US1438883A - Crutch, etc., tip - Google Patents

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US1438883A
US1438883A US48844221A US1438883A US 1438883 A US1438883 A US 1438883A US 48844221 A US48844221 A US 48844221A US 1438883 A US1438883 A US 1438883A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H3/00—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
    • A61H3/02—Crutches
    • A61H3/0277—Shock absorbers therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H3/00—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
    • A61H3/02—Crutches
    • A61H3/0288—Ferrules or tips therefor
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the object of my said invention is to provide a pneumatic tip for the lower end oi? the crutch of a construction which will cushion the jar and permit of inflation to any degree desired according to the weight or preference of the user, and which will serve not only as a cushion to absorb the and strain upon the person using the crutch but will also impart more or less elasticity or spring action to the crutch; and also one that will furnish a surface which will adhere when brought in contact with the pavement, floor, or ground, and prevent slipping, thus lending to the user a sense of security in the use of the crutch as well as providing means that makes its use more comfortable and less injurious, all as will be hereinafter more iully described and claimed.
  • Figure 1 is a side elevation of a crutch, the lower end of which is armed with one of my improved tips or pneumatic cushions, and Figure 2, a central section through such pneumatic tip or cushion.
  • the crutch is or may be of any appropriate form or construction and instead of a crutch, as shown, may, of course, be in the form ot a cane if desired, or an artificial leg (peg leg).
  • the tip or cushion B is of bulb shape, hollow, and preferably provided with a valve 10 in one side for attachment with an air pump for the purpose or" inflating the same.
  • Said valve is of the ordinary type used in time, one.
  • the hollow tip including the socket, is preterably ot rubber and may be readily expanded or stretched over the end of the crutch for the purpose stated.
  • the lower part of the bulb B is preferably formed with a roughened surface 13, as shown, to adapt the same to adhere to whatever kind of surface it is placed in contact with, and thus support the user against slipping and resulting accidents.
  • the bulb B may be inflated by an ordinary bicycle pump tlu'ougfh the valve 10 in the usual manner and to obtain the degree of resistance desired.
  • some users may desire a very hard tip and in such instance. it will be inflated to a high degree. while other users may prefer a soft tip and the decree of inflation will he c'uluted accordingly. .rlaving thus fully described my said in vention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:
  • a crutch or the like provided with a pneumatic tip consisting of a hollow substantially spherical bulb formed with a socket extendingtherein to receive the end of the crutch and having a horizontal wall separating the socket from the hollow portion 0?? the tip the lower outer spherical surface 3 h .i roughened, and a valve for die said hollow bulb, substantially as set orth.

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0. A. YOUNGREN.
CRUTCH, ETC., TIP.
APPLICATION men JULY 29,1921.
1,438,883, Patented Dec. 12,1922
Qf-carAfiungren.
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GRUTCH,
Application filed July 29,
To all 111710122 it may concern:
Be it known that I, Osoiin A. Yonnennn, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State oi New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Crutches, Etc, Tips, oi which the following is a specilication.
in the use of crutches more or less jar is imparted to the body ot the user through ordinary use and considerable discomfort and oftentimes physical ills result therefrom.
The object of my said invention is to providea pneumatic tip for the lower end oi? the crutch of a construction which will cushion the jar and permit of inflation to any degree desired according to the weight or preference of the user, and which will serve not only as a cushion to absorb the and strain upon the person using the crutch but will also impart more or less elasticity or spring action to the crutch; and also one that will furnish a surface which will adhere when brought in contact with the pavement, floor, or ground, and prevent slipping, thus lending to the user a sense of security in the use of the crutch as well as providing means that makes its use more comfortable and less injurious, all as will be hereinafter more iully described and claimed.
Referring to the accompanying drawings which are made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a crutch, the lower end of which is armed with one of my improved tips or pneumatic cushions, and Figure 2, a central section through such pneumatic tip or cushion.
In the drawings, the parts marked A represent the crutch proper and B the tip or cushion.
The crutch is or may be of any appropriate form or construction and instead of a crutch, as shown, may, of course, be in the form ot a cane if desired, or an artificial leg (peg leg).
The tip or cushion B is of bulb shape, hollow, and preferably provided with a valve 10 in one side for attachment with an air pump for the purpose or" inflating the same.
Said valve is of the ordinary type used in time, one.
1921. Serial No. sca -142.
around the lower end of the crutch, or
rather to be expanded over the end of the crutch so as to become firmly fixed thereon. The hollow tip, including the socket, is preterably ot rubber and may be readily expanded or stretched over the end of the crutch for the purpose stated. The lower part of the bulb B is preferably formed with a roughened surface 13, as shown, to adapt the same to adhere to whatever kind of surface it is placed in contact with, and thus support the user against slipping and resulting accidents.
As will be understood, the bulb B may be inflated by an ordinary bicycle pump tlu'ougfh the valve 10 in the usual manner and to obtain the degree of resistance desired. some users may desire a very hard tip and in such instance. it will be inflated to a high degree. while other users may prefer a soft tip and the decree of inflation will he c'uluted accordingly. .rlaving thus fully described my said in vention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:
A crutch or the like provided with a pneumatic tip consisting of a hollow substantially spherical bulb formed with a socket extendingtherein to receive the end of the crutch and having a horizontal wall separating the socket from the hollow portion 0?? the tip the lower outer spherical surface 3 h .i roughened, and a valve for die said hollow bulb, substantially as set orth.
in witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at New York, New York this 20th day of July, A. D. nineteen hundred and twenty-one. OSCAR ANDREW YOUNGREN. [1,. S.]
lVitnesses I ANNA M. Luzvnnnno,
MARION L. WALSH.
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Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2429409A (en) * 1943-05-10 1947-10-21 Guy G Eidman Crutch
WO2004049855A2 (en) 2002-12-04 2004-06-17 Morris James K Cane base
US20070175503A1 (en) * 2006-01-28 2007-08-02 Ellis David Gordon Assistive walking device with multiple support spheres
US20090308420A1 (en) * 2008-06-13 2009-12-17 Margaret Galanty Walker tip
US20140209135A1 (en) * 2013-01-30 2014-07-31 Matti W. PALO Tip Assembly for Mobility Devices
US9358177B1 (en) 2012-08-10 2016-06-07 Jeffrey Alan Hoogenboom Medical crutch
US20220095754A1 (en) * 2020-09-25 2022-03-31 Mobility Designed, Inc. Foot for Medical Mobility Device
US11408211B1 (en) * 2012-04-26 2022-08-09 Scott Shaffer Safety gate latch

Cited By (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2429409A (en) * 1943-05-10 1947-10-21 Guy G Eidman Crutch
WO2004049855A2 (en) 2002-12-04 2004-06-17 Morris James K Cane base
US6877520B2 (en) 2002-12-04 2005-04-12 James K. Morris Cane base
US7647937B2 (en) 2006-01-28 2010-01-19 Ellis David Gordon Assistive walking device with multiple support spheres
US20070175503A1 (en) * 2006-01-28 2007-08-02 Ellis David Gordon Assistive walking device with multiple support spheres
US20090308420A1 (en) * 2008-06-13 2009-12-17 Margaret Galanty Walker tip
US7644719B2 (en) * 2008-06-13 2010-01-12 Margaret Galanty Walker tip
US11408211B1 (en) * 2012-04-26 2022-08-09 Scott Shaffer Safety gate latch
US9358177B1 (en) 2012-08-10 2016-06-07 Jeffrey Alan Hoogenboom Medical crutch
US20140209135A1 (en) * 2013-01-30 2014-07-31 Matti W. PALO Tip Assembly for Mobility Devices
US8910647B2 (en) * 2013-01-30 2014-12-16 Matti W. PALO Tip assembly for mobility devices
US20220095754A1 (en) * 2020-09-25 2022-03-31 Mobility Designed, Inc. Foot for Medical Mobility Device
US11937672B2 (en) * 2020-09-25 2024-03-26 Mobility Designed, Inc. Foot for medical mobility device

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