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US3157187A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Tubular crutch

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-07
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Granted: 1964-11-17
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Expires: 1983-05-07
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles E Murcott

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 09:37
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61H; A61H3/00; A61H3/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 162 words
A CRUTCH OF THE CHARACTER DEFINED COMPRISING AN ELONGATED TUBULAR BODY HAVING A PERPENDICULAR STRAIGHT SHANK, AN OUTWARDLY OFFSET UPPER STRAIGHT END EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID SHANK AND TERMINATING IN AN INWARDLY EXTENDING UNDERARM MEMBER, AN INWARDLY OFFSET LOWER STRAIGHT PORTION TERMINATING IN A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING LOWER PERPENDICULAR END DISPOSED BENEATH SAID UNDERARM MEMBER, A FOOT ELEMENT ADJUSTABLY COUPLED WITH SAID LOWER END, A HANDGRIP, MEANS ADJUSTABLY SUPPORTING THE HANDGRIP ON SAID SHANK, A SLEEVE OF CUSHIONING MATERIAL MOUNTED ON THE UNDERARM MEMBER, TAPE WINDINGS FIXED TO THE UNDERARM MEMBER AT END PORTIONS OF THE SLEEVE FOR ENGAGING AND RETAINING SAID SLEEVE AGAINST MOVEMENT AND DISPLACEMENT ON SAID UNDERARM MEMBER, SAID UNDERARM MEMBER INTERMEDIATE SAID TAPE WINDINGS BEING ROTATABLE ON THE TUBULAR PORTION OF SAID UNDERARM MEMBER, SAID UNDERARM MEMBER COMPRISING AN UPWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY CURVED OUTER PART JOINING A REVERSELY CURVED INNER PART IN A STRAIGHT PORTION, AND SAID REVERSELY CURVED INNER PART BEING ARRANGED INWARDLY OF SAID LOWER PERPENDICULAR END.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-11-17 1968-05-18 1968-11-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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