AID GRABBING TOOL WITH HAND OPERATED GRIPPER THAT CAN BE PUSHED ASIDE
First Claim
1. An aid tool to be used in combination with the hand of a person, the aid tool comprising at least two grippers where the grippers are adapted to move at least the in the directions to grab and release an object, wherein the aid tool includes a movable section having a operation position where it is in connection with the hand and/or fingers of the user, and a pushed aside position where it is not in direct connection with the hand and/or fingers of the user or conflicting with the direct up and down rotation of the hand at the wrist.
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Abstract
This invention relates to aid devices for assisting people inhibited in their movement of especially the hands and/or wrists, such as people who are physically impaired due to arthritis, injury, or other physiological problems giving reduced strength. This is solved by introducing an aid tool comprising at least two grippers and means to attach each gripper to a finger of a person, where the grippers are adapted to follow the individual finger in a movement in the direction of closing and loosen of a grip, and where an activation of the aid tool includes locking the grippers unidirectionally in the present position. The invention further introduces mounting means for attaching the aid tool to a body part, and where the mounting means comprises coupling means for detaching and attaching this and other tools according to the need.
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- 1. An aid tool to be used in combination with the hand of a person, the aid tool comprising at least two grippers where the grippers are adapted to move at least the in the directions to grab and release an object, wherein the aid tool includes a movable section having a operation position where it is in connection with the hand and/or fingers of the user, and a pushed aside position where it is not in direct connection with the hand and/or fingers of the user or conflicting with the direct up and down rotation of the hand at the wrist.
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