Patent · US Expired

Implements usable by persons afflicted with arthritis

US4035865A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 19, 1976
Grant dateJul 19, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 19, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB43K23/004
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Implements of the hand-manipulated type are equipped with spherical handles that can be easily grasped by persons afflicted with arthritis. The spherical handle has a diameter that permits the sphere to be retained against the person's palm between the thumb and a finger without bending internal joints.

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