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US2711183A
US2711183A US222419A US22241951A US2711183A US 2711183 A US2711183 A US 2711183A US 222419 A US222419 A US 222419A US 22241951 A US22241951 A US 22241951A US 2711183 A US2711183 A US 2711183A
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    • 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
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  • An object of this invention is to provide a crutch which is adjustable as to length, the adjustment being made below and above the hand grip.
  • Another object or" this invention is to provide a crutch construction including an improved means of attaching the arm clamp to the upper portion of the staif.
  • a further object of this invention is to provide a crutch which is formed in most part out of tubular material and may be formed out of aluminum or other light weight material.
  • Figure 1 is a detailed side elevation partly broken away of a crutch constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.
  • Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 1.
  • the numeral designates generally a tubular stafi which is formed of a vertically disposed tubular member 11 having telescoping into the lower end thereof a second tubular member 12.
  • the lower member 12 has mounted on the lower end thereof a rubber shoe or cap 13.
  • the staff 10 includes an obtusely bent upper portion 14 within which a tubular member 15 telescopes, and the inner member 15 is vertically adjustable in the upper member 14 by means of an opposed pair of locking pins or bolts 16 which are secured to a substantially U- shaped spring 17.
  • the inner tubular member 15 is provided with diametrically opposed openings 18 through which the locking pins 16 slidably engage, and the upper member 14 is provided with a series of lengthwise spaced apart pairs of openings or keepers 19 within a selected pair of which the locking pins 16 are adapted to engage.
  • the lower members 11 and 12 are adjustably locked in endwise adjusted position by means of a pair of opposed locking pins 20 carried by a U-shaped spring 21, and the outer tubular member 11 is formed with a plurality of vertically spaced apart pairs of openings 22 within which the pins 20 are adapted to engage.
  • a fixed hand gripping member 23 extends right angularly from the upper portion of the leg or staff member 11 and is carried by a sleeve or bushing 24 which is fixed by a pin 25 to the upper end portion of the leg or stafi member 11.
  • the upper tubular member 15 extends about a stud 26 which projects downwardly from a clevis or U-shaped member 27. a The stud 26 is formed with a pair of opposed recesses 28, and the upper portion of the tubular member 15 is pressed inwardly to form detents as indicated. at 29 so as to firmly secure the stud 26 within the tubular member 15.
  • a split arm clamping sleeve 30 is disposed at the upper end of the staff 10 and includes a block 31 which is secured to the sleeve 30 by means of fastening members 32.
  • the block 31 is pivotally mounted between the arms of the clevis 27 being pivotally mounted on a pin 33 which extends through the arms of the clevis 27.
  • the arm clamping member 30 may be disposed in the position shown in Figure 1 or, if desired, may be swung to the left so as to be disposed in a substantially diametrically disposed position on the opposite side from the hand gripping member 23.
  • the arm gripping member 30 is engaged about the arm preferably below the elbow, and the hand on the arm engaged by the arm gripping member 30 is engaged about the handle or hand gripping member 23.
  • the arm clamping member 30 may be lengthwise adjusted with respect to the upper staff member 14 by adjusting the locking pins 16 in selected pairs of openings or keepers 19.
  • the staff 10 below the hand grasping member 23 may be extended or retracted by disposing the locking pins 20 in selected pairs of openings or keepers 22.
  • This crutch is adapted to be madevout of tubular material and, preferably, of light weight metal such as aluminum or the like and is designed so that the arm clamping member 30 will loosely hold the crutch onto the arm in the event the handle or hand gripping member 23 is released.
  • a crutch comprising an elongated tubular staff formed of integral upper and lower tubular members disposed on an obtuse angle relative to each other, a tubular lower extension member telescoping into said lower tubular member, means securing said lower extension in adjusted position in said lower tubular member, an upper tubular extension member telescoping into said upper tubular member, means adjustably securing said upper extension member in said upper tubular member, a U- shaped clevis, a stud carried by said clevis projecting into the upper end of said upper extension member, said stud having a pair of diametrically disposed recesses in the peripheral surface thereof, a pair of detents carried by said upper extension member engaging in said recesses to thereby fixedly secure said stud in said upper extension member, a split arm engaging member carried by said clevis, a hand grip secured to and projecting right angularly from the upper end of said lower tubular member, said upper tubular member having a plurality of horizontally aligned pairs of apertures

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June 21, 1955 A. R. LOFSTRAND, JR,
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INVENTOR BY MQLM ATTORNEYS United States Patent CRUTCH Anders Rudolf Lofstrand, Jr., Rockville, Md., assignor to The Lofstrand Company, Rockville, Md.
Application April 23, 1551, Serial No. 222,419
1 Claim. (Cl. 135-50) This invention relates to crutches and is an improvement over the construction shown in my prior Patent No. 2,453,632, issued November 9, 1948, for Crutch.
An object of this invention is to provide a crutch which is adjustable as to length, the adjustment being made below and above the hand grip.
Another object or" this invention is to provide a crutch construction including an improved means of attaching the arm clamp to the upper portion of the staif.
A further object of this invention is to provide a crutch which is formed in most part out of tubular material and may be formed out of aluminum or other light weight material.
With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a detailed side elevation partly broken away of a crutch constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.
Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 1.
Referring to the drawing the numeral designates generally a tubular stafi which is formed of a vertically disposed tubular member 11 having telescoping into the lower end thereof a second tubular member 12. The lower member 12 has mounted on the lower end thereof a rubber shoe or cap 13.
The staff 10 includes an obtusely bent upper portion 14 within which a tubular member 15 telescopes, and the inner member 15 is vertically adjustable in the upper member 14 by means of an opposed pair of locking pins or bolts 16 which are secured to a substantially U- shaped spring 17. The inner tubular member 15 is provided with diametrically opposed openings 18 through which the locking pins 16 slidably engage, and the upper member 14 is provided with a series of lengthwise spaced apart pairs of openings or keepers 19 within a selected pair of which the locking pins 16 are adapted to engage.
The lower members 11 and 12 are adjustably locked in endwise adjusted position by means of a pair of opposed locking pins 20 carried by a U-shaped spring 21, and the outer tubular member 11 is formed with a plurality of vertically spaced apart pairs of openings 22 within which the pins 20 are adapted to engage. A fixed hand gripping member 23 extends right angularly from the upper portion of the leg or staff member 11 and is carried by a sleeve or bushing 24 which is fixed by a pin 25 to the upper end portion of the leg or stafi member 11.
The upper tubular member 15 extends about a stud 26 which projects downwardly from a clevis or U-shaped member 27. a The stud 26 is formed with a pair of opposed recesses 28, and the upper portion of the tubular member 15 is pressed inwardly to form detents as indicated. at 29 so as to firmly secure the stud 26 within the tubular member 15.
A split arm clamping sleeve 30 is disposed at the upper end of the staff 10 and includes a block 31 which is secured to the sleeve 30 by means of fastening members 32. The block 31 is pivotally mounted between the arms of the clevis 27 being pivotally mounted on a pin 33 which extends through the arms of the clevis 27. The arm clamping member 30 may be disposed in the position shown in Figure 1 or, if desired, may be swung to the left so as to be disposed in a substantially diametrically disposed position on the opposite side from the hand gripping member 23. In the use of this crutch the arm gripping member 30 is engaged about the arm preferably below the elbow, and the hand on the arm engaged by the arm gripping member 30 is engaged about the handle or hand gripping member 23. The arm clamping member 30 may be lengthwise adjusted with respect to the upper staff member 14 by adjusting the locking pins 16 in selected pairs of openings or keepers 19. In like manner the staff 10 below the hand grasping member 23 may be extended or retracted by disposing the locking pins 20 in selected pairs of openings or keepers 22. This crutch is adapted to be madevout of tubular material and, preferably, of light weight metal such as aluminum or the like and is designed so that the arm clamping member 30 will loosely hold the crutch onto the arm in the event the handle or hand gripping member 23 is released.
What is claimed is:
A crutch comprising an elongated tubular staff formed of integral upper and lower tubular members disposed on an obtuse angle relative to each other, a tubular lower extension member telescoping into said lower tubular member, means securing said lower extension in adjusted position in said lower tubular member, an upper tubular extension member telescoping into said upper tubular member, means adjustably securing said upper extension member in said upper tubular member, a U- shaped clevis, a stud carried by said clevis projecting into the upper end of said upper extension member, said stud having a pair of diametrically disposed recesses in the peripheral surface thereof, a pair of detents carried by said upper extension member engaging in said recesses to thereby fixedly secure said stud in said upper extension member, a split arm engaging member carried by said clevis, a hand grip secured to and projecting right angularly from the upper end of said lower tubular member, said upper tubular member having a plurality of horizontally aligned pairs of apertures therethrough, said pairs of apertures being arranged vertically, said upper tubular extension having a single pair of oppositely disposed apertures therein, a pair of bolts extending through said last-mentioned apertures and into a selected pair of said first-mentioned apertures, and a U- shaped resilient sheet member biasing said bolts outwardly of said tubular member.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 470,514 Simpson Mar. 8, 1892 2,453,632 Lofstrand Nov. 9, 1948 2,516,852 Burry et al. Aug. 1, 1950 2,590,607 Grimball Mar. 25, 1952
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US3013772A (en) * 1958-09-22 1961-12-19 Applied Power Ind Inc Quickly extendable mechanical jack
US3167081A (en) * 1963-05-01 1965-01-26 James R Higgins Collapsible tent frames
US3474993A (en) * 1967-03-23 1969-10-28 Charles E Murcott Workbench underarm devices for invalid support
US3710807A (en) * 1971-11-18 1973-01-16 C Ferry Crutches
US4509741A (en) * 1983-01-03 1985-04-09 Guardian Products Company, Inc. Height adjustable crutch
US4565409A (en) * 1983-11-28 1986-01-21 Hollonbeck Gary G Body support apparatus
USRE32815E (en) * 1983-01-03 1989-01-03 Guardian Products, Inc. Height adjustable crutch
US4917126A (en) * 1985-06-19 1990-04-17 Children's Hospital Stowable crutch
US5038811A (en) * 1990-11-26 1991-08-13 Yvonne Johnson Self-opening cuff for crutch
US5048550A (en) * 1990-07-11 1991-09-17 Befashion Umbrella Co., Ltd. Structure of triple-folding umbrella skeleton
US5139040A (en) * 1990-01-16 1992-08-18 Kelly James V Collapsible lightweight crutch
US5564451A (en) * 1995-02-21 1996-10-15 Hagberg; Nils G. Forearm crutch
USD381196S (en) * 1996-04-09 1997-07-22 The Second Power, Inc. Handle for an axillary crutch
US5671765A (en) * 1995-02-21 1997-09-30 Hagberg, Jr.; Nils G. Forearm crutch
US20080072943A1 (en) * 2004-05-11 2008-03-27 Deborah Anne Forster Crutch
US20080087312A1 (en) * 2006-10-13 2008-04-17 University Of South Florida Folding Crutch
US10010474B2 (en) * 2016-05-06 2018-07-03 Yeagle Development Co., Ltd. Forearm crutch
US10172759B2 (en) * 2010-12-01 2019-01-08 Vidcapp Ithef Sl Adjustable elbow crutch with curved arm and oval section
US20220015981A1 (en) * 2020-07-15 2022-01-20 Mobility Designed, Inc. Reclined crutch

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US470514A (en) * 1892-03-08 Lightning-conductor
US2453632A (en) * 1945-10-15 1948-11-09 Jr Anders R Lofstrand Crutch
US2516852A (en) * 1947-09-08 1950-08-01 William C Burry Crutch
US2590607A (en) * 1949-10-27 1952-03-25 Burmain A Grimball Combined cane and crutch

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US470514A (en) * 1892-03-08 Lightning-conductor
US2453632A (en) * 1945-10-15 1948-11-09 Jr Anders R Lofstrand Crutch
US2516852A (en) * 1947-09-08 1950-08-01 William C Burry Crutch
US2590607A (en) * 1949-10-27 1952-03-25 Burmain A Grimball Combined cane and crutch

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3013772A (en) * 1958-09-22 1961-12-19 Applied Power Ind Inc Quickly extendable mechanical jack
US3167081A (en) * 1963-05-01 1965-01-26 James R Higgins Collapsible tent frames
US3474993A (en) * 1967-03-23 1969-10-28 Charles E Murcott Workbench underarm devices for invalid support
US3710807A (en) * 1971-11-18 1973-01-16 C Ferry Crutches
US4509741A (en) * 1983-01-03 1985-04-09 Guardian Products Company, Inc. Height adjustable crutch
USRE32815E (en) * 1983-01-03 1989-01-03 Guardian Products, Inc. Height adjustable crutch
US4565409A (en) * 1983-11-28 1986-01-21 Hollonbeck Gary G Body support apparatus
US4917126A (en) * 1985-06-19 1990-04-17 Children's Hospital Stowable crutch
US5139040A (en) * 1990-01-16 1992-08-18 Kelly James V Collapsible lightweight crutch
US5048550A (en) * 1990-07-11 1991-09-17 Befashion Umbrella Co., Ltd. Structure of triple-folding umbrella skeleton
US5038811A (en) * 1990-11-26 1991-08-13 Yvonne Johnson Self-opening cuff for crutch
US5564451A (en) * 1995-02-21 1996-10-15 Hagberg; Nils G. Forearm crutch
US5671765A (en) * 1995-02-21 1997-09-30 Hagberg, Jr.; Nils G. Forearm crutch
USD381196S (en) * 1996-04-09 1997-07-22 The Second Power, Inc. Handle for an axillary crutch
US20080072943A1 (en) * 2004-05-11 2008-03-27 Deborah Anne Forster Crutch
US20080087312A1 (en) * 2006-10-13 2008-04-17 University Of South Florida Folding Crutch
US7712479B2 (en) * 2006-10-13 2010-05-11 University Of South Florida Folding crutch
US10172759B2 (en) * 2010-12-01 2019-01-08 Vidcapp Ithef Sl Adjustable elbow crutch with curved arm and oval section
US10010474B2 (en) * 2016-05-06 2018-07-03 Yeagle Development Co., Ltd. Forearm crutch
US20220015981A1 (en) * 2020-07-15 2022-01-20 Mobility Designed, Inc. Reclined crutch
US11890255B2 (en) * 2020-07-15 2024-02-06 Mobility Designed, Inc. Reclined crutch

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