EP0558731B1 - Dispositif d'aide a la marche, de type bequille ou canne anglaise - Google Patents
Dispositif d'aide a la marche, de type bequille ou canne anglaise Download PDFInfo
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- EP0558731B1 EP0558731B1 EP92920282A EP92920282A EP0558731B1 EP 0558731 B1 EP0558731 B1 EP 0558731B1 EP 92920282 A EP92920282 A EP 92920282A EP 92920282 A EP92920282 A EP 92920282A EP 0558731 B1 EP0558731 B1 EP 0558731B1
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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
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- the present invention relates to a device walking aid, crutch or cane type, and more particularly its upper part used for gripping and maintaining the user's forearm.
- a walking aid, crutch or cane type has a metal tube adjustable in length at the bottom end of which is attached a non-slip tip, and at the other end of which a handle is substantially joined perpendicular to said tube, which is extended obliquely upwards, this extension comprising at its end a piece in an arc serving as a support for the forearm.
- the upper part of such a device i.e. the part comprising the handle, the extension oblique and the part in an arc, is generally made in one piece, and most often in material molded plastic.
- the joining of the upper part and the metal tube is generally made by fitting the latter in a tubular extension of said part upper, arranged under the handle.
- This joining has drawbacks, in particular resistance to effort, this resistance being closely related to the strength of the plastic used and the thickness of the tubular part produced in this matter, so that such assistive devices when walking have an indication of weight limit, which is generally around 90 kg.
- the present invention makes it possible to remedy these various drawbacks of known devices by proposing a walking aid which has resistance to the effort greater than that of existing devices all offering an improved aesthetic appearance.
- the walking aid object of the present invention comprises, according to a first characteristic, an upper metal tube bent in the lower part of which slides a lower tube, in view length adjustment of said device, said tube upper extending to the upper end of the device, i.e. up to the supporting part brachial.
- the part used for brachial support, as well as the handle are made in one piece of material rigid molded plastic which is attached to the part top of the bent tube.
- the positioning of the handle can be variable, either at the elbow of the tube, or above, on its oblique part, or still below, on its part right.
- the molded plastic part of the device according to the invention comprises a handle and a part in an arc linked by an elongated body whose internal face, in contact with the bent tube, marries the outline of it over about half a circumference.
- Said molded plastic part is secured to the bent tube by any appropriate means, such as than a screw-nut system, being for this purpose associated with a curved counter-piece arranged on the other half-circumference of the tube, the three parts in question being pierced with orifices arranged opposite one another.
- the location of the counterpiece can be variable, but it is advantageous to place it as close as possible of the handle and even next to it, and use a screw that can be inserted deep into the handle, which has for this purpose a reserve full of material allowing good anchoring of the screw and increasing the shear strength of the handle.
- the upper end of the material plastic includes a sealing element which is introduced in the bent tube and thus participates in maintaining the upper part of said piece on said tube, while the part in an arc serving as a brachial support can take different shapes and sizes.
- the walking aid object of the present invention has resistance to stress higher than existing devices, due to the method of assembling the tube and the gripping part, and on the other hand, it allows the realization of shapes including the aesthetics are new.
- a walking aid device 1 comprises an upper tube 2 comprising a bend 20, on which is attached a piece 3 of molded plastic comprising at its base and substantially perpendicularly a handle 30 and at its upper end an arcuate part 31 serving as a brachial support.
- the handle 30 and the arch portion 31 are connected by an elongated body 32 including the internal face 33 conforms to the shape of tube 2 from elbow 20 to its end 21.
- the elongated body 32 has at its end upper, behind the arched portion 31, an element 34 in the form of a cap adapted to the internal dimensions of the tube 2, into the end 21 of which it is introduced, thus partially securing the part 3 to the tube 2.
- the tube 2 is pierced with two diametrically opposite orifices 22 and 23 opposite which are arranged, on the one hand an orifice 37 drilled in the body 32 of the part 3, and on the other hand a orifice 43 drilled in a counterpiece 4 including one face 42 partially follows the contour of tube 2, these three parts being secured by screwing by means of a screw 5 assembly.
- the internal face 33 of the part 3 has a protuberance 34 which is pierced, centrally and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of part 3, by orifice 35, and which is introduced into an orifice 22 practiced in tube 2.
- a second orifice 23, diametrically opposite to the orifice 22 is made in the tube 2 in order to house the protuberance 40, similar to the protuberance 34 of the part 3, a counter piece 4.
- This counterpiece 4 has a face 42 partially matching the contour of the tube 2, and the protuberance 40 is pierced centrally with an orifice 41.
- the assembly of part 3 and the counter part 4 on the tube 2 is produced by means of a screw 5 inserted in the orifices 35 and 41 and passing through the tube 2 by its holes 22 and 23, associated with a nut 51.
- the assembly means constituted by the protuberances 34 and 40 of parts 3 and 4 and the orifices 22 and 23 of the tube 2, is positioned substantially at the middle of the part 3, but this location may be different.
- the upper part 36 of the handle 30 can be removable, allowing it to be replaced, and it can be made of a flexible material, foam type, increasing the comfort of using the device.
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Description
- la figure 1 représente une vue en coupe verticale de la partie supérieure d'un premier mode de réalisation d'un dispositif d'aide à la marche selon l'invention.
- la figure 2 représente une vue de profil d'un second mode de réalisation d'un tel dispositif.
- la figure 3 représente une vue en coupe verticale d'un troisième mode de réalisation du dispositif selon l'invention.
Claims (4)
- Dispositif d'aide à la marche, de type béquille ou canne anglaise, caractérisé en ce que sa partie supérieure est constituée d'un tube métallique coudé (2) assemblé à une pièce en matière plastique moulée (3) comportant une poignée (30) et une extrémité en arc de cercle (31) reliées par un corps allongé (32) dont la face interne (33) épouse le contour du tube (2) sur environ une demi-circonférence et qui comporte un perçage (37) disposé en regard de deux perçages (22, 23) diamétralement opposés ménagés dans le tube (2), en regard desquels se trouve disposé un perçage (43) ménagé dans une contre-pièce (4) dont une façe (42) épouse partiellement le contour du tube (2), une vis ( 5) d'assemblage permettant la solidarisation du tube (2) à la pièce (3) et à la contre-pièce (4).
- Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la contre-pièce (4) est positionnée sensiblement au niveau du milieu de la pièce (3), la vis (5) étant associée à un écrou (51).
- Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la contre-pièce (4) est positionnée en regard de la poignée (30), la vis (5) étant vissée dans le matériau constituant ladite poignée (30), qui comporte à son extrémité en contact avec le tube (2) une réserve pleine dudit matériau.
- Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le corps allongé (32) de la pièce (3) comporte une excroissance (34) introduite dans un orifice (22) pratiqué dans le tube (2) et percée centralement d'un orifice (35) destiné à venir en regard d'un orifice (41) percé centralement dans une excroissance semblable (40) faisant saillie à la face interne d'une contre-pièce (4) et introduite dans un orifice (23) pratiqué dans le tube (2) à l'opposé diamétral de l'orifice (22), l'assemblage de la pièce (3) et de la contre-pièce (4) sur le tube (2) étant réalisé au moyen d'une vis (5).
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR9111467 | 1991-09-13 | ||
FR9111467A FR2681223B1 (fr) | 1991-09-13 | 1991-09-13 | Dispositif d'aide a la marche, de type bequille ou canne anglaise. |
PCT/FR1992/000862 WO1993005749A1 (fr) | 1991-09-13 | 1992-09-14 | Dispositif d'aide a la marche, de type bequille ou canne anglaise |
US08/154,293 US5351702A (en) | 1991-09-13 | 1993-11-18 | Walking aid device of the crutch or english cane type |
Publications (2)
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EP0558731A1 EP0558731A1 (fr) | 1993-09-08 |
EP0558731B1 true EP0558731B1 (fr) | 1998-07-22 |
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EP92920282A Expired - Lifetime EP0558731B1 (fr) | 1991-09-13 | 1992-09-14 | Dispositif d'aide a la marche, de type bequille ou canne anglaise |
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US (1) | US5351702A (fr) |
EP (1) | EP0558731B1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JPH06502793A (fr) |
CA (1) | CA2096236A1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE69226352D1 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2681223B1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO1993005749A1 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (17)
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FR2681223B1 (fr) * | 1991-09-13 | 1993-12-24 | Francois Denjean | Dispositif d'aide a la marche, de type bequille ou canne anglaise. |
US5671765A (en) * | 1995-02-21 | 1997-09-30 | Hagberg, Jr.; Nils G. | Forearm crutch |
US5564451A (en) * | 1995-02-21 | 1996-10-15 | Hagberg; Nils G. | Forearm crutch |
US5755644A (en) * | 1996-11-07 | 1998-05-26 | Breems; Martinus Van | Exercise apparatus for running or walking |
US5924434A (en) * | 1997-06-02 | 1999-07-20 | Mobility Devices, Inc. | Crutch |
USD426377S (en) * | 1999-05-11 | 2000-06-13 | Barnes Joann Pace | Crutch |
US20030070701A1 (en) * | 2001-10-11 | 2003-04-17 | Cato Wayland H. | Mobility assistance devices |
US6944914B2 (en) | 2001-10-24 | 2005-09-20 | Tillim Stephen L | Handle and forceps/tweezers and method and apparatus for designing the like |
US7010835B2 (en) | 2001-10-24 | 2006-03-14 | Tillim Stephen L | Parallel handle system and method for designing a parallel handle system |
US6988295B2 (en) | 2001-10-24 | 2006-01-24 | Tillim Stephen L | Handle/grip and method for designing the like |
NL2001778C2 (nl) * | 2008-07-08 | 2010-01-11 | Arbin Care Products B V | Kruk met vloeiend gebogen vorm. |
US20100154849A1 (en) * | 2008-12-22 | 2010-06-24 | Lee Schulz | Handles for mobility devices |
US20100282282A1 (en) * | 2009-05-07 | 2010-11-11 | Campbell Ronald B | Walking stick with a handle that provides a user with improved grips |
ES2579904T3 (es) * | 2010-12-01 | 2016-08-17 | Miguel Cappiello Rodriguez | Muleta ajustable con brazo curvo y sección oval |
US8720458B2 (en) | 2011-06-16 | 2014-05-13 | Careborne, Llc | Tubular crutch with a cantilever handle |
US9561150B2 (en) | 2011-06-16 | 2017-02-07 | Careborne, Llc | Tubular crutch with a cantilever handle and key |
JP6383198B2 (ja) * | 2014-07-04 | 2018-08-29 | ブライト・ソレイルズ株式会社 | 歩行補助具 |
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US2231337A (en) * | 1938-06-24 | 1941-02-11 | Knoedler Alphonse | Umbrella handle and method of making same |
US2516852A (en) * | 1947-09-08 | 1950-08-01 | William C Burry | Crutch |
FR1594757A (fr) * | 1968-11-08 | 1970-06-08 | ||
GB1302191A (fr) * | 1969-02-14 | 1973-01-04 | ||
US4572545A (en) * | 1983-06-17 | 1986-02-25 | Dooley Jr John C | Ski-pole hand shield |
FR2681223B1 (fr) * | 1991-09-13 | 1993-12-24 | Francois Denjean | Dispositif d'aide a la marche, de type bequille ou canne anglaise. |
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1991
- 1991-09-13 FR FR9111467A patent/FR2681223B1/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1992
- 1992-09-14 WO PCT/FR1992/000862 patent/WO1993005749A1/fr active IP Right Grant
- 1992-09-14 DE DE69226352T patent/DE69226352D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-09-14 JP JP5505831A patent/JPH06502793A/ja active Pending
- 1992-09-14 CA CA002096236A patent/CA2096236A1/fr not_active Abandoned
- 1992-09-14 EP EP92920282A patent/EP0558731B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1993
- 1993-11-18 US US08/154,293 patent/US5351702A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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US5351702A (en) | 1994-10-04 |
FR2681223A1 (fr) | 1993-03-19 |
EP0558731A1 (fr) | 1993-09-08 |
FR2681223B1 (fr) | 1993-12-24 |
JPH06502793A (ja) | 1994-03-31 |
CA2096236A1 (fr) | 1993-03-14 |
DE69226352D1 (de) | 1998-08-27 |
WO1993005749A1 (fr) | 1993-04-01 |
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