Ergonomic portable pill crusher tool and system
OwnerDolores H Grahinventor
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Abstract
An ergonomic portable pill crusher tool includes an elongate handle having a first axis, and a shaft having an offset portion and a work portion. The offset portion is connected to the handle. The offset portion has a second axis arranged to be oblique with respect to the first axis of the handle at a first angle facing a central portion of the handle. The work portion has a third axis arranged to be oblique with respect to the second axis of the offset portion at a second angle facing away from the central portion, such that an extent of the work portion along the third axis is substantially perpendicular to the first axis of the handle at the central portion of the handle. A distal end of the work portion has a tip to facilitate application of a working force to crush the pill(s).
Claims20
An ergonomic portable pill crusher tool for use in crushing a pill, comprising:
- an elongate handle having a first end, a second end, a central portion, and a first axis, said first end being spaced apart from said second end along said first axis, with said central portion being located midway between said first end and said second end, said central portion being the central one-third of an entire lateral extent of the elongate handle;
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- a shaft having an offset portion and a work portion, said offset portion defining a proximal end of said shaft and said work portion defining a distal end of said shaft, said offset portion being connected at said proximal end to said second end of said elongate handle,
- said offset portion transitioning to said work portion in a direction from said proximal end to said distal end,
- said offset portion having a second axis that is arranged to be oblique with respect to said first axis of said elongate handle at a first angle facing said central portion,
- said work portion having a third axis that is arranged to be oblique with respect to said second axis of said offset portion at a second angle facing away from said central portion, such that an extent of said work portion along said third axis is substantially perpendicular to said first axis of said elongate handle at said central portion of said elongate handle, and
- said distal end of said work portion having a tip configured to facilitate application of a working force to crush said pill,
- said ergonomic portable pill crusher tool being configured to be completely self-contained to facilitate transfer of said working force to said distal end to crush said pill when said working force is applied to said elongate handle by a user.
An ergonomic portable pill crusher system for use in crushing a pill, comprising:
- an ergonomic portable pill crusher tool including:
- an elongate handle having a first end, a second end, a central portion, and a first axis, said first end being spaced apart from said second end along said first axis, with said central portion being located midway between said first end and said second end;
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- a shaft having an offset portion with a second axis and a work portion with a third axis, said offset portion defining a proximal end of said shaft that is connected to said elongate handle and said work portion defining a distal end of said shaft;
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- a pill facilitating arrangement including a holding surface configured to hold said pill and a covering member interposed between said distal end of said shaft and said holding surface.
An ergonomic portable pill crusher tool for use in crushing a pill, comprising:
- an elongate handle having a first end, a second end, and a first axis, said second end being spaced apart from said first end along said first axis;
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- a shaft made of plastic, said shaft having an offset portion with a second axis and a work portion with a third axis, said offset portion defining a proximal end of said shaft that is connected to said elongate handle at said second end, and said work portion defining a distal end of said shaft with said third axis being substantially perpendicular to said first axis,
- said ergonomic portable pill crusher tool being configured to be completely self-contained to transfer a working force to said distal end of said working portion of said shaft to crush said pill when said working force is applied to said elongate handle by a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.