System for protection from falls

• US 20040003455A1
• Filed: 03/11/2003
• Published: 01/08/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Merhav-Aap Limited
• Original Assignee: Merhav-Aap Limited
• Inventors: Davidson, Maximilian E.
• Application Number:
  US10/380,008
• Publication Number:
  US 20040003455A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/455
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0155 having inflatable structure, e.g. non automatic
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/018 inflatable automatically
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2005/0183 Hip protectors, e.g. for elderly people
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/028 Braces for providing support to the lower back, e.g. lumbo sacral supports

Abstract

A wearable inflatable system (20) adapted to protect a falling body, the system (20) includes at least one inflatable element (22, 24, 26) wearable on a body, which inflates and adapts to adjust a trajectory of the body during a fall, and/or to adjust the alignment of a back and a hip of a body during a fall.

Claims

1. A wearable inflatable system adapted to protect a falling body, the system comprising:

at least one inflatable element wearable on a body, which inflates and adapts to adjust a trajectory of said body during a fall.

3. A system according to any of the previous claims, wherein said at least one element is worn in a hip area of said body.

4. A system according to claim 3,wherein said at least one element supports said hip area.

5. A system according to any of the previous claims, wherein said at least one element is adapted to geometrically adjust said trajectory.

6. A system according to any of the previous claims, wherein said at least one element comprises at least two inflatable cells.

7. A system according to claim 6, wherein said at least two inflatable cells are interconnected.

8. A system according to claim 6, wherein said at least two inflatable cells are separated.

9. A system according to any of the previous claims, wherein said at least one element comprises;

a first inflatable element adapted to be worn on a waist of said body; and

a second inflatable element connectable to said first element and adapted to wear on a back of said body,

said second element adapted to inflate along said back, and adapted to generally align said back during said fall.

10. A system according to claim 9, wherein said at least one element further comprises:

a third inflatable element connectable to said first element and adapted to wear on a buttocks area of said body, said third element adapted to inflate in said buttocks area, and adapted to provide cushioning of said buttocks.

11. A system according to claim 10, wherein said third inflatable element is adapted to cause said body to assume a sitting position.

12. A system according to any of the previous claims, further comprising a gas source for inflating said at least one element.

13. A system according to any of the previous claims, further comprising a controller for sensing an indication of fall and, in response to one or more signals indicative of said fall, for causing inflation of said at least one element.

14. A system according to claim 13, wherein said controller comprises one or more sensors for sensing said fall.

15. A system according to claim 14, wherein said sensors are selected from a group consisting of:

a speedometer, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a physiological meter, a heart monitor, and a tilt monitor.

16. A system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more signals are in response to a sensed data selected from a group consisting of:

tilt, speed, distance, perspiration, and pulse rate.

17. A system according to claim 13, wherein said controller comprises a processor.

2. A wearable inflatable system adapted to protect a falling body, the system comprising:

at least one inflatable element wearable on a body, which inflates and adjusts the alignment of a back and a hip of a body during a fall.