Toilet-installed digital sphygmomanometer with retractable cuff
First Claim
1. In a toilet-installed digital sphygmomanometer having an occluding cuff mounted to a housing adapted to be installed laterally of a toilet seat and processing means associated with said cuff for measuring blood pressure, the improvement comprising:
- movable support means arranged in said housing for supporting said cuff to allow for movement of the cuff between an operative position in which said cuff is emerged out of said housing for engagement by the user with its finger and a rest position in which said cuff is retracted substantially within said housing, wherein said cuff is supported by said moveable support means in both the operative and rest positions.
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Abstract
A toilet-installed digital sphygmomanometer provided with retractable cuffs. A housing (36) is arranged laterally of a toilet seat and two occluding finger cuffs (62) different in size are mounted to associated respective sliders (70) in a manner movable relative to the housing (36). In use, one of the sliders is moved to permit a cuff (62), of a size suited to the size of the user'"'"'s finger, to protrude out of the surface of the housing (36) for engagement by the finger. When not in use, all the cuffs are retracted within the housing so that the cuffs are kept clean. In another embodiment, a plurality of pivoting arms are hinged to the housing and the cuffs different in size are mounted, respectively, to the associated pivoting arms. In still another embodiment, a plurality of cuffs different in size are mounted to a revolving member journaled to the housing and a particular cuff is selected by rotating the revolving member.
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18 Claims
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1. In a toilet-installed digital sphygmomanometer having an occluding cuff mounted to a housing adapted to be installed laterally of a toilet seat and processing means associated with said cuff for measuring blood pressure, the improvement comprising:
movable support means arranged in said housing for supporting said cuff to allow for movement of the cuff between an operative position in which said cuff is emerged out of said housing for engagement by the user with its finger and a rest position in which said cuff is retracted substantially within said housing, wherein said cuff is supported by said moveable support means in both the operative and rest positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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