Leg rest for vehicle driver{40 s seat

Claim 1

An automotive vehicle leg rest for supporting the throttle pedal operating leg of the seated vehicle driver in a nonfatiguing position n comprising, in combination, a substantially L-shaped bracket member having a horizontally disposed flat section adapted to overlie the vehicle seat in the region immediately adjacent the thigh of the operating leg of the vehicle driver and a depending vertically disposed section adapted to overlie the front surface of the seat to limit rearward shifting of said bracket on said seat, said flat section of the bracket being integrally provided along the side thereof proximate the vehicle driver''s thigh with an upstanding side wing part laterally inclined away from the driver''s body, said upstanding side wing part having top marginal edge which slopes downwardly and rearwardly from the front of the bracket and a rounded front marginal edge which projects freely forward from a point spaced short of the front end of said flat section of said bracket, said wing part being of an overall length and height adequate to buttress the outer side of the seated driver''s thigh in the region thereof closely adjoining the driver''s knee, and means for detachably securing said bracket to the seat in operative position to serve as a side rest for buttressing the thigh of the operating driver''s leg against outward lateral movement.