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US 12,127,996 B2Granted
Knee crutch
AssigneeMedical Depot, Inc.
InventorMax Jefferies Younger
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Abstract
A knee crutch includes a leg tube; a support tube secured to the leg tube and comprising a platform portion and a vertical portion; a cradle positioned atop and secured to the platform portion of the support tube; and a thigh restraint coupled to the vertical portion of the support tube. The thigh restraint has a pair of wings operably coupled to an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism is configured to simultaneously and dependently adjust an angular position of the pair of wings.
Claims20
A knee crutch, comprising:
- a leg tube;
- a support tube secured to the leg tube and comprising a platform portion and a vertical portion;
- a cradle positioned atop and secured to the platform portion of the support tube;
- and
- a thigh restraint coupled to the vertical portion of the support tube, the thigh restraint comprising a pair of wings operably coupled to an adjustment mechanism, wherein the adjustment mechanism is configured to simultaneously and dependently adjust an angular position of the pair of wings.
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A knee crutch, comprising:
- a frame, comprising:
- a leg tube comprising a foot;
- and
- a support tube coupled to the leg tube, the support tube comprising a generally horizontal platform portion and a generally vertical portion;
- a cradle positioned atop and secured to the platform portion of the support tube substantially along a length of the platform portion;
- and
- a thigh restraint coupled to the vertical portion of the support tube, the thigh restraint comprising:
- a brace;
- an adjustment mechanism coupled to the brace;
- a first wing comprising a first end and a second end, the first end being rotatably coupled to the brace, the first wing further comprising a first extension member comprising a proximal and a distal end, the proximal end of the first extension member being rotatably coupled to the first wing via a bracket, and the distal end of the first extension member being in operable communication with the adjustment mechanism;
- a second wing comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of the second wing being rotatably coupled to the brace, the second wing further comprising a second extension member comprising a proximal and a distal end, the proximal end of the second extension member being rotatably coupled to the second wing via a bracket, the distal end of the second extension member being in operable communication with the adjustment mechanism;
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- a strap extending between the respective second ends of the first and second wings, the strap being secured to one of the respective second ends of the first and second wings and selectively temporarily coupled to the other of the respective second ends of the first and second wings;
- wherein actuating the adjustment mechanism simultaneously and dependently adjusts an angular position each of the first and second wings.
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A knee crutch, comprising:
- a frame;
- a cradle supported by the frame;
- and
- a thigh restraint coupled to frame, the thigh restraint comprising a pair of wings operably coupled to an adjustment mechanism;
- wherein actuating the adjustment mechanism in a first direction causes the wings to simultaneously and dependently move toward one another, and actuating the adjustment mechanism in a second direction causes the wings to simultaneously and dependently move away from one another.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.