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US 5,664,713 AGranted
Crutch holder
OwnerKarl F. Burgstahlerinventor
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Abstract
An elastic band which can be removably attached around a person has two straps attached which am located at the person's sides so that the upper portions of under-arm crutches can be secured by the straps to hold the crutches from falling away while allowing free movement of the person's arms and torso.
Claims1
In combination with a crutch, the crutch having an upper portion with a width, a position of use for the crutch upper portion being at the underside of an arm-body joint of a person, the crutch and a crutch holder comprising:
- a band, the band being elastic, the band having a first long edge and a second long edge, the band having means for removably attaching the band around the person's torso with the first long edge at the position of use for the crutch upper portion;
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- a strap, the strap being elastic and having an unstretched length less than the width of the upper portion of the crutch, the strap having a first fastening end and a second fastening end, the first fastening end being fixedly attached to the band between the band first long edge and the band second long edge, the second fastening end being fixedly fastened to the band between the band first long edge and the band second long edge and spaced from the first fastening end a distance equal to the unstretched length, the crutch being positioned between the band and the strap with the upper portion of the crutch positioned above the strap and the rest Of the crutch positioned below the strap so that the crutch will not fall away from the position of use for the crutch upper portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.