Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
  • A45B1/00—Sticks with supporting, hanging or carrying means
  • A45B1/04—Walking sticks with means for hanging-up or with locks
• • 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
  • A61H3/0244—Arrangements for storing or keeping upright when not in use
  • A61H2003/0255—Arrangements for storing or keeping upright when not in use on a single crutch for being fixed on or supported by a wall, furniture or the like

Definitions

• the invention relates to a device in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.
• the objective of this invention is to bring about a si - plier and more practical device for preventing a crutch or cane from skidding.
• the device according to the invention is primarily cha ⁇ racterized in that to the cane or crutch is attached an anti-skid stud or studs or an anti-skid band at conve ⁇ nient points to prevent the leaning cane or crutch from slipping off the support.
• the anti-skid studs or band are made of a material the friction coefficient of which is high against ordinary surface materials of walls, furniture and alike.
• the surface of the anti-skid can be either even, rough, e.g., nodular or adhesive.
• Fig. 1 shows the anti-skid devices with their points of attachement to a cane
• FIGs. 5-8 show various types of studs and Figs. 9 and 10 examples of attachment possibilities for a stud such as in Fig. 7.
• the anti-skid stud 7, 8 or 9 is attached to the point A,D in the handle end of an ordi- nary cane.
• the attachement is carried out either by nai ⁇ ling or screwing the stud 7 to the end of the cane, by gluing the stud 8 directly to the end of the cane, by nailing or screwing the plastic plate 10 or the brass sleeve 11 or the like to the end of the cane 1 and gluing the stud 8 to the above mentioned base plate 10, 11 or by boring a hole of suitable size to the end of the cane and gluing the stud 9 into the hole.
• Gluing can also be used when securing nail and screw jointings.
• the other anti ⁇ skid stud 6 is attached preferably by gluing to the point B by the end of the cane 1, situating substantially in the middle of the curved portion of the cane 1 immediate ⁇ ly in the both sides thereof.
• the purpose of the stud 7, 8, or 9 is to prevent the cane from skidding when the cane is hung up on the edge of a table or some other slightly inclined plane.
• the purpose of the stud 6 is to prevent the cane 1 from slipping down along the wall or some substantially vertical plane when the cane has been leant up against the aforesaid plane.
• the anti-skid stud 7, 8 or 9 is attached to the points A, D at both ends of the handle of an invalid cane in one of the ways described above.
• the stud 6, on its part, is attached by gluing substanti ⁇ ally to the point B on both sides of the upper part of the cane 2.
• the functions of the studs are the same as above.
• the anti-skid band 13 is attached by gluing to the outer periphery of the support 5 of the crutch 3 over its whole length.
• the stud 7 or 8 is attached to the point A on the back side surface of the support 5, whereat the purpose of the stud 7 or 8 is to incline the crutch 3 in the way that also the anti-skid band 13 touches the bearing surface and in- creases the frictional force which keeps up the upright position.
• the stud 7, 8 or 9 is attached to the points A of the armpit support of the crutch 4, which are situated so much aside from the midline of the cruch that the stud 7, 8 or 9 on both sides of the sup ⁇ port do not cause any pressure against the crutch user.
• point A relates to the use of the studs 7, 8 or 9, the B to the use of the stud 6, and point C the use of the band 13, has been result of a con ⁇ sideration of the demands of the user, e.g., the handle of the orthopedic cane at the point B where the stud may not be too projecting; as well as of a consideration of the strenght requirements so that the boring required by stud 9 does not substantially weaken the structure.
• Fig. 5 shows the standard stud model 6 which will be glu ⁇ ed directly on the surface of the cane and it is only a few millimeters thick at its thickest point. This proves to be practical when the glued surface is curved or when the stud 6 has to be glued, e.g., on the point B in the adhesion surface of an orthopedic cane.
• Fig. 6 shows the standard model 7 cut off from a somewhat higher (approx. 5-20 mm) stud and it can be attached by nailing or screwing through the hole inside.
• these ca ⁇ ses there has to be a suffiently deep detnt around the head of the nail or screw so that the head will not reach the bearing surface.
• Fig. 7 there is another model 8 of a similar stud which is attached by gluing.
• the gluing is carried out either directly to the cane or by the help of a baffle plate which can be a plastic plate 10 (Fig. 9), a brass sleeve-shaped plate 11 (fig. 10) or a similar plate at- tached by a nail or a screw.
• a baffle plate which can be a plastic plate 10 (Fig. 9), a brass sleeve-shaped plate 11 (fig. 10) or a similar plate at- tached by a nail or a screw.
• Fig. 8 shows one more preferable stud form, i.e., a cy ⁇ lindrical or somewhat cone-shaped stud 9 which is at ⁇ tached by gluing to the hole bored in the cane or crutch (point D).

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• 1983
  • 1983-02-07 FI FI830421A patent/FI65363C/fi not_active IP Right Cessation
• 1984
  • 1984-02-07 WO PCT/FI1984/000016 patent/WO1984003025A1/en active Application Filing
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