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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2018
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/00 (2006.01); A61H 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 3/02 (2013.01); A61H 3/00 (2013.01); A61H 2003/006 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1635 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1671 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5064 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pair of detachable crutches extends in a longitudinal direction, where each of the detachable crutches includes a metal ball having magnetic properties and a holder having magnetic properties. A magnetic force is generated between the metal ball provided at one of the crutches and the holder provided at the other one of the crutches so as to maintain attachment therebetween. Each of the crutches further includes a sensor configured to sense whether the metal ball and the holder have been attached to each other.