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Prehensile Foot RestraintProposed prehensile foot restraint enables such workers as astronauts and divers to maintain fixed positions in zero gravity or in buoyancy with minimal effort. With foot restraint worker devotes attention fully to task at hand, with little concern about holding on to supporting structure. Claw near toe of shoe grips rail. Wearer uses flexible shaft, first to lock claw tightly on bar; then, when work is done, to open claw. Underwater or in space, device boosts productivity.
Document ID
19870000373
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
Authors
Willits, Charles A.
(Rockwell International Corp.)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs
Volume: 11
Issue: 7
ISSN: 0145-319X
Subject Category
Life Sciences
Report/Patent Number
MSC-21071
Accession Number
87B10373
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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