Appeal No. 97-2734
Application 08/394,067
APPENDIX
1. An orthopedic crutch comprising:
a pair of vertical supports;
an upper cross-member, rigidly connected to said
vertical supports at an upper end forming an armpit support;
a vertical support leg, rigidly connected relative
to a lower end of said pair of said vertical supports,
opposite said upper end;
a handgrip;
means for movably supporting said handgrip relative
to said vertical support leg and said armpit support to enable
said handgrip to move in a vertical direction generally
parallel to said vertical supports while said orthopedic
crutch is in use; and
means for biasing said supporting means to provide a
dynamic support for said handgrip while said orthopedic
crutches is in use.
12. An orthopedic crutch comprising:
a pair of vertical supports;
an upper cross-member, rigidly connected to said
vertical supports at an upper end forming an armpit support;
a support leg, rigidly connected, intermediate the
opposing end of said support;
a handgrip; and
means for dynamically supporting said handgrip while
said orthopedic crutch is in use to provide a movable support
for both upward and downward movement of said handgrip.
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