Crutch
Embodiments of crutches are disclosed. A crutch has a main body having a substantially vertical tubular member with a plurality of apertures formed therein; an angled portion extending upwardly from the substantially vertical tubular member; an arm rest support extending perpendicularly from the angled portion for receiving an arm rest; and a handle extending outwardly from the arm rest support. The crutch further includes a leg telescopically received into the substantially vertical tubular member, and a foot exchangably received by the leg.
1. A crutch, comprising:
a main body, comprising:
an arm rest support comprising:
a front end having an opening formed in a front face thereof;
a rear end; and
an arm rest hingedly connected to the arm rest support;
a handle extending outwardly from a front end of the arm rest support, wherein the handle does not extend from the opening in the front end;
a leg received in the opening of the front end of the arm rest support, the leg comprising a first angled section and a second substantially vertical section, the first angled section and the second substantially vertical section being of a unitary configuration, wherein the first angled section is received into the opening in the front end; and
a foot exchangably received into the leg.
2. The crutch of claim 1 , wherein the first angled section is angled in a front-to-rear orientation.
3. The crutch of claim 2 , wherein the angle is between approximately 0 and 45 degrees relative to vertical.
4. The crutch of claim 1 , wherein the rear end of the main body comprises an elbow cup for receiving a user's elbow.
5. The crutch of claim 4 , wherein the elbow cup comprises a semi-circular cutout above the user's elbow.
6. The crutch of claim 1 , wherein the leg further comprises a third-section mangled in a side-to-side orientation.
7. The crutch of claim 1 , wherein the main body further comprises a second opening at a bottom edge of the front end.
8. The crutch of claim 7 , wherein the leg is selectively interchangeably received by one of the first opening and the second opening, wherein:
in a first configuration, the leg is received into the first opening of the main body; and
in a second configuration, the leg is received into the second opening of the main body.
9. A crutch, comprising:
a main body, comprising:
an arm rest support having an elbow end, a front end, and a connection point, the connection point defining a front face having a first opening formed therein, and a bottom edge forming a second opening; and
a handle extending outwardly from the front end of the arm rest support, wherein the handle does not extend from the first or second openings; and
a leg;
wherein:
in a first configuration, the leg is received into one of the first and second openings;
in a second configuration, the leg is received into the other of the first and second openings; and
the leg is selectively convertible between the first and second configuration.
10. The crutch of claim 9 , wherein the leg comprises a first angled portion and a second substantially vertical portion, the first and second portions being of a unitary configuration.
11. The crutch of claim 9 , further comprising an arm rest, the arm rest being in hinged connection with the arm rest support.
12. The crutch of claim 11 , wherein the arm rest comprises an elbow cup.
13. The crutch of claim 9 , wherein the first opening is reinforced with a support structure disposed behind the front face of the connection point, the support structure having a corresponding opening for receiving the leg.
14. The crutch of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the main body and the leg has a locking structure for temporarily securing the main body to the leg in the first configuration and the second configuration.
15. A crutch, comprising:
a main body, comprising:
an arm rest support having a front end and a rear end, the front end defining a front face having a first opening formed therein, and a bottom edge forming a second opening; and
an arm rest hingedly connected to the rear end of the arm rest support;
a leg, comprising an angled portion and a substantially vertical portion, wherein the angled portion is received into one of the first and second openings;
wherein:
in a first configuration, the leg is received into one of the first and second openings;
in a second configuration, the leg is received into the other of the first and second openings; and
the leg is selectively convertible between the first and second configuration.
16. The crutch of claim 15 , wherein at least one of the main body and the leg has a locking structure for temporarily securing the main body to the leg in the first configuration and the second configuration.
17. A crutch, comprising:
a main body, comprising:
an arm rest support having a front end and a rear end, the front end having a first opening formed in a front face thereof and a second opening at a bottom edge thereof; and
a handle extending outwardly from a front end of the arm rest support, wherein the handle does not extend from the opening in the front end;
a leg received in the opening of the front end of the arm rest support, the leg comprising a first angled section and a second substantially vertical section, the first angled section and the second substantially vertical section being of a unitary configuration, wherein the first angled section is received into the opening in the front end; and
a foot exchangably received into the leg.
18. The crutch of claim 17 , wherein the leg is selectively interchangeably received by one of the first opening and the second opening, wherein:
in a first configuration, the leg is received into the first opening of the main body; and
in a second configuration, the leg is received into the second opening of the main body.
19. The crutch of claim 17 , wherein the first angled section is angled in a front-to-rear orientation.
20. The crutch of claim 17 , wherein the rear end of the main body comprises an elbow cup for receiving a user's elbow.