Ergonomic handles for mobility and rehabilitation devices
AssigneeUrban Poling Inc.
InventorsMandy Shintani, Jocelyn Clennett, Diana Oliver
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Abstract
The invention provides an ergonomic handle for a mobility device comprising a central column grip region that has its lower portion extend outwards, forming a support ledge, for an ulnar portion of a user's hand upon the hand gripping the central column grip region, that extends substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the central column grip region, surrounding the lower portion of the grip region, the handle having a slit cavity that splits the support ledge and extends upward into the central column grip region, and the support ledge having an incline ledge portion that is sloped downward at a rear area of the support ledge.
Claims16
An ergonomic handle for a mobility device comprising a central column grip region and a lower portion extending outwards, forming a support ledge for an ulnar portion of a user's hand upon the hand gripping the central column grip region in which:
- a) the handle has a slit cavity that splits the support ledge and extends upward into the central column grip region, and b) the slit cavity is swept upward in an arc from the support ledge and offset from, but parallel to, a longitudinal axis of the central column grip region, the slit cavity being cut in to a depth of approximately 50% of a latitudinal thickness of the handle at a base of the arc, and cut in to a depth diminishing to zero depth at a top of the arc.
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