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US 10,537,150 B2Granted
Movement assistance device
AssigneeAplinov
InventorMichel Bruel
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Abstract
A movement assistance device comprising a first element for rigidly connecting the device to one foot of a user and transmitting a thrust force to said foot; and a second element linked to the first element by link means and intended to be in contact with the ground; the device further comprises means for transmitting a force from an exogenous energy source, to the first element and/or to the second element, in order to separate them from each other.
Claims14
A mobility assistance device, comprising:
- a first element for solidly attaching the device to a user's foot and for transmitting a thrust to the foot, the first element comprising a first flat structure having an upper face to be in contact with the user's foot and lower face;
- a second element connected to the first element by a linking element and designed to be in contact with the ground, the second element comprising a second flat structure having an upper face opposite the lower face of the first element and a lower face to be in contact with the ground, the second flat structure comprising a fastening device on its lower face for attaching a ski to the second flat structure;
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- a mechanism for transmitting a force to the first element and/or to the second element, to drive separation of the first element and the second element, the force being derived from an energy source corresponding to a user's upper limb and/or to an electric energy source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.