Aid device including a tool and an attaching of the tool

摘要

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.

主权项

1. An aid tool comprising at least two grippers where the grippers are adapted to move at least in directions to grab and release an object, wherein an activation of the aid tool locks the grippers unidirectionally such that the grippers are locked from movement in the direction to release the object;
wherein a coupling couples the grippers to mounting means, and where the coupling comprises two flexible joints, one flexible joint giving an up-and-down rotation and the other flexible joint giving a side-to-side rotation of the grippers in relation to the mounting means; wherein each gripper further comprises means to attach each gripper to a finger of a person; and wherein an activation switch is positioned on a gripper of the at least two grippers and is adapted to be activated by a finger to which the gripper is adapted to be attached.