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WO1999034761A1
WO1999034761A1 PCT/CH1999/000002 CH9900002W WO9934761A1 WO 1999034761 A1 WO1999034761 A1 WO 1999034761A1 CH 9900002 W CH9900002 W CH 9900002W WO 9934761 A1 WO9934761 A1 WO 9934761A1
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walking aid
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Heinz Kehrli
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PARAPLEGIKER STIFTUNG
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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
    • 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
    • A61H2003/001—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about on steps or stairways

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  • the present invention relates to a walking aid according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such walking aids are known. They have a frame that stands independently on feet. This frame essentially surrounds a person with walking difficulties on three sides. This person can then lift the frame, which is provided with two handles, and move it forward a little, then sets it down and takes the appropriate steps until it is practically within the frame again.
  • Such walking aids can only be used on essentially flat surfaces. Such walking aids are, for example, completely unsuitable for climbing stairs.
  • Walking aids are also crutches, for example, with which a person can relieve their legs. With such crutches, climbing stairs is not easy, it requires a certain skill.
  • the object of the invention is now to provide a walking aid with which climbing stairs can be facilitated without the stairs having to be changed in a complex manner.
  • this object is achieved by a walking aid as described in claim 1.
  • Such a walking aid according to the invention has the advantage that existing stairs for people with walking difficulties can be walked on again the, because with this walking aid the height of the steps to be managed can be practically halved. In most cases, this means that it is not necessary to change existing stairs costly or to replace them with mechanical lifts. Temporarily disabled people can be released home earlier during their rehabilitation; and permanently disabled people can stay in their familiar surroundings for longer because existing stairs are no longer an insurmountable obstacle.
  • Such walking aids according to the invention can be produced in a cost-effective manner, the procurement costs for persons who are dependent on such a walking aid are low.
  • the base of the walking aid consists of a block of a solid material, or that feet or runners are formed by curved hollow profiles or tubes which are arranged next to one another and are provided with non-slip elements at the foot end.
  • This block or curved profiles or pipes are provided with a non-slip tread and are provided on one side with a device and that a handle can be attached to this area.
  • the handle is attached to an additional tube, which in turn can be telescopically adjusted in height and fits into the one-sided holding device.
  • the handle can be adapted to the size of the person who has to use the appropriate walking aid.
  • the handle can advantageously be rotated about the longitudinal axis of the additional tube by, for example, 180 ° and fixed again. This allows the walking aid to be used on one side or the other of a person.
  • a further advantageous embodiment of the invention consists in the height of the tread surface being adjustable in the versions with actual feet or runners. This is achieved in a simple manner in that a set of intermediate pieces is inserted between the plate which forms the step surface and the hollow profiles on which the plate is placed and releasably connected to it. This means that the height of the step surface can be optimally adapted to the step height of the existing stairs.
  • the height of the step surface advantageously corresponds to approximately half the height of a step of the corresponding staircase.
  • FIG. 1 shows a spatial representation of a first embodiment of a walking aid according to the invention, the lower part consisting essentially of a (possibly hollow) body, box or block made of light material such as B: plastic, plastic or foam and a height-adjustable handle;
  • Fig. 2 in a spatial representation another
  • Fig. 6 is a sectional view through part of the rod of the handle, in which the adjustment of the height of the rod can be seen.
  • the 1 comprises four feet 2, two feet 2 each being formed by a correspondingly curved hollow profile 3.
  • Other profiles are also conceivable, which can be formed from metal and / or plastic.
  • the end regions of the two hollow profiles 3 forming the feet 2 are each provided with a protective cap 4, which can be made of plastic, for example.
  • the two hollow profiles 3 forming the feet 2 are connected to one another by means of a transverse tube 5, this tube protruding on one side beyond the two hollow profiles 3 and this area 6 being bent essentially at right angles such that it is perpendicular to those through the feet 2 level formed (standing area).
  • a further tube 7 is placed, which is connected to the area 6 of the tube 5 in such a way that its height can be adjusted, as will be described below.
  • the opposite end of the further tube 7 is provided with bends 8, so that a grip area 9 is formed, which is provided with a handle 10, which can also be made of plastic.
  • the plate 11 is detachably connected to the two hollow profiles 3, as a result of which the height can be adjusted, as will be described below.
  • the tread surface 12 is designed to be non-slip.
  • Such a walking aid 1 according to the invention can be used by people with walking difficulties, in particular for climbing stairs.
  • This person holds this walking aid 1 on the handle 10 and places it immediately in front of the first step of a staircase. Then this person puts one foot on the tread 12, which is about half the height of the first step of the stairs. Then the person can put the other leg on the first step of the stairs.
  • the person can hold onto the handle 10 of the walking aid 1 with one hand, while he can hold onto the banister, for example, with the other hand.
  • the walking aid 1 is set to the first level, the process described above can be repeated.
  • climbing stairs is made easier for people with reduced mobility, they do not have to climb the entire height of the stairs at once, but can climb one step in two steps, each about half the height.
  • the walking aid can be used when descending the stairs.
  • the hollow profiles 3 can be bent such that they each form a runner 1, as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the walking aid 1 is designed such that the height h at which the tread surface 12 located above the stand area 16 can be adjusted so that this height h corresponds to approximately half the step height h of a staircase.
  • the plate 1 1 is connected to the hollow profiles 3 by means of screws 17, it being possible for a set of intermediate pieces 18 to be inserted between the plate 11 and the hollow profile 3, which intermediate pieces 18 each have a length s.
  • one set of intermediate pieces 18 with the length s can be replaced by another set of intermediate pieces 18 each with a different length s.
  • Intermediate pieces can also be placed on top of each other. This allows the height h to be adjusted accordingly.
  • Fig. 5 the attachment of the plate 1 1 to the corresponding hollow profile 3 by means of the screws 17 is shown in detail.
  • the screw 17 is provided with a wing nut 19.
  • other screws and / or nuts would also be conceivable.
  • a non-slip covering 20 is attached to the plate 11.
  • This non-slip covering 20 can, for example, be glued to the plate 11.
  • the heads 21 of the screws 17 can also be covered.
  • This non-slip covering 20 is formed, for example, from a plastic mat, the tread of which can be profiled.
  • FIG. 6 The connection and the height adjustability between the further tube 7 and the area 6 of the tube 5 (FIG. 1) is shown in FIG. 6.
  • the area 6 of the tube 5 and the further tube 7 are inserted into one another telescopically.
  • the further tube 7 there is a first row of through holes 21 which are evenly spaced from one another.
  • a bolt 22 is held on a spring plate 23, which in turn is fastened in the tube 5.
  • the bolt 22 protrudes through an opening 24 of the tube 5 and extends through one of the holes 21 of the further tube 7.
  • the bolt 22 and thus the spring plate 23 can be pushed back until the corresponding hole 21 is released, where - After the further tube 7 can be moved with respect to the tube 5 until the bolt can penetrate into another hole 21.
  • Another row of holes 24 is provided opposite the row formed by holes 21.
  • the further pipe 7 can be rotated by 180 ° with respect to the pipe 5.
  • the grip area 9 (FIG. 1) is rotated by 180 °, the person using the corresponding walking aid 1 can grip it with the other hand and insert it on the other side of the body.
  • the height of one walking aid corresponding to approximately one third of a step height of the stairs, while the other walking aid has a height which could correspond to approximately two thirds of the step height of the stairs. If these two walking aids are used at the same time, the person can climb a staircase in three steps.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un déambulateur (1) muni de pieds (2), ce qui permet audit déambulateur (1) de tenir debout sur une surface de pose. Ce déambulateur présente un plan de marche (12) disposé sensiblement parallèlement à la surface de pose. Ce déambulateur comprend en outre une poignée (10) disposée latéralement par rapport au plan de marche. Ce déambulateur permet à des personnes handicapées de monter plus facilement des escaliers. Le plan de marche (12) du déambulateur (1) présente une hauteur correspondant sensiblement à la moitié de la hauteur d'une marche d'escalier. Le déambulateur (1) peut ainsi être placé devant un escalier, la personne handicapée pose son pied sur le plan de marche (12) et pose ensuite l'autre pied sur la première marche de l'escalier. Le premier pied peut alors être posé à son tour sur la première marche. Le déambulateur peut ensuite être placé sur la première marche et l'opération se répète. Ce système permet de monter plus facilement des escaliers.
PCT/CH1999/000002 1998-01-05 1999-01-05 Deambulateur Ceased WO1999034761A1 (fr)

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AU16591/99A AU1659199A (en) 1998-01-05 1999-01-05 Walking aid

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CH498 1998-01-05

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Cited By (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7490617B2 (en) * 2001-12-14 2009-02-17 Step Extender, Llc Step extending apparatus
CN102334789A (zh) * 2011-08-17 2012-02-01 李青茜 一种上下楼梯时的人体省力设备
US8302974B2 (en) 2010-05-15 2012-11-06 Kevin Roger Kline Adaptable mobility aid device for level and inclined walkways and for stairs
US9107503B2 (en) 2010-05-15 2015-08-18 Kevin Roger Kline Segmented adaptable mobility aid device for level and inclined walkaways and for stairs

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US3884327A (en) * 1974-05-09 1975-05-20 Cary Wayne Zigman Invalid's portable step unit and attached carrying handle member therefor
US4274430A (en) * 1979-08-15 1981-06-23 Schaaf Cecil F Walking cane apparatus
US4844199A (en) * 1988-09-26 1989-07-04 Nimz Floyd E Stair climbing aid
US5318057A (en) * 1992-06-12 1994-06-07 Wallum Ronald I Half-step stability cane

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3884327A (en) * 1974-05-09 1975-05-20 Cary Wayne Zigman Invalid's portable step unit and attached carrying handle member therefor
US4274430A (en) * 1979-08-15 1981-06-23 Schaaf Cecil F Walking cane apparatus
US4844199A (en) * 1988-09-26 1989-07-04 Nimz Floyd E Stair climbing aid
US5318057A (en) * 1992-06-12 1994-06-07 Wallum Ronald I Half-step stability cane

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7490617B2 (en) * 2001-12-14 2009-02-17 Step Extender, Llc Step extending apparatus
US8302974B2 (en) 2010-05-15 2012-11-06 Kevin Roger Kline Adaptable mobility aid device for level and inclined walkways and for stairs
US9107503B2 (en) 2010-05-15 2015-08-18 Kevin Roger Kline Segmented adaptable mobility aid device for level and inclined walkaways and for stairs
CN102334789A (zh) * 2011-08-17 2012-02-01 李青茜 一种上下楼梯时的人体省力设备

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