DE8625090U1 - Cushion for supporting the legs of a person with spinal injury - Google Patents

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PATENT ATTORNEY &rgr;&idigr;.&EEgr;.:·&Iacgr;·&Ngr;&bgr;. ADOLF SPALTHOFF

D4300 Essen 1 · '*· 'Pehnanstniße' 31 · °P&3tfa& 340220 ■ Telephone (0201) 772008

"Cushion for supporting the legs of a person with spinal injury"

For the treatment and relief of pain in people with spinal injuries, especially those with disc injuries.

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to place one or more pillows under the lower legs of a person with spinal damage in order to achieve the desired bending of the lower body in the lumbar region. However, not only is handling the pillows difficult, especially if this has to be done by one person, as is usually the case with home care, but also the optimal height of the support required for treatment or pain relief cannot be achieved in this way.

Based on this state of the art, the invention is based on the object of creating a cushion for supporting the legs of a person with a spinal injury while avoiding the aforementioned disadvantages, which cushion is not only easy to manufacture and handle by one person, but also allows the setting of an optimal height for the treatment or pain relief of the person with a spinal injury.

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According to the invention, this is achieved in that the _cushion consists of one or more self-contained chambers, one above the other, each of which has a non-return valve in one of its side walls. The cushions and canoe oars are inflated with air, for example by using foot or electric pumps, which can be connected to the non-return valve(s), so that the optimum height of the cushion for the treatment can be set quickly and easily.

Advantageously, the chamber or chambers of the cushion are provided with folds running along their entire length on at least two opposing side walls, so that after the air has been released by activating the check valves, the height of the cushion can be reduced considerably, resulting in a comparatively small space requirement when not in use. When filled with air, the folds are stretched so that rectangular chambers are formed. Within the folds, one or more snap fasteners are provided on the halves of the side walls of the cushion that form them, so that when one or more chambers are not in use, they can be stored in the folded state of their

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To keep the side walls at a comparatively low height and, for example, to only fill the upper chamber with air»

The chamber or chambers are equipped with one or more partition walls so that when filled with air a largely rigid support is created. In order for the air to be able to enter or exit the compartments of the chamber or chambers formed by the partition walls, these are provided with passage openings.

In order to ensure that the height is maintained at the set level over a longer period of time*, i.e. to prevent the air from escaping from the cushion^, the check valve or check valves are secured using a screw or similar.

There are protruding handle tabs on the underside of the pillow which are used to handle the pillow.

The cushion itself is made of rubberized cotton fabric, which on the one hand has the desired flexibility, but on the other hand also has the necessary strength to be able to bear the weight of the leg.

For hygienic reasons, the pillow is provided with an over-

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The belt is made of stretch cotton and is open on two opposite sides, which correspond to the valves and grip tabs, so that it is possible to operate the valves and grasp the grip tabs.

A cushion designed in this way can also be handled by a person with spinal injuries, provided that it is inflated using an electric pump.

An embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail with reference to the drawing, in which:

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a cushion consisting of one chamber in the empty state,

Figure 2 shows the cushion according to Figure 1 in the air-filled state and

Figure 3 shows a perspective view of a pillow consisting of three chambers.

The cushion I shown in Figures 1 and 2 consists of a self-contained box, in one side of which 2 the check valve 3 is provided.

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Chamber of the cushion 1 is provided on its opposite side walls 2,4 with folds 5 running over their entire length. Within the folds 5, snap fasteners, for example three, are provided on the halves of the side walls 2,4 forming them, so that the folded side walls 2,4 can be connected to one another and thus the height of the cushion 1 can be significantly reduced when not filled with air.

As can be seen in particular from Figure 2, the chambers of the cushion 1 can be provided with one or more intermediate walls 6, which form compartments between them that are connected to one another via passage openings 8 in the intermediate walls 6. This design achieves a certain stiffening in the state of the chamber of the cushion 1 when it is filled with air.

On the underside of the cushion, protruding grip tabs 9 are provided, which serve to handle the cushion 1.

As can be seen in particular from Figure 3, several self-contained chambers can form the cushion 1. In the case shown, only the upper chamber is filled with air,

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while the two lower chambers are not pressurized, so that the folds 5 can form in the side walls 2,4.

Depending on the number of chambers of the cushion 1 filled with air, the optimal height required for treatment or pain relief can be set quickly and easily.

The pillow is adjusted to the length and width of the hospital bed.

The height of the edges or chambers is, for example, 15 cm each.

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Claims (3)

PATENT PROTECTION ©IPLMNis.. ADOLF SPALTHOFF D-4300 Essen 1-« Pelmanstrasse -31 ·' PbstfeA 340220 · Telephone (0201) 772008 Gertrud HeIf 18. 9. 1986 Paul-Essers-Strasse 23 4330 Mülheim/Ruhr m.Z. 25 388 S/O PROTECTION CLAIMS 1. Cushion for supporting the legs of a person with spinal injury, characterized in that it consists ^of one or more superimposed, self-contained chamber or chambers, in one of the side walls (2) of which there is a check valve (3). 2. Cushion according to claim 1, characterized in that the chambers of the cushion (1) are provided with folds (5) running over their entire length at least on two opposite side walls (2,4). I I I I » ti « · Dresdner Bank Essen 403 349 8QÖ (BLZ 3ot>,q(fofep,)i gpprkflB/rtä tssen ?#> 13O ⁵ (BLZ 360 SOiOS) ■ Postgiro Essen 335 07-433 (BLZ 360 lOO 43) PATENT ATTORNEY JD 1.PLZ-IN. G, ADOLF SPALTHOFF D-4300 Essen 1* ^; -· Pelmanstfäße? 61 ."FtTstfeth 340220 · Telefon (0201) 772008 2 - 3. Cushion according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in _that one or more snap fasteners or the like are provided within the folds (5) on the halves of the side walls (2,4) forming them. 4. Cushion according to claim 1 or one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the chamber or chambers is or are equipped with one or more intermediate walls (6). 5. Cushion according to claim 1 or one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the intermediate walls (6) have through openings (8). 6. Cushion according to claim 1 or one of the preceding claims, characterized in that projecting grip tabs (9) are arranged on the underside of the cushion (1). 7. Cushion according to claim 1 or one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it consists of rubberized cotton fabric. 8. Cushion according to claim 1 or one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is provided with a cover SlUb I I I I I It ti · Dresdner Bank Essen 403 34? 800 (BLZ 36b _t Ötöfe(jji fy^k^se Espeiti J^ \& (BLZ 360 SOl OS) · Postgiro Essen 33S 07-433 (BLZ 360100 43) PATENT AUTHORITY ADOLF SPALTHÖFF nwalt ;j^j;ft "'fh D4300 Essen 1··' Peflmanirttaße*3l ."po'stfrfch 34Ö220 « Telefon (02Oi) 772008 3 - Bauüiüwolistretch is provided/ which is open on its side or sides associated with the valves (3) and/or grip tabs (9). ■ < « f f IV Dresdner Bank Essen 403349800 (BIZ3668pbl9)i5Bii5w?fe^?« ^! a2P9i3Q ^: (BLZ36050105).i ^> ostgIroEssen33507-433(BLZ 36010043) §