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US 3,953,900 AGranted
Artificial limb with three-part cosmetic covering
AssigneeChas. A. Blatchford & Sons Limited
InventorHerbert Thompson
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Abstract
An artificial limb of the endoskeletal type has an outer cosmesis or covering in two or more parts, whereby a worn or damaged part can be removed and replaced without the expense of replacing the complete outer cosmesis.
Claims11
An artificial leg of the endoskeletal type comprising:
- - a shin portion;
- a thigh portion;
- knee joint structure connecting together the shin portion and the thigh portion;
- a first tubular cosmetic covering on the shin portion;
- a second tubular cosmetic covering on the thigh portion;
- and an intermediate tubular cosmetic covering over the knee joint structure, the ends of the intermediate covering being in contact with the respective adjacent ends of the first and second coverings to avoid gaps between the coverings.
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An artificial arm of the endoskeletal type comprising;- a forearm portion;
- an upper arm portion;
- elbow joint structure connecting together the forearm portion and the upper arm portion;
- a first tubular cosmetic covering on the forearm portion;
- a second tubular cosmetic covering on the upper arm portion;
- and an intermediate tubular cosmetic covering over the elbow joint structure, the ends of the intermediate covering being in contact with the respective adjacent ends of the first and second covering to avoid gaps between the coverings.
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A method of making an artificial leg comprising the steps of providing connected shin, knee joint and thigh structues;
- applying a first cosmetic covering of tubular plastics material to the shin structure;
- applying an intermediate cosmetic covering of tubular plastics material over the knee joint structure;
- applying a second cosmetic covering of tubular plastics material to the thigh structure;
- and causing the three coverings to abut at their respective adjacent ends.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.