EP 1097691 A1 20010509 - Walking aid device
Title (en)
Walking aid device
Title (de)
Geh-Hilfsvorrichtung
Title (fr)
Dispositif d'aide à la marche
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 99308853 A 19991105
- GB 9816302 A 19980727
Abstract (en)
The invention proposes a foot-like device for a crutch or crane that provides the required degree of usefulness and simplicity at an economic outlay. More specifically, the invention suggests, for use with a walking aid, a ground-engaging device which is like a shin-ankle-foot combination; it has a shin-like mounting member (16), to be carried by or adapted to be mounted on the shank (11) of the aid, and a terminal gound-engaging foot-like member (17) connected to the shin (16) by a ball-and-socket coupling (21,22) that will permit a limited degree of flexing of the foot (17) about the axis of the shank (11), the coupling's ball (21) being fixedly secured to the shin (16) and being retained within a socket (22) in the foot (17) in which there is a ball-supporting plunger (25) resiliently biassed (26) towards the ball (21) so as to provide a degree of shock absorbency. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
A45B 9/04 (2013.01); A61H 3/0277 (2013.01); A61H 3/0288 (2013.01); A61H 2003/0294 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 2453742 A 19481116 - BOWEN HENRY B, et al
- [A] US 1348531 A 19200803 - HENVILLE AMADIO HARRY
- [A] US 3741226 A 19730626 - URBAN T
- [A] FR 2715559 A1 19950804 - LEVASSEUR DANIEL [FR]
- [A] DE 3004028 A1 19810813 - LOTTNER JOSEF
- [A] GB 2270627 A 19940323 - CUNNICK ALAN [GB]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1097691 A1 20010509; EP 1097691 B1 20031008; AT E251442 T1 20031015; DE 69911970 D1 20031113; DE 69911970 T2 20040909; ES 2212475 T3 20040716; GB 2339682 A 20000209; GB 2339682 A8 20000314; GB 2339682 B 20000628; GB 9816302 D0 19980923
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99308853 A 19991105; AT 99308853 T 19991105; DE 69911970 T 19991105; ES 99308853 T 19991105; GB 9816302 A 19980727