Miscellaneous hardware (e.g. – bushing – carpet fastener – caster – Sash balances – Spring
Patent
1981-03-30
1983-06-07
Bell, Paul A.
Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,
Sash balances
Spring
401 6, A47J 4500, B25G 100
Patent
active
043864481
ABSTRACT:
A ball-shaped device for use in supporting an eating utensil, such as a knife, fork or spoon, or a toothbrush, so that the device operates as an eating or oral hygiene aid for persons having arthritis or other crippling diseases or injuries of the hands. The device has a first passage through it for receiving a handle of an instrument to be held, such as an eating utensil or toothbrush. A second passage transverse to and intersecting the first passage is used to threadably receive a screw which can enter the first passage and bear against the handle of the instrument. In this way, the instrument is releasably secured to the device and the instrument can then be used in a normal fashion, such as for eating or brushing the teeth. The screw has a flat head on its outer end for easy turning of the screw even with only one finger. The device is formed from a pair of substantially hemispherical members which mate to form the spherical body of the device. Each of the members has a tubular segment and a number of webs which, when the members are in mating relationship, cooperate with each other to form the first and second passages.
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Bell Paul A.
Brown John S.
McGannon John L.
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