Jan. 27, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0232993 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. A47C 7/00 (2006.01); A47C 7/50 (2006.01); A47C 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 9/025 (2013.01) [A47C 7/004 (2013.01); A47C 7/50 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stool comprising:
a base;
a post comprising a proximal end connected to the base and a distal end disposed opposite the proximal end;
a seat coupled to the distal end of the post; and
a deployable anti-fatigue mat movably attached to the base,
wherein the deployable anti-fatigue mat comprises a first portion pivotally joined to a second portion.