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2. Footstool - Wikipedia

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   It is typically a short, wide, four-legged stool. The top is upholstered and padded in a fabric or animal hide, such as leather. This type of footstool is also a type of ottoman. It allows the seated person to rest their feet upon it, supporting the legs at a mostly horizontal level, thus giving rise to the alternate term footrest. High quality ...

3. Leg mechanism - Wikipedia

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   the foot has to touch the ground for at least half of the cycle for a two/four leg mechanism [1] or respectively, a third of the cycle for a three/six leg mechanism; minimized moving mass; vertical center of mass always inside the base of support [1] the speed of each leg or group of legs should be separately controllable for steering [6]

4. Walker (mobility) - Wikipedia

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   With the use of wheels and glides, the user may push the walker ahead as opposed to picking it up. This makes for easier use of the walker, as it does not require the user to use their arms to lift the walker. This is beneficial for those with little arm strength. A walker is often used by those who are recuperating from leg or back injuries.

5. Ottoman (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   Generally, ottomans have neither backs nor arms. They may be an upholstered low couch or a smaller cushioned seat used as a table, stool or footstool. The seat may have hinges and a lid for the inside hollow, which can be used for storing linen, magazines, or other items, making it a form of storage furniture.

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7. Limb (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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   The cranial pair (i.e. closer to the head) of limbs are known as the forelimbs or front legs, and the caudal pair (i.e. closer to the tail or coccyx) are the hindlimbs or back legs. In animals with a more erect bipedal posture (mainly hominid primates, particularly humans), the forelimbs and hindlimbs are often called upper and lower limbs ...

8. Comparative foot morphology - Wikipedia

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   Skeletons of a human and an elephant. Comparative foot morphology involves comparing the form of distal limb structures of a variety of terrestrial vertebrates.Understanding the role that the foot plays for each type of organism must take account of the differences in body type, foot shape, arrangement of structures, loading conditions and other variables.

9. Stool (seat) - Wikipedia

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   A stool is a raised seat commonly supported by three or four legs, but with neither armrests nor a backrest (in early stools), and typically built to accommodate one occupant. As some of the earliest forms of seat , stools are sometimes called backless chairs despite how some modern stools have backrests.