SUPPORT CUSHION FOR SUPPORTING THE UNDERARM

Abstract

A support cushion for supporting a lower arm that includes an inner side facing towards the body with a concave shape and an outer side facing away from the body with a convex shape, and the upper side has a central seam that forms a recess, whereby the recess is bordered by side bulges

Claims

1. A support cushion for supporting a lower arm of a patient, including an elbow and a hand, on a therapy table or an arm rest of a wheelchair, comprising: an inner side facing towards a body of said patient having a concave shape; an outer side facing away from said body of said patient having a convex shape; and an upper side having a central seam that forms a recess, wherein the recess is bordered by side bulges.

2. The support cushion according to claim 1, wherein the central seam is curved towards the inner side.

3. The support cushion according to claim 1, wherein the support cushion is arrangeable on a solid surface of said therapy table or said arm rest affixed to said wheelchair.

4. The support cushion according to claim 1, wherein the cushion is adapted to said lower arm, including said elbow and said hand, of said user with regard to one or more of its dimensions including length, breadth, and height.

5. The support cushion according to claim 1, wherein the support cushion on a part of the upper side that holds said elbow of said user has a narrower rear side that differs from the rest of the support cushion, or on the part of the upper side that holds said lower arm of said user, has a broader front side that differs from the rest of the support cushion.

6. The support cushion according to claim 1, wherein the support cushion is designed as an inner cushion with a separate cover, wherein the central seam is arranged on the inner cushion or the support cushion without a cover.

7. The support cushion according to claim 1, wherein on the support cushion, at least one fastening element is arranged, which is firmly connected on a rear side or on an edge of the outer side to the inner cushion or the cover.

8. The support cushion according to claim 1, wherein on the support cushion, at least two fastening elements are arranged, which are respectively firmly connected to edges of the inner and outer side of the front side of the support cushion or to the cover.

9. The support cushion according to claim 1, wherein at least one fastening element is designed as a strip with or without a Velcro fastener, or the strip consists of material.

10. The support cushion according to claim 1, wherein the material on one or more of the outer side of the inner cushion and the cover includes one or more of cotton, molton cotton, is sewn with PE thread, is breathable, and is trimmed on the edges, and that the material of the cushion filling includes one or more of polystyrene micro-beads, spelt, and polyester flock.

Description

[0030] The invention will now be described in greater detail below with reference to exemplary embodiments shown at least partially in the figures, in which:

[0031] FIG. 1 shows the support cushion according to the invention from a diagonal side view, arranged on a therapy table of a wheelchair,

[0032] FIG. 2 shows the support cushion according to the invention from a diagonal side view with fastening elements,

[0033] FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show a plastic view of two embodiments of the support cushion.

[0034] FIG. 1 shows the support cushion according to the invention with a concave running inner side 1a and convex running outer side 1b, wherein in the central area of the upper side 2, a recess 3 runs. This is enabled by the central seam 4. In order to prevent a continued fold from being created, the central seam 4 has been bent over approximately 1.5 cm from the edge 8 on the rear side 6b by an angle of 15-20 degrees to the inner side 1a of the cushion, and has a double stitching for durability. At the side of the recess 3, bulges 5a, 5b are arranged. The length of the large inner cushion is approximately 60 cm, the breadth of the front side 6a is approximately 21 cm and the breadth of the rear side 6b is approximately 15 cm.

[0035] The support cushion is arranged in the exemplary embodiment on a therapy table of a wheelchair. Here, two fastening elements 9a (strips) have been attached to the rear side 6b of the support cushion. In this embodiment according to the invention, these are 3 cm wide and sufficiently long to find a firm hold through being bound to the arm rest of the wheelchair (binding variant). In the version shown in FIG. 1, the strips are 40 cm long. They are sewn into the rear side 6b of the cushion on the cover 7 in the side seam. In one variant, they can also be directly connected with the inner cushion or lightly connected on the concave side of the inner cushion or in the same place of the cover 7 by a seam or by other forms, such as a Velcro fastening or adhesion.

[0036] In a further embodiment, on the ends of the fastening elements 9a, a Velcro fastening is arranged, with which they can be bound to the arm rest of the wheelchair, for example (Velcro variant).

[0037] The support cushion is also arrangeable on other suitable surfaces 13.

[0038] The material of the cover 7 of this embodiment according to the invention is coated molton cotton. The cover is sewed with PE thread, and the edges 8 are trimmed. The material here is breathable. In other embodiments, other materials are also possible, which are suitable as materials for a support cushion according to the prior art. Depending on the functionality, different materials can be arranged in different places on the cushion.

[0039] FIG. 2 shows the support cushion according to the invention when the lower arm is laid on it. Here, the embodiment shows two fastening elements 9b, approximately 718 cm, which are firmly connected with the side seam on the edge 8 of the cover 7 through multiple seams. The fastening elements 9b have a Velcro fastening 11 on their ends (approximately 1.5 cm broad and 10 cm long). Starting approximately 2 cm from the end of the strip, the Velcro fastening is arranged in such a manner that on one strip, the Velcro side is arranged on the upper side 2, and on the other strip, the nap side is arranged on the lower side. The strips can be affixed one on top of the other both on the lower side and on the upper side 2 of the cushion or cover 7. The edge area on which the fastening elements 9b are sewn with the cover 7 lie approximately 30 cm from the front end of the front side 6a.

[0040] In other embodiments, the fastening elements 9b can be sewn into the side seams on the boundary between the front and the middle third of the cushionas seen from the direction of the front side 6aor of the cover 7 on the inner side 1a and the outer side 1b in such a manner that when they are folded over the cushion, they lie flush one on top of the other. In a further embodiment, the fastening elements 9b can also be designed in the binding variant.

[0041] In this embodiment according to the invention shown in FIG. 2, the support cushion is adapted to the length of the lower arm of the user, and thus, the hand protrudes slightly over the front side 6a of the support cushion and its upper side 2, or the end joints of the fingers grasp the front side 6a of the support cushion.

[0042] FIGS. 3 and 4 show two plastic depictions of the support cushion according to the invention, in which in the centre, the recess 3 and bordering on both sides of it, the bulges 5a and 5b, can be identified. In FIG. 4, the Velcro fastening 11 can also be seen.

[0043] Other, in particular therapeutic or anatomical, adapted forms are also possible.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0044] 1a Inner side [0045] 1b Outer side [0046] 2 Upper side [0047] 3 Recess [0048] 4 Central seam [0049] 5a, 5b Bulges [0050] 6a Front side [0051] 6b Rear side [0052] 7 Cover [0053] 8 Edge [0054] 9a, 9b Fastening element(s) [0055] 11 Velcro fastening [0056] 12 Cushion filling [0057] 13 Surface