Mobility assistance devices
OwnerWayland H. Cato IIIinventor
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Abstract
Devices for assisting a frail or physically handicapped user include an angled handgrip that is positioned for use by the user in rising from a seated or reclined position. The device may be in the form of a crutch in which the handgrip projects rearwardly from the upper end of the crutch, preferably at an angle of about 45° from vertical. Alternatively, the device may be in the form of a telescoping shaft that is attached to a frame member of a chair or bed, with the handgrip projecting rearwardly from the upper end of the telescoping shaft.
Claims15
A telescoping crutch comprising:
- a) an upper shaft section having an upper end;
- b) a lower shaft section having a lower end, said lower shaft section being slidably positioned within said upper shaft section;
- c) a first handgrip slidably positionable on said upper shaft section, said handgrip extending generally transversely from said upper shaft section;
- d) an underarm support extending generally transversely from said upper shaft section above said first handgrip;
- e) a lifting handgrip extending from the upper end of said upper shaft section at an angle to said upper shaft section, and to the side of said upper shaft section opposite from said lower handgrip.
A chair adapted to facilitate rising of a user from said chair comprising:
- a) a chair having a front side and a back side and a frame member;
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- b) a telescoping shaft including a lower shaft section having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end of said shaft section being releasibly attached to said frame member, and an upper shaft section slidable within said lower shaft section, said upper shaft section having an upper end;
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- c) a lifting handgrip extending toward the back side of said chair, said handgrip being positioned for gripping by a seated user when said shaft lower end is attached to said frame member.
A bed adapted to facilitate rising of a user from said bed comprising:
- a) a bed having a foot, a head, sides and a frame member;
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- b) a telescoping shaft including a lower shaft section having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end of said shaft section being releasibly attached to said frame member, and an upper shaft section slidable within said lower shaft section, said upper shaft section having an upper end;
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- c) a lifting handgrip extending from the upper end of said upper shaft section toward the head of said bed, said handgrip being positioned for gripping by a user reclined on said bed when said shaft lower end is attached to said frame member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.