1. The use of a disk with tines to stir espresso ground coffee in an espresso portafilter basket for the purpose of creating a more even distribution of said ground coffee to improve the taste of the resulting extraction of espresso coffee.
2. The simultaneous vertical and horizontal motion of the disk and tines referred to in claim Number One.
3. The use of a helix or worm gear to allow the disk with tines referred to in claim Number One to continue its horizontal motion, without stopping or reversing, as said disk with tines is moved both vertically and horizontally simultaneously as referred to in claim Number Two.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A personal support device, comprising:
a single elongated non-linear shaft;
a support attached to a top end of the shaft; and
a tip attached to a bottom end of the shaft which engages a support surface;
wherein the shaft extends either in front of or behind an individual supported by the device; and
wherein the support is configured to be at least partially disposed below a pelvis and extend between the legs of the individual supported by the device.
2. The support device of claim 1, wherein the shaft includes a bend formed therein.
3. The support device of claim 1, wherein the bend of the shaft defines an upper portion of the shaft and an adjacent lower portion of the shaft angularly offset from one another.
4. The support device of claim 3, wherein the upper portion of the shaft is of a greater length than the lower portion of the shaft.
5. The support device of claim 1, wherein the shaft is selectively adjustable in length.
6. The support device of claim 5, wherein the shaft comprises a pole slidably received within a tube.
7. The support device of claim 5, including a locking mechanism for locking the length of the shaft.
8. The support device of claim 6, including a series of generally aligned apertures formed in the tube, and a pin associated with the pole and biased so as to extend through an aligned aperture of the tube to lock the tube and pole with respect to one another.
9. The support device of claim 1, wherein the tip comprises an elastomeric material.
10. The support device of claim 1, wherein a bottom surface of the tip has a larger diameter than the shaft.
11. The support device of claim 1, wherein the tip includes a plurality of projections extending therefrom for grippingly engaging a surface.
12. The support device of claim 1, wherein the tip includes channels formed on a bottom surface thereof.
13. The support device of claim 1, including a projection extending generally transverse to the shaft intermediate the ends thereof and configured to facilitate transport or storage of the device.
14. The support device of claim 1, wherein the shaft is generally curved along a length thereof.
15. A personal support device, comprising:
a single elongated shaft of adjustable length having a bend adjacent to a bottom end thereof so as to define an upper shaft portion and a lower shaft portion angularly offset from one another, the upper shaft portion having a greater length than the lower shaft portion;
a locking mechanism for selectively locking the length of the shaft;
a support attached to a top end of the shaft; and
a tip attached to the bottom end of the shaft which engages a support surface;
wherein the shaft extends either in front of or behind an individual supported by the device; and
wherein the support is configured to be at least partially disposed below a pelvis and extend between the legs of the individual supported by the device.
16. The support device of claim 15, wherein the shaft comprises a pole slidably received within a tube.
17. The support device of claim 16, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a series of generally aligned apertures formed in the tube, and a pin associated with the pole and biased so as to extend through an aligned aperture of the tube to lock the tube and pole with respect to one another.
18. The support device of claim 15, wherein a bottom surface of the tip has a larger diameter than the shaft.
19. The support device of claim 15, wherein the tip includes a plurality of projections extending therefrom for grippingly engaging a surface.
20. The support device of claim 15, wherein the tip includes channels formed on a bottom surface thereof.
21. The support device of claim 15, including a projection extending generally transverse to the shaft intermediate the ends thereof and configured to facilitate transport or storage of the device.
22. A personal support device, comprising:
a single elongated shaft curved generally along the length thereof, the shaft being adjustable in length;
a locking mechanism for selectively locking the length of the shaft;
a support attached to a top end of the shaft; and
a tip attached to a bottom end of the shaft which engages a support surface;
wherein the shaft extends either in front of or behind an individual supported by the device; and
wherein the support is configured to be at least partially disposed below a pelvis and extend between the legs of the individual supported by the device.
23. The support device of claim 22, wherein the shaft comprises a pole slidably received within a tube.
24. The support device of claim 23, including a series of generally aligned apertures formed in the tube, and a pin associated with the pole and biased so as to extend through an aligned aperture of the tube to lock the tube and pole with respect to one another.
25. The support device of claim 22, wherein the tip comprises an elastomeric material.
26. The support device of claim 22, wherein a bottom surface of the tip has a larger diameter than the shaft.
27. The support device of claim 22, wherein the tip includes a plurality of projections extending therefrom for grippingly engaging a surface.
28. The support device of claim 22, wherein the tip includes channels formed on a bottom surface thereof.
29. The support device of claim 22, including a projection extending generally transverse to the shaft intermediate the ends thereof and configured to facilitate transport or storage of the device.