CN1153600C - Device for kicking football in wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for a disabled person sitting partially or totally immobile in a wheelchair for kicking a football, characterized in that it is constituted by a base body (1) reproducing the shape and dimensions of the human foot, said base body (1) being supplemented by a head (9), a heel (10), an arm (5), and a handle (6), said head (9) and said heel (10) being fixed together by a rod (11) and to the base body (1) by a rod (11') and a bolt (12), respectively, said arm (5) being fixed to the base body (1) by a bolt (14) and to the handle (6) by a bolt (16), said two bolts (14, 16) forming part of the arm (5), so that said handle can be used by the user to operate the device for hitting a ball with the desired effect or effect, the movement of the wrists is used for replacing the movement of the ankles.

Description

Device for playing football in a wheelchair

technical field

The present invention mainly relates to a device for enabling a disabled person in a wheelchair to play football.

The device is therefore adaptable to persons with physical disabilities, including partial or total leg disabilities, who must use a wheelchair and which enables them to use one hand or the other through a device for controlling and impacting a ball Come play football.

Background technique

It is known that the increasing popularity of various sports performed by disabled persons, in the specific conditions of those who must use wheelchairs, has achieved a very high level in sports such as basketball, where the hands of the players are integral to the movement of.

This is not the case with football, which requires the use of the legs and which makes playing the sport impossible for those players with specific disabilities.

There is no device that allows disabled people to sit in a wheelchair and play football so far.

Contents of the invention

The device proposed by the present invention fulfills this need and enables any handicapped person with a partial or complete disability of the legs to play football in a manner specifically adapted to their disability.

A device according to the invention for enabling a disabled person whose legs are partially or completely immobile to play football in a wheelchair, characterized in that said device consists of a base that replicates the shape and dimensions of a human foot, so The base body is supplemented with a top, a heel, an arm, and a handle, the top and the heel are fixed together by a rod, and are respectively fixed on the base body by a rod and a bolt, and the arm is a bolt fastened to the base and a bolt to the grip, said two bolts forming part of the arm, whereby said grip can be used by the user to operate the device to strike or act on the ball with the desired effect, The movement of the wrist replaces the movement of the ankle.

In detail, the device consists of an object that fairly accurately replicates the shape and size of a human foot, meeting the requirements in terms of the toe cap, the object is round, and in detail has concave sides for better ball control Without distinguishing between left and right feet, the object is connected at its upper and middle parts by a short arm to a handle substantially parallel to the axis of the object in such a way that a disabled person can use the object with either hand. device to kick the ball, thus replacing their feet.

The device itself is also fitted with a support which fits properly on the wheelchair, which enables disabled persons to keep both hands free for the time they need to drive the wheelchair, while it also enables the use of said wheelchair's Control the ball in the front, and the ball finally impacts through the device itself to complete various actions such as ball control, passing, kicking the ball with toe or heel, and the like.

Although the device could be made of a single part, it was planned to have a structure made of multiple parts to make it easier to manufacture, assembling the parts together by bolts and screws.

Since an article consists of one or more components, it is preferably constructed of a light but strong material.

Description of drawings

In order to supplement this description and for a better understanding of the nature of the invention, according to a preferred embodiment of the manufacture of the device, this description is accompanied by a set of drawings which form an integral part of the description and which are intended to be illustrative and not restrictive way given.

Figure 1 - This figure is a side view of a device for playing football in a wheelchair produced in the manner specified by the present invention.

Figure 2 - This figure shows the front view of the device.

Figure 3 - This figure is a horizontal view.

Figure 4 - This figure shows another side view of the device, in this case secured to its corresponding support on the wheelchair.

Figure 5 - This figure shows a cross-sectional view of the device taken along the section line A-B in Figure 2.

Figure 6 - This figure concludes with an exploded side view of the device.

Detailed ways

According to the above-mentioned figures, and in more detail to said figures 1 to 3, it can be seen that the device proposed by the invention for playing football in a wheelchair has a base body (1) based on a base body (1) made of any suitable material. , which, as indicated above, is preferably light and strong, and although it is symmetrical about an imaginary longitudinal and medial vertical plane, the structure resembles the size and shape of a human foot, in It has a concave shape in both sides (2), which makes it possible to use the device with the right or left hand without distinction for good control of the ball to kick with the side of the toe, the area of the toe (3) or the heel (4) ball.

Protruding from the base (1) is a middle upper short arm (5) which terminates in a handle (6) substantially parallel to the axis of the base (1) and which is used by handicapped persons to hold The device is controlled in his hand, enabling him to play football with the base body (1).

A support (7) can be attached to either the front part of the wheelchair or to either bar on the side, which enables the athlete to keep both hands free so that his upper body can be used to perform any type of wheelchair of the mobile.

The device may consist of a single part, or, as shown in the figures, may be a structure composed of several parts in such a way that the base (1) has a part corresponding to the number 1 itself, and the base equipped with a top (9) and a heel (10), the top (9) is fixed on the heel (10) by a rod (11) and on the base (1) by another rod (11'), At the same time the heel (10) is fixed on the base (1) by a bolt (12) and its associated nut (13), the latter is embedded in the center of the base (1), while the top (9) is formed as an arm by another ( A bolt (14) that is part of 5) and has a corresponding nut (15) is fixed on the base (1), and the arm (5) extends and bends towards the bolt (14) at the opposite end, and there is another bolt (16 ) through the handle (6) longitudinally, and the bolt is fastened by its corresponding nut (17).

However, this multi-part construction is merely an example and any other construction deemed suitable may be substituted, including single part embodiments as described above.

The handle (6) enables the athlete to safely hold the device in such a way that the athlete's upper body functions as the lower body and the handle can be pointed in any direction, while the athlete's hand functions as the ankle. As indicated above, the symmetrical structure of the base (1) allows it to control the direction of the ball and allows it to be used by left-handed players as well as right-handed players, kicking the ball from the front or inside to Let the ball move in the desired direction.

Claims (4)

1. A device for partially or completely immobile disabled persons playing football in a wheelchair, characterized in that the device consists of a base body (1) that replicates the shape and dimensions of a human foot, The base (1) is supplemented with a top (9), a heel (10), an arm (5), and a handle (6), the top (9) and the heel (10) being connected by a rod (11) are fixed together and fixed on the base (1) by a rod (11') and a bolt (12) respectively, and the arm (5) is fixed on the base (1) by a bolt (14) , and is secured to the handle (6) with a bolt (16), said two bolts (14, 16) forming part of the arm (5), so that said handle can be used by the user to operate the device, ideally Effect Hitting or acting on the ball, replacing the movement of the ankle with the movement of its wrist. 2. Device for playing football in a wheelchair according to claim 1, characterized in that the base (1) is symmetrical with respect to an imaginary longitudinal vertical mid-plane, while its two sides are concavely curved , to facilitate impact and control of the ball with either the right or left hand. 3. Device for playing football while sitting in a wheelchair according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the device can consist of a single part, or can have a plurality of parts that simply fit together Component composition. 4. The device for playing football while sitting in a wheelchair according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, the device itself is equipped with a support (7), which is suitable for being fixed on any part of the wheelchair. Suitable points, and the support allows the device itself to be temporarily immobilized during wheelchair movement to free the upper limbs.

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