GB1487558A - Walking aid for the disabled and decrepit - Google Patents

Walking aid for the disabled and decrepit

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GB1487558A
GB1487558A GB5401373A GB5401373A GB1487558A GB 1487558 A GB1487558 A GB 1487558A GB 5401373 A GB5401373 A GB 5401373A GB 5401373 A GB5401373 A GB 5401373A GB 1487558 A GB1487558 A GB 1487558A
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movement
guide rail
support member
normally
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KEEYS G
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KEEYS G
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F11/00—Stairways, ramps, or like structures; Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/18—Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/1863—Built-in aids for ascending or descending stairs
    • 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
    • A61H2003/001—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about on steps or stairways

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Abstract

1487558 Walking aid G R KEEYS M NICHOLSON V REDFERN G J WEST and J F PHILLIPS 19 Feb 1975 [21 Nov 1973] 54013/73 Heading A6M A device for assisting a person to walk along a predetermined path comprises a support member, a guide rail extendable parallel to the said path, the guide rail having a longitudinally extending surface 9 or 25 including spaced recesses 10 or 26 into which the support member may be successively placed, and directing members 11 or 27, one in the vicinity of each recess, adapted to divert the support member into the respective recesses. The device is particularly suitable for assisting the climbing of stairs in which case a guide rail is normally placed on each side of the stairway. In the embodiment of Fig. 2 there are two surfaces 6 and 9. Surface 9 is for movement in the direction X normally down stairs whilst surface 6 is for movement in direction Y normally upstairs. Pawls 12 allow movement in one direction only. The embodiment of Fig. 3 is for movement in either direction. The device of Fig. 2 is formed from a U-section with a T-section welded thereto. The device of Fig. 3 is a box-section with groove 24 machined therein. Fig. 4 (not shown) illustrates support members that can limit lateral movement thereof. They can be made from wood. plastics or metal.
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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2225600A (en) * 1988-12-02 1990-06-06 Sydney Parkinson Mobility aid
GB2309468A (en) * 1996-01-26 1997-07-30 Geoffrey Wingyett Webber Device to assist ascent/descent of staircase
WO2014195227A2 (en) * 2013-06-05 2014-12-11 Assitech As Stair assistance device
CN112761315A (en) * 2021-01-13 2021-05-07 何流洪 Mechanical device for helping old people to go up and down stairs

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2225600A (en) * 1988-12-02 1990-06-06 Sydney Parkinson Mobility aid
EP0372743A1 (en) * 1988-12-02 1990-06-13 Sydney Parkinson Mobility aid
GB2225600B (en) * 1988-12-02 1992-07-22 Sydney Parkinson Mobility aid
GB2309468A (en) * 1996-01-26 1997-07-30 Geoffrey Wingyett Webber Device to assist ascent/descent of staircase
GB2309468B (en) * 1996-01-26 1999-08-18 Geoffrey Wingyett Webber Improvements in, or relating to, bannister rails
WO2014195227A2 (en) * 2013-06-05 2014-12-11 Assitech As Stair assistance device
WO2014195227A3 (en) * 2013-06-05 2015-01-29 Assitech As Stair assistance device
US10077560B2 (en) 2013-06-05 2018-09-18 Assitech As Stair assistance device
CN112761315A (en) * 2021-01-13 2021-05-07 何流洪 Mechanical device for helping old people to go up and down stairs
CN112761315B (en) * 2021-01-13 2022-06-24 何流洪 Mechanical device for helping old people to go up and down stairs

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