EP0554317B2 - Stützvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP0554317B2
EP0554317B2 EP91918805A EP91918805A EP0554317B2 EP 0554317 B2 EP0554317 B2 EP 0554317B2 EP 91918805 A EP91918805 A EP 91918805A EP 91918805 A EP91918805 A EP 91918805A EP 0554317 B2 EP0554317 B2 EP 0554317B2
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Franciscus Jitte Maria Nieuwenhuis
Monique Johanna Van Der Hoeven
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K17/00—Other equipment, e.g. separate apparatus for deodorising, disinfecting or cleaning devices without flushing for toilet bowls, seats or covers; Holders for toilet brushes
    • A47K17/02—Body supports, other than seats, for closets, e.g. handles, back-rests, foot-rests; Accessories for closets, e.g. reading tables
    • A47K17/022—Wall mounted grab bars or handles, with or without support on the floor
    • A47K17/024—Wall mounted grab bars or handles, with or without support on the floor pivotally mounted on the wall
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/001—Accessories for baths, not provided for in other subgroups of group A47K3/00 ; Insertions, e.g. for babies; Tubs suspended or inserted in baths; Security or alarm devices; Protecting linings or coverings; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting baths; Bath insulation
    • A47K3/003—Grips for baths

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  • the present invention relates to a supporting device, in particular for use in a toilet for the dis abed and the like, comprising an essentially elongated supporting element with an essentially flat, elongated supporting surface, which flat, elongated supporting surface is substantially horizontal when in the working position, and a fixing element interacting with one end of the supporting element.
  • Such a supporting device is known.
  • the supporting device is in the form of a straight tube, one end of which is mounted on a plate-shaped fixing element.
  • Two of these supporting devices are fixed in the usual manner at a desired height to a wall behind a lavatory bowl, on either side of the lavatory bowl.
  • the desired height can be a standard height of 24 cm of the supporting surface above a seat height of 48 cm of the lavatory bowl, for example in accordance with the Dutch guideline "Standards for access offered". This standard height corresponds to the average distance between the elbow and the seat in the seated position.
  • each of the two supporting devices can comprise a second tube situated vertically below the first tube, the two tubes each determining one of the legs of a U-shaped element.
  • US-A-4 908 906 also discloses such a supporting device having a further part, staggered in at least the upward vertical direction relative to the flat elongated supporting surface and interacting with the fixing element and/or the wall for supporting the elongated supporting element against the wall, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the object of the present invention is to eliminate these disadvantages, and for this purpose according to the invention a supporting device of the type mentioned in the preamble is provided, characterised in that the further supporting surface of the further supporting part connects to the flat elongated arm supporting surface slanting down and forming an angle ( ⁇ ) lying between 120° and 170° with the flat elongated arm supporting surface at their junction device.
  • Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of a supporting device 1 according to the invention, in which the supporting device comprises a supporting element in the form of a straight tube 2 with a flat, elongated horizontal supporting surface 3, and a fixing element 4 which interacts, preferably by means of a hinge joint, with one end of the tube 2.
  • the tube 2 together with a further reinforcement tube 5 forms part of a flat and essentially U-shaped element.
  • the supporting device 1 can be made of any suitable material which is strong enough, for example steel or aluminum.
  • the tube diameter can be, for example, approximately 3 cm, and the total length of the supporting device 1 can be between 60 and 90 cm.
  • the tube 2 has a further tubular supporting part 6 with a further horizontal supporting surface 7 which relative to the elongated horizontal supporting surface 3 in the working position is fitted staggered in the vertical direction over a distance A.
  • the supporting surface 7 at a part 8 passes slanting down into the flat, elongated supporting surface 3, enclosing an angle ⁇ .
  • the distance from the supporting surface 7 to the supporting surface 3 is preferably around 5 cm.
  • the further supporting part 6 is formed by a deformation in the outward direction, corresponding to the arrow (a), of a U-shaped element on the end facing away from the fixing element 4 and in the plane of the U-shaped element.
  • Two of these supporting devices 1 can be fixed on either side of a lavatory bowl to the wall behind it with a distance of, for example, 65 cm between them, in which case the supporting surface 3 can be at a standard height (h) of 24 cm above a seat height of 48 cm of the lavatory bowl, in order to provide a suitable support during sitting.
  • the hand In the process of sitting down the hand can be moved gradually from the supporting part 6 to the tube 2 via the slanting part 8.
  • the angle ⁇ lies on average preferably between 120° and 170°.
  • the slanting transition here prevents a dorsiflexion of the wrist, so that this joint is not placed under too much strain, something which is very important in the case of rheumatic patients.
  • the U-shaped element can be flapped up to a position which is shown by dashed lines in Figure 1.
  • the U-shaped element can preferably be locked in any of the two positions shown.
  • FIG 2 shows a second embodiment of the supporting device according to the invention, in which parts corresponding to parts shown in Figure 1 are indicated by the same reference numbers.
  • a top view of this second embodiment is shown in Figure 4.
  • the staggered fitting of the further supporting part 9 is shown in greater detail in Figure 3.
  • the tubular supporting part 9 and the tube 2 thus each form a leg of a U-shaped element with staggered legs.
  • the distance B between the legs, measured parallel to the arrow (b) is preferably at least 4 cm.
  • the distance between the legs from central axis to central axis is preferably between 10 and 30 cm.
  • the tube 2 is deformed, and the tube 9 is straight. It is, however, clear that a straight tube 2 and a deformed tube 9 are also possible, or there can be two staggered straight tubes.
  • Figure 5 shows an example in perspective view of the latter embodiment.
  • support for the body is provided by the supporting part 9, on the one hand through gripping the tube 2 and, on the other, through resting the upper part of the lower arm against the supporting part 9, which permits a stable body position during getting up from and sitting down on the toilet.
  • the user when the user is sitting down or getting up the hand can be moved towards or away from the slanting part 8 situated higher up than the tube 2.
  • the supporting parts 6 and 9 provide additional support, in particular at their curved ends which are in fact higher up than the tube 2, which is at the standard height (h). These higher up curved ends also provide a gripping face for moving over forwards from a wheelchair.
  • the supporting device according to the invention is not limited to use in a toilet for disabled people, but is suitable for any application where it is desirable to provide body support in a similar manner.
  • the number of further supporting parts and their exact form will depend partly on the degree of invalidity of the users. The latter can be, for example, the elderly, paraplegics or rheumatic patients.

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  1. Stützvorrichtung, insbesondere zum Gebrauch in einer Toilette für Körperbehinderte und dergleichen, mit einem im wesentlichen gestreckten Armstützelement mit einer im wesentlichen ebenen, gestreckten, den Arm unterstützenden Oberfläche, welche ebene, gestreckte, den Arm unterstützende Oberfläche im wesentlichen horizontal ist, wenn sie sich in der Arbeitsstellung befindet, und mit einem Halteelement, das mit einem Ende des gestreckten Armstützelements zusammenwirkt, wobei das gestreckte Armstützelement (2) wenigstens nahe seinem anderen Ende ein weiteres Stützteil (6, 9) mit einer weiteren Stützfläche (7, 10) aufweist, welche in Arbeitsstellung im wesentlichen horizontal und in bezug auf die ebene, den Arm unterstützende, gestreckte Oberfläche (3) zumindest in vertikaler Richtung versetzt angeordnet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die weitere unterstützende Oberfläche des weiteren Stützteils (6, 9) schräg nach unten an die ebene Stützfläche (3) anschließt und an der Anschlußstelle mit der ebenen Stützfläche (3) einen Winkel (α) bildet, der zwischen 120° und 170° liegt.
  2. Stützvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die versetzte weitere Stützfläche (7) im Abstand (A) von etwa 5 cm in rechtwinkliger Richtung zur weiteren ebenen Stützfläche (3) angebracht ist.
  3. Stützvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei welcher die Stützvorrichtung ein ebenes und zumindest im wesentlichen U-förmiges Bauteil aufweist, während eine Seite eines der Schenke des vom anderen Schenke abgewandten U-Profils die im wesentlichen ebene, gestreckte, den Arm stützende Fläche bildet und die Enden des U-förmigen Bauteils mit dem Halteteil zusammenarbeiten, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das weitere Stützte (6) von einer Anformung an dem U-förmigen Bauteil gebildet ist, die an dem vom Halteteil abgewandten Ende in der Ebene des U-förmigen Bauteils in einer nach außen weisenden Richtung angeordnet ist.
  4. Stützvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei welcher die Stützvorrichtung ein im wesentlichen U-förmiges Bauteil aufweist, während eine Längsseite eines der Schenkel des U-Profils die im wesentlichen ebene, gestreckte, den Arm stützende Fläche bildet, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der andere Schenke (9) des U-förmigen Bauteils in bezug auf den einen Schenke (2) in Arbeitsstellung sowohl in horizontaler als auch in vertikaler Richtung versetzt ist.
  5. Stützvorrichtung nach Anspruch 4,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in der Arbeitsstellung der Abstand (B) von der vertikalen Ebene durch den anderen Schenkel (9) zu der vertikalen Ebene durch die ebene, gestreckte, den Arm stützende Fläche (3) wenigstens 4 cm beträgt.
  6. Stützvorrichtung nach Anspruch 4 oder 5,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der durchschnittliche Abstand von Mittelachse zu Mittelachse der Schenkel des U-förmigen Bauteils zwischen 10 und 30 cm liegt.
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NL9002307A NL9002307A (nl) 1990-10-23 1990-10-23 Steuninrichting.
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JP (1) JPH06502089A (de)
AT (1) ATE128337T1 (de)
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DE9409825U1 (de) * 1994-06-17 1995-07-20 Lepel, Barbara, Freifrau Von, 74199 Untergruppenbach Ergonomisch geformter Handgriff
US5787515A (en) * 1996-07-30 1998-08-04 Mason; Kenneth H. Assist device for use with seating means such as commode, chair and the like
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DK0554317T3 (da) 1996-01-29
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DE69113477T3 (de) 1999-09-30
DE69113477T2 (de) 1996-04-18
DE69113477D1 (de) 1995-11-02
EP0554317B1 (de) 1995-09-27
WO1992006630A1 (en) 1992-04-30
ATE128337T1 (de) 1995-10-15
ES2080342T3 (es) 1996-02-01

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