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US 9,700,109 B2Granted
Mobility device
OwnerVadim Gordininventor
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Abstract
Devices and systems are disclosed which allow a user easier transfer from a seated position into a standing position, particularly those that are adapted to be usable as conventional canes and crutches when not employed for rising from a seat. Seated positions in which the present devices are applicable include at least seated positions in a car, on a commode, and in a bed.
Claims14
A mobility device comprising;
- a. a cane having a handle comprising a first grip near a top end portion of the cane with the first grip being a portion of the handle sized and shaped to be comfortably grasped by the hand of a user with the first grip having a long axis extending therethrough and an elongated shaft extending vertically from the ground to the handle with the shaft providing operative support between the user's hand and the ground when used in a first “vertical” state,
- b. an engagement tooth being an elongated and rigid member a portion of whose outside cross section is sized and shaped to be firmly and removably coupled to the inside cross section of the metal loop of an automobile striker plate, the engagement tooth coupled to the handle wherein upon insertion of the tooth into an automobile striker plate thereby defining a second, “diagonal” state, the long axis of the first grip extends in a substantially parallel direction to the ground and provides firm resistance when urged downward by the hand of a user, the elongated shaft extends in a diagonal direction to the ground, and the tooth extends in a substantially downward direction towards the ground.
A mobility device comprising;
- a. a cane having a handle comprising a first grip near a top end portion thereof with the first grip being sized and shaped to be comfortably grasped by the hand of a user and an elongated shaft extending vertically from the grip wherein the shaft has a foot portion at the end opposite the handle with the shaft providing operative support via the foot between the user's hand and the ground in a first “walking” configuration;
- b. an engagement tooth being an elongated and rigid member a portion of whose outside cross section is sized and shaped to be firmly and removably coupled to the inside cross section of the metal loop of an automobile striker plate, the engagement tooth coupled to the handle;
- c. a mechanical coupler disposed upon the shaft which reduces the vertical distance between the foot portion and the handle, thereby defining a second, “automobile” configuration such that when the device is configured in an “automobile” configuration and upon insertion of the tooth into the metal loop of an automobile striker plate, the first grip extends in a substantially parallel direction to the ground and provides firm resistance when urged downward by the hand of a user, the tooth extends in a substantially downward direction towards the ground, and the vertical distance between the foot and the first grip is substantially reduced relative to what the vertical distance was in the “walking” configuration so that the foot does not interfere with said insertion.
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