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 Title: |
US4265232:
Inclined arm support for stroke victims
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Stonich, Timothy; Wilmette, IL 60091
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1981-05-05
/ 1979-07-02
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| Application Number: |
US1979000053966
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61F 5/058;
A61F 5/37;
Core:
A61F 5/04;
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IPC-7:
A61F 13/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61F5/058H4; A61F5/37;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
005/647;
128/877;
Original:
128/133;
269/328;
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| Field of Search: |
128/133,DIG. 6,77,68,93,87 R,85,89 R
269/328
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| Priority Number: |
| 1979-07-02 |
US1979000053966 |
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| Abstract: |
A portable, light-weight arm support is provided for stroke victims to prop the person's arm at an inclined position to prevent the accumulation of fluids in the hand and wrist area. Arm support surface has a concave contour to comfortably receive a person's arm and includes Velcro straps for holding the arm securely in position. The arm support surface is supported on a pair of spaced legs which have a contoured bottom connector to allow the support to be easily positioned on an irregular surface such as on the arm of a chair or upon a flat surface such as a table.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Conlon, James J. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Yasko, John D.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A portable arm rest adapted to be easily transported and carried by stroke victims to position the user's forearm in a position with the hand elevated above the elbow to prevent the accumulation of fluids in the hand and wrist area and the portable arm rest being adapted for mounting and positioning upon a stationary object such as a table, arm of a chair or the like, the improvement comprising:
- an arm support section adapted to receive the stroke victim's forearm and position the person's hand above his or her elbow;
- said arm support section having a concave curvature providing a dish-shaped cross section having sides located above a lower, central portion;
- said arm support having a length less than twenty inches to support a person's forearm and receive the elbow and hand along the length of the support;
- support legs extending from the contoured support section and having means adapted to dispose the arm support section at an acute angle of at least twenty degrees above horizontal;
- connecting means extending across the bottom of the support legs and providing means adapted to support the unit on a flat, horizontal surface as well as on a contoured or irregular surface;
- arm support straps extending from side to side atop the contoured arm support section and providing a first strap adapted to secure the user's wrist and a second strap to secure the forearm area near the user's elbow;
- said support legs having means for easily storing a plurality of arm rests in a compact configuration.
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| Forward References: |
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