Method for assessing the body length, method of assessing a growth curve and device for carrying out such measurements

Claim 1

A method of assessing human body length of a given person by carrying out a length measurement comprising sitting a given person so that the lower leg of that person is at an angle to the upper leg; measuring the length of the lower leg and multiplying the measured length of said lower leg by a factor which is a previously measured ratio of the given person's total body length to the given person's lower leg length, said method being carried out by a device comprising means for sitting a person in a position so that the person's knee is bent and measuring means for measuring the length of the leg from the top of the knee, at least one of said means being adjustable in a direction of height and displaceable in a forward or backward direction, said measuring means comprising one or two posts along which at least one measuring plate can be placed on the knee.

Claim 2

A method of assessing human body length of a given person by carrying out a length measurement comprising sitting a given person so that the lower leg of that person is at an angle to the upper leg; measuring the length of the lower leg and multiplying the measured length of said lower leg by a factor which is a previously measured ratio of the given person's total body length to the given person's lower leg length, said method being carried out by a device comprising means for sitting a person in a position so that the person's knee is bent and measuring means for measuring the length of the leg from the top of the knee, at least one of said means being adjustable in a direction of height and displaceable in a forward or backward direction, said measuring means comprising one or two posts along which at least one measuring plate can be placed on the knee.

Claim 4

A device as claimed in claims 1 or 2 wherein said sitting means is adjustable in a direction of height and slidable along a frame in a forward and a backward direction.

Claim 5

A device as claimed in claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein the measuring means comprises a foot support on a frame, two posts connected to and extending above said support, a measuring plate slidably mounted on said posts and means for indicating the height of said plate with respect to said frame.

Claim 7

A method of assessing human body length of a given person by carrying out a length measurement comprising sitting a given person to that the lower leg of that person is at an angle to the upper leg; measuring the length of the lower leg and multiplying the measured length of said lower leg by a factor which is a previously measured ratio of the given person's total body length to the given person's lower leg length and wherein said person is placed on a chair, adjusting the height of the chair so that the person's feet are flatly bearing on a foot support and adjusting the location of said chair relative to a measuring plate so that an acute angle is formed between the lower leg and the upper leg, bringing said measuring plate into contact with the upper leg, moving said chair until a more acute angle is formed between the upper leg and the lower leg, during which movement the maximum distance between the foot support and the measuring plate is measured.

Claim 8

A method of assessing human body length of a given person by carrying out a length measurement comprising sitting a given person to that the lower leg of that person is at an angle to the upper leg; measuring the length of the lower leg and multiplying the measured length of said lower leg by a factor which is a previously measured ratio of the given person's total body length to the given person's lower leg length and wherein said person is placed on a chair, adjusting the height of the chair so that the person's feet are flatly bearing on a foot support and adjusting the location of said chair relative to a measuring plate so that an acute angle is formed between the lower leg and the upper leg, bringing said measuring plate into contact with the upper leg, moving said chair until a more acute angle is formed between the upper leg and the lower leg, during which movement the maximum distance between the foot support and the measuring plate is measured.

Claim 10

A method of assessing human body length of a given person by carrying out a length measurement comprising sitting a given person so that the lower leg of that person is at an angle to the upper leg; measuring the length of the lower leg and multiplying the measured length of said lower leg by a factor which is a previously measured ratio of the given person's total body length to the given person's lower leg length, wherein the measuring is performed by measuring the distance between the underside of a foot and the top side of a bent knee, and wherein said person is placed on a chair, adjusting the height of the chair so that the person's feet are flatly bearing on a foot support and adjusting the location of said chair relative to a measuring plate so that an acute angle is formed between the lower leg and the upper leg, bringing said measuring plate into contact with the upper leg, moving said chair until a more acute angle is formed between the upper leg and the lower leg, during which movement the maximum distance between the foot support and the measuring is measured.

Claim 11

A method of assessing human body length of a given person by carrying out a length measurement comprising sitting a given person so that the lower leg of that person is at an angle to the upper leg; measuring the length of the lower leg and multiplying the measured length of said lower leg by a factor which is a previously measured ratio of the given person's total body length to the given person's lower leg length, wherein the measuring is performed by measuring the distance between the underside of a foot and the top side of a bent knee, and wherein said person is placed on a chair, adjusting the height of the chair so that the person's feet are flatly bearing on a foot support and adjusting the location of said chair relative to a measuring plate so that an acute angle is formed between the lower leg and the upper leg, bringing said measuring plate into contact with the upper leg, moving said chair until a more acute angle is formed between the upper leg and the lower leg, during which movement the maximum distance between the foot support and the measuring is measured.

Claim 12

A device for measuring the length of the lower leg of a human body comprising: first means for sitting a person so that its lower leg is at an acute angle to its upper leg; second means for measuring the length of said lower leg from the top of the knee to the bottom of the foot; and means for adjusting the distance between said first means and second means to vary said acute angle and assure measurement of the maximum distance between said top of the knee and said bottom of the foot.

Claim 13

A device for measuring the length of the lower leg of a human body comprising: first means for sitting a person so that its lower leg is at an acute angle to its upper leg; second means for measuring the length of said lower leg from the top of the knee to the bottom of the foot; and means for adjusting the distance between said first means and second means to vary said acute angle and assure measurement of the maximum distance between said top of the knee and said bottom of the foot.