Supports – Armrest or headrest – Armrest for writer
Patent
1996-06-24
1998-03-03
Wood, Wynn E.
Supports
Armrest or headrest
Armrest for writer
A47C 754
Patent
active
057226229
ABSTRACT:
A portable, adjustable device which provides support, tactile feedback, and mechanical advantage to individuals with weakness, tremors, or poor motor control during the activity of self-feeding. The device consists of a base for attaching the device to various sized tables, a support slide holder and a support slide. During typical operation, once adjustments have been made and tightened down, the user places his or her arm in the bottom portion of the support slide and with support of the support slide, slides the arm toward the mouth until it rests in the top portion of the support slide wherein the user is able to consume a bite of food. The base of the device clamps to various size tables. The support slide is connected to the base through a support slide holder which allows vertical and horizontal adjustment of the support slide. The support slide itself is arced in the horizontal and vertical planes in a fashion that approximates the arc of the arm during non-supported self-feeding. The support slide includes specially shaped segments at the top and bottom for additional control for the user in these areas.
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"Ball Bearing Feeder" Known since 1940 (See enclosed sheet) I don't know inventor's name.
Aubrey Beth A.
Silverman Arnold B.
Wood Wynn E.
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