Apparatus with lower leg restraints for contributing to support of a handicapped person
OwnerAlice Doolan, Andrew J. Giehlinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided to enable a handicapped person to sit without restraints on the torso and arms. The apparatus includes a horizontal support wall with a pair of foot restraints adjustably mounted thereon. A leg restraint assembly is adjustably mounted to the horizontal support wall at a location between the foot restraints. The leg restraint assembly extends upwardly from the horizontal support wall and includes a pair of leg restraints dimensioned and disposed to releasably restrain lower portions of the leg. The horizontal support wall is configured to accommodate a seat, such as an inflatable ball.
Claims9
A seating apparatus for a handicapped person, said apparatus comprising a horizontal support wall having upper and lower surfaces, a plurality of support legs legs projecting downwardly from the lower surface for maintaining the horizontal support wall above a supporting surface, a pair of foot restraints secured to the upper surface of the horizontal support wall, a leg restraint assembly mounted to the upper surface of the horizontal support wall and including a pair of restraints configured for restraining lower portions of the legs of the handicapped person, wherein the horizontal support wall further comprises a substantially circular opening, and an inflatable ball secured in the circular opening and defining a seat to enable the handicapped person to sit with feet and lower of portions of the legs releasably restrained by the foot restraints and the leg restraints.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.