Patent · US Expired

Specialized crutch tips

US4098283A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 16, 1977
Grant dateJul 4, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 16, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61H3/0288
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A disk having a convex lower surface bounded by a peripheral ridge may be attached to the bottom of a crutch tip to engage sand, a plurality of apertures around the disk permits the disk to engage snow, and a plurality of thumb tacks embedded in the disk and extending downward from the disk to form a plurality of pointed projections will help the disk engage ice.

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