Orthopedic foot support for salon chair

Abstract

A novel foot rest for a salon chair specifically designed to allow a user to rest one of their feet on the step as they move around a customer sitting in the chair. The orthopedic footrest is attached to the base of the chair positioned far enough out from the base to provide a support for the user to rest his/her feet but not too far so as to impede the stylist movement about the chair. Resting one foot on the elevated step puts relieves stress on the user's feet, hips, back and joints thereby reducing pain and injury to the same.

1 . A footrest for a salon chair, comprising:
 a footrest having a foot support portion, said footrest comprising a collar system that is configured to attach to a pedestal of said salon chair so as to secure said footrest to said pedestal at a predetermined height off of the floor, said foot support portion being connected to a plurality of spoke-like supports that are attached to said collar system at one end and said foot support portion at the other.   
     
     
         2 . The footrest of  claim 1  wherein said foot support portion of said footrest is configured so as to have at least two different heights off of said floor. 
     
     
         3 . The footrest of  claim 2  wherein said support portion is a single continuous foot support having portions of different heights, said portions of different heights alternate from further from the floor to closer to the floor as one moves about a circumference of said foot support portion. 
     
     
         4 . The footrest of  claim 2  wherein said spoke-like supports further comprise a translational guide mechanism that is configured to extend and retract relative to said adjustable collar system. 
     
     
         5 . The footrest of  claim 1  wherein said collar system is configured so as to be rotatable about the salon chair. 
     
     
         6 . The footrest of  claim 4  wherein said foot support portion further comprises a plurality of separations that are configured to separate as said translational guide mechanism extends away from said pedestal. 
     
     
         7 . The footrest of  claim 1  wherein the collar system is configured so that it removably attaches said footrest to said salon chair. 
     
     
         8 . The footrest of  claim 7  wherein the collar system of the device comprises a quick-release mechanism for attaching and removing said footrest from a salon chair. 
     
     
         9 . A footrest for a salon chair, comprising:
 a removable footrest having a first and second foot support portions, said footrest comprising an adjustable collar system that is configured to removably attach to a pedestal of said salon chair so as to secure said footrest to said pedestal at a predetermined height off of the floor;   said first foot support portion being connected to a plurality of spoke-like supports that are attached to said adjustable collar system at one end and said foot support portion at the other and said second foot support portion being connected to a plurality of spoke-like supports that are attached to said adjustable collar system at one end and said foot support portion at the other wherein said first foot support is positioned above said second foot support so as to provide a multilevel foot support system.   
     
     
         10 . The footrest of  claim 9  wherein the collar system is configured so that it removably attaches said footrest to said salon chair. 
     
     
         11 . The footrest of  claim 10  wherein the collar system of the device comprises a quick-release mechanism for attaching and removing said footrest from a salon chair. 
     
     
         12 . A footrest for a salon chair, comprising:
 a footrest having a foot support portion,   a collar system attached to said footrest configured to attach to said salon chair so as to secure said footrest to said salon chair at a predetermined height off of the floor, said collar system comprising a first portion having an inner surface and an outer surface and a second portion having an inner surface and an outer surface, said first portion configured to attach to said salon chair and said second portion configured to rotate about said first portion on a bearing mechanism disposed there between so as to allow said second portion of said collar system to rotate about said first portion of said salon chair as said first portion remains attached to said salon chair; and   said foot support portion having a plurality of spoke-like supports having two oppositely opposed ends, said spoke-like supports being attached to said outer surface of said first portion of said collar system at one end and said foot support portion at the other.   
     
     
         13 . The footrest of  claim 12  wherein said foot support portion has a substantially circular shape and is configured to have a continuous slope around a circumference of said foot support portion. 
     
     
         14 . The footrest of  claim 12  wherein said collar system further comprises a braking system that is activated in a first position and released in a second position so as to allow the rotation of said footrest about said collar system when in said second position and locked in place when said footrest is positioned in a first position. 
     
     
         15 . The footrest of  claim 12  wherein the collar system is configured so that it removably attaches said footrest to said salon chair. 
     
     
         16 . The footrest of  claim 12  wherein the collar system of the device comprises a quick-release mechanism for attaching and removing said footrest from a salon chair. 
     
     
         17 . A salon chair comprising the footrest of  claim 1  permanently attached to a portion of said salon chair. 
     
     
         18 . A salon chair comprising the footrest of  claim 9  permanently attached to a portion of said salon chair. 
     
     
         19 . A salon chair comprising the footrest of  claim 12  permanently attached to a portion of said salon chair.