Crutch
AssigneeMedical Depot, Inc.
InventorMax J. Younger
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Abstract
A crutch includes an arm rest having an elbow end and a front end, the front end defining a front face having a first opening formed therein, and a bottom edge forming a second opening. The crutch has a handle extending outwardly from the front end of the arm rest, but not from the first or second openings. A leg is received into one of the first and second openings in a first configuration, and into the other of the first and second openings in a second configuration. The leg is selectively convertible between the first and second configuration.
Claims18
A crutch, comprising:
- a leg having an upper end portion, and a bottom end portion supporting a foot;
- a main body coupled to the upper end portion of the leg, the main body including:
- an arm rest support configured to support a user's forearm relative to the leg, the arm rest support including a rear end portion, and a front end portion, wherein the front end portion of the arm rest support extends frontwardly of a longitudinal axis defined by the leg, and the rear end portion of the arm rest support extends rearwardly of the longitudinal axis of the leg;
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- a cradle configured to receive the user's forearm, the cradle having a rear end portion pivotably coupled to the rear end portion of the arm rest support, and a front end portion;
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- a handle extending upwardly from the main body and positioned adjacent the front end portion of the arm rest support.
A main body of a crutch, the main body comprising:
- an arm rest support including a rear end portion, and a front end portion;
- a cradle configured to receive a user's forearm and elbow, the cradle having a front end portion detachably engaged with the arm rest support, and a rear end portion hingedly coupled to the rear end portion of the arm rest support such that the cradle is configured to pivot relative to the arm rest support while retaining the user's forearm and elbow;
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- a handle extending upwardly from the front end portion of the arm rest support.
A main body for a crutch, comprising:
- a first section including an upper end portion, and a bottom end portion defining an opening configured for receiving a leg of the crutch;
- a second section extending from the upper end portion of the first section at an obtuse angle;
- a third section having a front end portion extending substantially perpendicularly from an upper end portion of the second section, and a rear end portion;
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- a cradle hingedly secured to the third section, the cradle having an elbow end portion and an open end portion longitudinally spaced apart from the elbow end portion, wherein the cradle is configured to pivot relative to the third section between a first configuration, in which the open end portion and the elbow end portion of the cradle are adjacent the third section, and a second configuration, in which at least one of the open end portion of the cradle is spaced above the front end portion of the third section or the elbow end portion is spaced above the rear end portion of the third section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.