Crutch and sitting device
OwnerNami Khademhosseiniinventor
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Abstract
A device for Crutches and Sitting Device as an improvement of the basic crutch to provide needed support to ameliorate potential injuries and improve ambulation for persons suffering from injured lower limbs, lumbar region or other injuries, and who frequently require using crutches for mobility. Normally, the conventional crutches require more energy from the user than merely walking, and frequently, a crutch user may require rest. Prior crutch systems have not provided a convenient way to provide the user with such rest. Also, we show crutch support in sitting position that works as a simple and handy decompression system for herniated or bulged discs and injured/weak back muscles. An integrated crutch and walker system is described
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1-5. (canceled)
A hand grip for a crutch system, said crutch system including at least front and rear vertical support poles extending downwardly to ground from an armpit rest, said front and rear poles positioned within a single vertical plane, the hand grip comprising:
- opposing end portions, a first end portion connected to said front support pole and a second end portion connected to said rear support pole, said hand grip having a curved profile so that a portion of said hand grip lies outside of the plane of said front and rear support poles.
A method of making a hand grip for a crutch system comprising the steps of:
- using a compressible material to form an outline of a user's hand impression and then scanning and digitizing the outline to create a digitized outline;
- creating a solid ribbed core structure based on said digitized outline;
- overmolding a cover onto said ribbed core structure;
- and,
- covering said cover with a pliable material.
A hand grip for a crutch system, said crutch system including at least front and rear vertical support poles extending downwardly to ground from an armpit rest, said front and rear poles positioned within a single vertical plane, the hand grip comprising:
- an elongated main body with opposing end portions, a first end portion connected to said front support pole and a second end portion connected to said rear support pole, said first end portion terminating in a first mounting bracket and said second end portion terminating in a second mounting bracket,
- both of said mounting brackets having concave engaging surfaces for receiving and engaging said poles, said concave engaging surfaces vertically oriented so as to have vertical axes;
- said mounting brackets and said main body formed of a unitary single piece construction;
- where said first mounting bracket is rotated up to 90 degrees relative to said second mounting bracket about said vertical axes.
A cane comprising:
- an elongated main body having a top end and a bottom end;
- a hand grip attached to and extending from said main body in a generally perpendicular direction, said hand grip formed in accordance with digitized measurements of a user's hand, said hand grip having a solid inner ribbed core and an outer covering.
A forearm crutch comprising:
- a vertical elongate support, having a lower end adapted for contact with a walking surface, and an upper end in mechanical communication with a forearm support, said upper end angled relative to said lower end;
- said forearm support having a forearm cuff attached thereto;
- a hand grip attached to and extending from the elongate support by a connecting rod in a generally perpendicular direction, said hand grip formed in accordance with digitized measurements of a user's hand, said hand grip having a solid inner ribbed core and an outer covering.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.