Multi-functional foot crutch
AssigneeJoint Project Limited
InventorGillian Thies
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Abstract
A crutch (102) for supporting a leg of a user is described. The crutch comprises a handle (112), a base portion (116) having plurality of legs (114) that define a footprint when contacting the ground, and a main rod (123) connecting the handle and the base portion. The base portion (116) is moveable to alter the length of the crutch (102) from a first configuration to a second configuration, and wherein in the first configuration the handle (112) is positioned at a first distance from the base portion (116) for gripping by an ambulatory user and in the second configuration the handle (112) is positioned at a second, shorter, distance from the base portion (116) for resting a foot of a sitting user; and wherein the base portion (116) provides a smaller footprint in the first configuration than in the second configuration.
Claims8
A crutch for supporting a leg of a user, said crutch comprising:
- a handle;
- a base portion having a plurality of legs, said legs defining a footprint when contacting the ground wherein the base portion comprises a recess for each leg, each recess defining a movement path for one of the legs;
- and
- a main rod connecting the handle and the base portion,
- wherein the legs of the base portion are moveable to alter the height of the handle from a first configuration to a second configuration, and wherein in the first configuration the handle is positioned at a first height for gripping by an ambulatory user and in the second configuration the handle is positioned at a second, shorter, distance for resting a foot of a sitting user;
- wherein the base portion comprises a hub portion and a locking section that cooperate to lock the legs parallel to a longitudinal axis of the main rod in the first configuration and wherein the locking section is rotatably engaged with the hub portion to releasably lock the legs in the first configuration;
- and
- wherein in the second configuration the legs of the base portion are splayed outward away from the longitudinal axis of the main rod to provide a larger footprint in the second configuration than in the first configuration.
A crutch for supporting a leg of a user, said crutch comprising:
- a handle;
- a base portion having a plurality of legs, said legs defining a footprint when contacting the ground;
- and
- a main rod connecting the handle and the base portion;
- wherein the legs of the base portion are moveable to alter the height of the handle from a first configuration to a second configuration, and wherein in the first configuration the handle is positioned at a first height for gripping by an ambulatory user and in the second configuration the handle is positioned at a second, shorter, height for resting a foot of a sitting user;
- and
- wherein in the second configuration the legs of the base portion are splayed to provide a larger footprint in the second configuration than in the first configuration;
- wherein the base portion comprises a hub portion and a locking section that cooperate to lock the legs offset from and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the main rod in the first configuration;
- and
- wherein the hub portion comprises semi-circular openings, each semi-circular opening aligned with one of the plurality of legs in the second configuration to define an end stop for the leg to limit movement of the leg away from the main rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.