Patent ID: 6085765
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A forearm crutch cushion system for forearm crutches having a semi-circular forearm cradle having an interior cradle surface and an exterior cradle surface, a vertical crutch support pole extending downward from the forearm cradle, and a hand grip having a cylinder shaped shaft extending from the vertical crutch support pole, the forearm crutch cushion system comprising:an arm cradle cushion assembly; anda hand grip cushion assembly;said arm cradle cushion assembly including:a rectangular shaped, padded forearm contact section having an interior facing surface;left and right rectangular top fold-over securing sections formed along a top edge of said padded forearm contact section, each top fold-over securing section having an interior facing surface having a cradle end attaching hook and pile fastener section provided along each of two parallel oriented, top fold-over spaced facing edges thereof that are perpendicular to said top edge of said forearm contact section, said two top fold-over spaced facing edges defining a top vertical support pole notch therebetween;left and right rectangular bottom fold-over securing sections formed along a bottom edge of said padded forearm contact section, each bottom fold-over securing section having an interior facing surface having a hook and pile fastener strip provided thereon that is collinearly oriented with said hook and pile fastener strip provided on said interior facing surface of said other bottom fold-over securing section, both hook and pile fastener strips being positioned adjacent to said bottom edge of said padded forearm contact section, said left and right bottom fold-over securing sections having two parallel oriented, bottom fold-over spaced facing side edges that are each collinear with one of said two top fold-over spaced facing edges and that define a bottom vertical support pole notch; andrectangular, left and right cradle end cover sections formed respectively in connection with left and right side edges of said padded forearm contact section;said exterior side of said left and right rectangular top fold-over securing sections having top fold-over securing section edges having top hook and pile fastener strips provided adjacent thereto that are each companionate with said hook and pile fastener strips of said bottom fold-over securing sections;said left and right cradle end cover sections each having a far end provided with a cradle end hook and pile fastener section on said exterior side thereof that is companionate with said cradle end attaching hook and pile fastener sections of said top fold-over securing sections;said hand grip cushion assembly including a rectangular shaped, padded hand grip section with an interior side hand grip hock and pile faster strip provided along a bottom edge thereof and an exterior side hand grip hook and pile faster strip provided along said top edge thereof that is companionate with said interior hand grip hook and pile faster strip;said hand grip cushion assembly further including first and second vertical crutch support pole securing straps than are attachable together at said far ends thereof with strap hook and pile fastener sections;said arm cradle cushion assembly being installable over the forearm cradle of the forearm crutch such that said rectangular shaped, padded forearm contact section is positioned onto the interior cradle surface of the forearm cradle with the vertical crutch support pole aligned with said top vertical support pole notch and said bottom vertical support pole notch and said right and left rectangular bottom fold-over securing sections are folded over the exterior cradle surface;said hand grip cushion assembly being installable over the hand grip of the forearm crutch such that said padded hand grip section of said hand grip cushion assembly is rolled into a tubular configuration with said interior surface forming a tubular passageway within which the cylinder shaped shaft of handgrip is positioned and first and second vertical crutch support pole securing straps are wrapped around the vertical crutch support pole and secured together by contacting said strap hook and pile fastener section of said first vertical crutch support pole securing strap with said strap hook and pile fastener section of said second vertical crutch support pole securing strap.