GB782714A - An improved ground gripping ferrule for use on walking sticks and crutches - Google Patents

An improved ground gripping ferrule for use on walking sticks and crutches

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GB782714A
GB782714A GB19642/55A GB1964255A GB782714A GB 782714 A GB782714 A GB 782714A GB 19642/55 A GB19642/55 A GB 19642/55A GB 1964255 A GB1964255 A GB 1964255A GB 782714 A GB782714 A GB 782714A
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crutches
improved ground
walking sticks
ground gripping
ferrule
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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
    • A61H3/0288—Ferrules or tips therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B9/00—Details
    • A45B9/04—Ferrules or tips

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Pain & Pain Management (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Rehabilitation Therapy (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Walking Sticks, Umbrellas, And Fans (AREA)
  • Rehabilitation Tools (AREA)

Abstract

782,714. Ferrules. HIGGINBOTHAM, R. S. July 7, 1955 [Oct. 1, 1954], No. 19642/55. Class 134. A resilient ferrule is provided with a bendable neck portion 4 to enable the portions on either side of the neck to be inclined at an angle to each other The end of the ferrule is formed as a suction cup 8 divided by ribs 10 into a plurality of compartments each provided with an air passage 9 which determines the duration of the grip of the suction cup.
GB19642/55A 1954-10-01 1955-07-07 An improved ground gripping ferrule for use on walking sticks and crutches Expired GB782714A (en)

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NZ782714X 1954-10-01

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GB782714A true GB782714A (en) 1957-09-11

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FR (1) FR1128295A (en)
GB (1) GB782714A (en)

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US3787922A (en) * 1971-07-21 1974-01-29 Flex O Laters Inc Edge protector
GB2333446A (en) * 1998-01-27 1999-07-28 Knowles Albert H Flexible tip for a walking stick

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US755713A (en) * 1903-07-15 1904-03-29 Philip Shanahan Suction and friction foot for ladders or the like.
US930236A (en) * 1908-09-25 1909-08-03 William F Schacht Rubber elastic force-cup.
GB161290A (en) * 1920-01-08 1921-04-08 Martin Sebastian Snyder Improvements in tips for crutches, canes, and the like
US1429429A (en) * 1921-09-17 1922-09-19 Hipwood George Crutch tip
US2230406A (en) * 1938-10-10 1941-02-04 Conrad B Johnson Antislip device
US2319726A (en) * 1940-07-29 1943-05-18 Duggan James Edward Suction cup structure
US2403632A (en) * 1945-01-05 1946-07-09 Leo L Brown Crutch tip

Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3787922A (en) * 1971-07-21 1974-01-29 Flex O Laters Inc Edge protector
GB2333446A (en) * 1998-01-27 1999-07-28 Knowles Albert H Flexible tip for a walking stick

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FR1128295A (en) 1957-01-03

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