FI94833B - Holder for crutches and elbow crutches - Google Patents

Description

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Elbow and crutch stand.

The invention relates to an elbow and crutch stand comprising fastening means for releasably attaching the stand to a metal tubular hospital bed, and at the lower end of the stand there is at least one support cup above which there is a notched gripping member receiving a stick or rod arm.

For example, patients with hip and knee prostheses or patients with a broken leg plastered can move with the help of elbow sticks or crutches, but the problem is that when getting out of bed the patient cannot get the stick or sticks in their hands without the help of a caregiver. The elbow and crutch holder according to the invention makes it possible to store the stick or rods in connection with a hospital bed so that the patient has these devices in his own hands, whereby his freedom of movement is increased and the work of the hospital staff is reduced. Of course, the rack should be such that the patient can easily place and attach his or her device to the rack when entering the bed.

DE 39 03 525 discloses a solution in which the crutches can be properly supported on the upper recesses and the lower support cups. However, the structural implementation of the rack is disadvantageous in that the slots and the support cup each form separate components which are fastened to the vertical tube of the hospital bed by means of screw fasteners. Attaching and removing such a stand requires tools that are not normally available to Nursing Staff. However, the rack should be easy to remove and attach or move from one bed to another as patients change.

The object of the invention is to provide a stand with a simple and easy-to-use structure, in the construction of which all fastening and support members are in one frame, which can be easily attached to and detached from the hospital bed 2 94833 without tools.

This object is achieved by a rack according to the invention on the basis of the features set out in the appended claim 1. Preferred embodiments of the invention are set out in the dependent claims.

In the following, the rack according to the invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of one embodiment of the rack and Figs. 2-4 show another embodiment of the rack seen from different directions.

In the case of Fig. 1, the frame body 1 consists of two flat irons fastened in parallel, the upper ends of which are bent downwardly opening troughs 2, which act as fastening members. For this purpose, the troughs 2 are dimensioned to fit on a frame tube at the end or side of the hospital bed. The inner sides of the troughs 2 can be provided with a suitable padding, e.g. a felt, which prevents the hospital bed from being scratched. The gutters 2 can be made to be more than semicircular in depth, so that by dimensioning the mouth of the gutters to fit with a pushing tightness on the bed frame tube, the rack is kept firmly in place. However, the rack is easily and quickly removable.

At the lower end of the rack on the front side of the rack body 1 there is a support cup receiving the lower end of a stick or rod with a base 3 and a low rim 4. In this case, the base 3 consists of bent lower ends of flat irons 1 and rim 4 made of metal wire. There may also be a wire (not shown) in the center of the cup that divides the cup into two parts.

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Holes 6 are made in the upper part of the frame slabs 1, to which, for example, notched gripping members 5 are fastened by means of wing nut fastening, which are dimensioned so that they receive the rod or rod arms with a suitable pushing tightness.

The back of the rack rests against the end or side of the bed, so the rack remains well supported when a stick or rod is placed in or removed from the rack.

Figures 2-4 show an embodiment functionally similar to the rack of Figure 1, but structurally different from it. The rack body 11 is bent from the tube. Flat lugs with holes 6 for fastening slotted gripping members 5 are welded to the inner side of the tubular frame. The front side of the lower end of the rack has two adjacent support cups with a base 13 and a low edge 14.

At the other side of the stand, on its rear side, there is a downwardly opening trough-shaped fastening member 12 which comes on top of the bed frame tube. The second fastening member is formed by a downwardly directed pin 8 which can be inserted into a hole in the corner of the hospital bed. Newer hospital beds are equipped with a vertical hole in the corner of the bed, to which racks for supporting various treatment devices, such as a dropper bottle, can be attached. When the bed is used by a patient moving with elbows or crutches, it is also a hole is available for mounting the stand according to the invention.

Claims (5)

94833 An elbow and crutch stand comprising fastening means (2; 8, 12) for releasably attaching the stand to a metal tubular hospital bed, and the lower end of the stand has at least one support cup (3, 4; 13, 14) with a rod or rod above it. a shaft-receiving notched gripping member (5), characterized in that said fastening members (2; 8, 12), the support cup (3, 4; 13, 14) and the notched gripping member (5) are all attached to the same rack body (1); 11) so that the fastening members are on one side of the body facing the hospital bed and the support cup and serrated gripping member are on the other side of the body, and the fastening members comprise at least one downwardly opening trough (2; 12) at the top of the stand, and dimensioned to fit over a frame tube at the end or side of the hospital bed, allowing the rack to be attached and removed without tools. A stand according to claim 1, characterized in that the fastening member comprises a downwardly directed pin (8) which can be inserted into a hole in the body tube at the corner of the hospital bed. Rack according to Claim 1, characterized in that the support cup 11a has a base (3; 13) and low edges (4; 14). Rack according to Claim 1, characterized in that the rack body (1; 11) has a plurality of overlaps. the attachment points (6) are notched 11e gripping member 11e (5). Rack according to Claim 1 or 5, characterized in that the support cups (3, 4; 13, 14) and the gripping elements (5) are both two in parallel. 5,94833