US20130284222A1 - Auxiliary device for disabled personnel to get off bed - Google Patents

Auxiliary device for disabled personnel to get off bed Download PDF

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US20130284222A1
US20130284222A1 US13/523,380 US201213523380A US2013284222A1 US 20130284222 A1 US20130284222 A1 US 20130284222A1 US 201213523380 A US201213523380 A US 201213523380A US 2013284222 A1 US2013284222 A1 US 2013284222A1
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Chih-Wei Lu
Yan-Ling Wu
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B9/00—Details
    • A45B9/04—Ferrules or tips
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B9/00—Details
    • A45B2009/005—Shafts
    • A45B2009/007—Shafts of adjustable length, e.g. telescopic shafts

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  • the invention relates to an auxiliary device, and more particularly, to an auxiliary device for disabled personnel, especially those who suffer from Hemiplegia, to get off bed easily.
  • Hemiplegia is a person who lost control of half of his/her body, including one side of the face, limb, trunk or even only a small part of the body.
  • the primary reason causing hemiplegia is middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) or damage.
  • MCAO middle cerebral artery occlusion
  • brain tumors may be the reason responsible for paralysis of half of one's body. Paralysis of half of one's body means the control of arm and leg of the same side is simultaneously lost, which mainly results from a stroke, damage in the brain or Cerebral Palsy (CP).
  • Taiwan is moving toward an aged society.
  • Taiwan is moving toward an aged society.
  • senior citizen nursing becomes a big issue to the society. Rooted in the minds of Chinese for thousands of years, raising the kids to ensure that the kids will return parents' care when the parents become aged in the future is now facing a great challenge because people's concept and idea toward this old tradition are changing. And the aged people gradually knew they are only the ones they can count on, financially and physically.
  • the inventor of the present invention produces an auxiliary device for paralyzed personnel, especially those who lost control of their lower limbs to help them to move out of the bed all by themselves.
  • the primary objective of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary device for disabled personnel to assist them to get off the bed all by themselves with ease.
  • the auxiliary device has a handle, a telescopic rod and a foot support.
  • the handle is designed for holding by a user and the telescopic rod is extended directly from the bottom of the handle.
  • the foot support is pivotally and rotatably connected to a free distal end of the telescopic rod to support the user's foot.
  • the handle has a sleeve extending downward for receiving therein a distal end of the telescopic rod.
  • the foot support has a ledge movably extending outward from a face of the foot support for limiting movement of the user's foot.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the auxiliary device constructed in accordance with the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side plan view showing the application of the foot support of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing that the handle is movable relative to the telescopic rod and the foot support is able to detachably connect to the body of the telescopic rod;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing how the handle is connected to the telescopic rod
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the application of the auxiliary device of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is still another schematic view showing the application of the auxiliary device of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing that the user is off the bed with the assistance of the auxiliary device of the present invention.
  • the auxiliary device 1 is constructed in accordance with the present invention has a handle 2 , a telescopic rod 3 and a foot support 4 .
  • the handle 2 is designed for holding by a user and not limited in types or structure. For easy holding, the handle 2 is thus provided with a series of recesses 23 defined in a side face thereof such that the user's fingers are able to be received in the corresponding recesses 23 .
  • a sleeve 21 is integrally formed and extended downward from a bottom of the handle 2 .
  • a T shaped track 22 is defined through an outer periphery of the sleeve 21 .
  • the telescopic rod 3 is extended directly from the bottom of the handle 2 and forms a T shape together the handle 2 .
  • the telescopic rod 3 is able to extend or contract and then fixed when desired.
  • the telescopic rod 3 normally is divided into, but not limited to, three parts. With such a convenient design, the user is able to adjust the rod into a appropriate length to fit the user's height demand.
  • the upper portion of the telescopic rod 3 is received in the sleeve 21 of the handle 2 and has a boss 31 corresponding to the T shaped track 22 . With the relative rotation between the handle 2 and the telescopic rod 3 , the boss 31 is able to extend into the T shaped track 22 and secure the engagement between the handle 2 and the telescopic rod 3 .
  • the foot support 4 is pivotally and rotatably connected to a free distal end of the telescopic rod 3 to support thereon the user's foot.
  • a slide proof device is designed so that whenever the user's foot is on top of the foot support 4 , the foot is somewhat controlled to stay on top of the foot support 4 .
  • the slide proof device may be a ledge 41 pivotally formed on a peripheral edge of the foot support 4 and has a semicircular cutout (not numbered) defined therein such that when the ledge 41 is not used, the ledge 41 is pivoted to have the body of the telescopic rod 3 received inside the semicircular cutout.
  • the semicircular cutout has a radius slightly larger than the telescopic rod 3 so that the telescopic rod body is able to be received in the semicircular cutout.
  • the auxiliary device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is used by a hemiplegia person, the user first moves his/her normal leg away from the bed and then operates the auxiliary device by holding the handle 2 with his/her normal fingers received in the recesses 23 . The user moves the auxiliary device to reach for the disabled foot to have the foot fully abut on the top of the foot support 4 with the ledge 41 , extended away from the foot support 4 such that the user's foot is securely placed on the top of the foot support 4 and then the user may move the disabled foot away from the bed.
  • the user is then able to use the auxiliary device of the present invention as a walking stick with the foot support 4 pivoted toward the telescopic rod 3 and having the telescopic rod 3 securely received in the semicircular cutout of the ledge 41 which is also pivoted toward the top of the foot support 4 .
  • the auxiliary device of the present invention is compact and thus small in size for storage.

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USD800441S1 (en) * 2016-01-22 2017-10-24 William L. Hobbick Foot attachment for a crutch
USD812366S1 (en) * 2016-05-10 2018-03-13 William L. Hobbick Foot attachment for a crutch

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US5566915A (en) * 1992-10-22 1996-10-22 Hansare; Lars Stand and accessory for stand
US20090151761A1 (en) * 2005-11-17 2009-06-18 John Montanti Calf, ankle, foot, or leg rest for cane and cane with device attached

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US5566915A (en) * 1992-10-22 1996-10-22 Hansare; Lars Stand and accessory for stand
US5301704A (en) * 1993-03-18 1994-04-12 Brown E Evangeline Walking cane usable on slippery and icy surfaces
US20090151761A1 (en) * 2005-11-17 2009-06-18 John Montanti Calf, ankle, foot, or leg rest for cane and cane with device attached

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USD800441S1 (en) * 2016-01-22 2017-10-24 William L. Hobbick Foot attachment for a crutch
USD812366S1 (en) * 2016-05-10 2018-03-13 William L. Hobbick Foot attachment for a crutch

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