阅读说明：本技术 一种骨科病人恢复用腿部固定器 (Shank fixer for recovery of orthopedic patient ) 是由 姜德水 王益秀 于 2021-09-26 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及骨科康复设备技术领域,具体为一种骨科病人恢复用腿部固定器,包括底板,所述底板的顶端固定安装有脚拖,所述脚拖的顶端转动安装有一号腿拖,所述一号腿拖的顶端通过调节机构固定连接有二号腿拖,所述二号腿拖的顶端通过转动机构转动连接有三号腿拖,所述三号腿拖、二号腿拖、二号腿拖和脚拖上皆固定安装有魔术贴。本发明通过设置有转换机构,便于通过支撑块支撑整个小腿,耐磨垫具有防滑效果,使得患者可以借助耐磨垫进行行走,使得脚掌和脚踝不再受力,有助患处的恢复,避免二次拉伤,当半月板膝盖受伤的患者,将转换机构移出,通过底板支撑,使得膝关节保持垂直状态,便于提高设备的适用性,满足不同患者的使用要求。(The invention relates to the technical field of orthopedic rehabilitation equipment, in particular to a leg fixer for recovering an orthopedic patient, which comprises a bottom plate, wherein a foot mop is fixedly installed at the top end of the bottom plate, a first leg mop is rotatably installed at the top end of the foot mop, a second leg mop is fixedly connected to the top end of the first leg mop through an adjusting mechanism, a third leg mop is rotatably connected to the top end of the second leg mop through a rotating mechanism, and magic tapes are fixedly installed on the third leg mop, the second leg mop and the foot mop. According to the invention, the conversion mechanism is arranged, so that the whole shank is supported conveniently through the supporting block, the wear-resistant pad has an anti-skidding effect, a patient can walk by means of the wear-resistant pad, the sole and the ankle are not stressed any more, the recovery of an affected part is facilitated, the secondary strain is avoided, when the meniscus knee is injured, the conversion mechanism is moved out, the knee joint is supported through the bottom plate, the knee joint is kept in a vertical state, the applicability of equipment is improved conveniently, and the use requirements of different patients are met.)

1. A leg fixing device for recovery of an orthopedic patient, comprising:

the top end of the bottom plate (110) is fixedly provided with a foot mop (111), the top end of the foot mop (111) is rotatably provided with a first leg mop (120), the top end of the first leg mop (120) is fixedly connected with a second leg mop (130) through an adjusting mechanism (400), the top end of the second leg mop (130) is rotatably connected with a third leg mop (140) through a rotating mechanism (200), and magic tapes (160) are fixedly arranged on the third leg mop (140), the second leg mop (130) and the foot mop (111);

the conversion mechanism (300) comprises a support plate (310), a screw rod (316) is slidably mounted on one side of the support plate (310) through a bearing, the number of the screw rods (316) is four, a cushion (317) is fixedly mounted on one side of the support plate (310), a second rod (311) is fixedly mounted on one side of the support plate (310), support rods (315) are fixedly mounted on two sides of the second rod (311), a first rod (313) is slidably mounted on one side of the second rod (311), a second bolt (312) is threadedly mounted on one side of the first rod (313), a threaded groove (314) is uniformly formed in the outer side of the second rod (311), a support block (318) is fixedly mounted on one side of the first rod (313), a wear-resistant pad (319) is fixedly mounted on one side of the support block (318), and clamping plates (321) are fixedly mounted on two sides of a second leg mop (130) and a first leg mop (120), the clamping plate (321) is in threaded connection with the screw rod (316), and nuts (320) are mounted at the top end of the screw rod (316) in a threaded mode.

2. A leg fixing device for recovery of an orthopedic patient as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the inside fixed mounting that the foot dragged (111) has inside lining shell (112), one side fixed mounting of bottom plate (110) has fixed plate (114), the inside horizontal screw thread of fixed plate (114) has inserted bolt (113) No. one, one side of bolt (113) is rotated and is installed arc (115), one side slidable mounting of arc (115) is in the inside of bottom plate (110).

3. A leg fixing device for recovery of an orthopedic patient as claimed in claim 1, wherein: both sides of the third leg mop (140) are uniformly provided with air holes (150), and an air cushion is fixedly arranged inside the third leg mop (140).

4. A leg fixing device for recovery of an orthopedic patient as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the rotating mechanism (200) comprises a hollow disc (212), both sides of the third leg mop (140) are fixedly provided with a rotating column (210), both sides of the second leg mop (130) are fixedly provided with the hollow disc (212), the rotating column (210) rotates to penetrate through the hollow disc (212), the outer side of the rotating column (210) is fixedly provided with a lantern ring (213), the interior of the lantern ring (213) is provided with a limit groove (221) and a strip-shaped groove, one side of the hollow disc (212) is inserted with a first inserting rod (211), the outer side of the first inserting rod (211) is sleeved with a second spring (220), the outer side of the first inserting rod (211) is fixedly provided with a sliding plate (219), one side of the second spring (220) is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the hollow disc (212), the other side of the second spring (220) is fixedly connected with one side of the sliding plate (219), one side of the first inserting rod (211) is provided with a hollow groove (217), an elastic rod (218) is rotatably arranged in the empty groove (217), and a clamping block (216) is fixedly arranged at the top end of the elastic rod (218).

5. The leg fixer for recovery of orthopedic patients as claimed in claim 4, wherein: no. two inserted bars (214) are inserted into the top end of the empty tray (212), a first spring (215) is sleeved on the outer side of the No. two inserted bars (214), and one side of the first spring (215) is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the empty tray (212).

6. A leg fixing device for recovery of an orthopedic patient as claimed in claim 1, wherein: adjustment mechanism (400) are including hollow pole (418), the both sides that the leg dragged (120) all fixed mounting have hollow pole (418), the both sides that the leg dragged (130) No. two all fixed mounting have support column (416).

7. A leg fixing device for recovery of an orthopedic patient as claimed in claim 6, wherein: draw-in groove (415) have been seted up to one side of support column (416) is even, one side fixed mounting of hollow rod (418) has mount (414), one side fixed mounting of mount (414) has blank box (411), the inside fixed mounting of blank box (411) has No. three spring (412), one side fixed mounting of No. three spring (412) has movable block (413), poker rod (410) has been cup jointed in the inside rotation of movable block (413), one side fixed mounting of movable block (413) has gag lever post (417), axis of rotation (419) are installed in the inside rotation of poker rod (410), axis of rotation (419) fixed mounting is in the inside of mount (414).

8. A leg fixing device for recovery of an orthopedic patient as claimed in claim 6, wherein: no. two both sides that the leg dragged (130) all fixed mounting have a slide bar (420), and slide bar (420) be two sets of, two slide bars (420) of every group, every group the outside slidable mounting of a slide bar (420) has No. two slide bars (421), one side and a leg of No. two slide bars (421) drag one side fixed connection of (120).

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of orthopedic rehabilitation equipment, in particular to a leg fixing device for orthopedic patient rehabilitation.

Background

Osteology is also known as orthopedics. Is a specialty or discipline of medicine, which is specialized in studying the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the skeletal muscle system, maintaining and developing the normal morphology and function of the system using drugs, surgery and physical methods, and treating injuries and diseases of the system. Bone science, also known as orthopedics, is a specialty or discipline of medicine, and is used for studying the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the skeletal muscle system, maintaining and developing the normal morphology and function of the system by using drugs, surgery and physical methods, and treating injuries and diseases of the system.

For example, the medical leg fixing device with the publication number of CN201911054707.X has the advantages that: the leg fixing device has the advantages of simple structure, convenience in maintenance and use, can be used for fixing the legs of a patient through the built-in clamping plates and the air bag device, can effectively buffer and protect the legs of the patient, relieves the pain of the patient in medical treatment, is convenient for a doctor to adjust the positions of the legs of the patient, relieves the operation burden of the doctor, and greatly improves the medical effect, so that the existing leg fixing device can meet the basic use requirement of recovery of orthopedic patients, and still has the following problems.

The existing leg fixator is mainly designed for patients with meniscus knee injury, mainly acts straightly through foot support, has low applicability and is not suitable for patients with ankle joint and sole injury, so that the leg fixator for orthopedic patient recovery needs to be designed to solve the problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a leg fixer for recovering orthopedic patients, which is used for solving the problems that the existing leg fixer proposed in the background technology is mainly designed for patients with meniscus knee injuries, mainly supports straight movement through feet, has low applicability and is not applicable to patients with ankle joints and foot soles injuries.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme: a leg fixator for recovery of an orthopedic patient, comprising:

the top end of the first leg mop is fixedly connected with a second leg mop through an adjusting mechanism, the top end of the second leg mop is rotatably connected with a third leg mop through a rotating mechanism, and magic tapes are fixedly mounted on the third leg mop, the second leg mop and the foot mop;

the conversion mechanism comprises a support plate, a screw rod is slidably mounted on one side of the support plate through a bearing, the number of the screw rods is four, a cushion is fixedly mounted on one side of the support plate, a second rod is fixedly mounted on one side of the support plate, support rods are fixedly mounted on two sides of the second rod, a first rod is slidably mounted on one side of the second rod, a second bolt is mounted on one side of the first rod through threads, threaded grooves are uniformly formed in the outer side of the second rod, a support block is fixedly mounted on one side of the first rod, a wear-resistant pad is fixedly mounted on one side of the support block, clamping plates are fixedly mounted on two sides of the second leg mop and the first leg mop respectively, the clamping plates are in threaded connection with the screw rod, nuts are mounted on the top ends of the screw rod through threads, a proper fixing mode is selected according to the injured part of a patient, and the applicability of equipment is improved conveniently, meets the use requirements of different patients.

Preferably, the inside fixed mounting that the foot dragged has the inner lining shell, one side fixed mounting of bottom plate has the fixed plate, the inside horizontal screw thread of fixed plate has inserted the bolt No. one, one side of bolt is rotated and is installed the arc, one side slidable mounting of arc is in the inside of bottom plate, adapts to not the sole use of equidimension.

Preferably, both sides of the third leg mop are uniformly provided with air holes, and the inside of the third leg mop is fixedly provided with an air permeable pad, so that the inside and the outside can be ventilated, and overheating is avoided.

Preferably, the rotating mechanism comprises an empty disc, rotating columns are fixedly arranged on two sides of the third leg mop, the two sides of the second leg mop are fixedly provided with empty discs, the rotating column rotatably penetrates through the inner parts of the empty discs, a lantern ring is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the rotating column, a limit groove and a strip-shaped groove are arranged inside the lantern ring, a first inserted bar is inserted into one side of the empty tray, a second spring is sleeved on the outer side of the first inserted bar, a sliding plate is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the first inserted bar, one side of the second spring is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the empty disc, the other side of the second spring is fixedly connected with one side of the sliding plate, one side of the first inserted link is provided with a hollow groove, the inside rotation of dead slot installs the elastic rod, the top fixed mounting of elastic rod has the fixture block, and the knee joint patient of being convenient for resumes, prevents that the knee joint is crooked.

Preferably, No. two inserted bars have been inserted on the top of empty dish, No. one spring has been cup jointed in the outside of No. two inserted bars, the one side of a spring and the inner wall fixed connection of empty dish, the leg small-scale activity of being convenient for is taken exercise, helps recovering healthyly.

Preferably, adjustment mechanism includes hollow rod, the both sides that a leg dragged are all fixed mounting have hollow rod, the both sides that No. two legs dragged are all fixed mounting have the support column, and the support column slides in hollow rod, is convenient for finely tune according to the shank length that the patient is different.

Preferably, the draw-in groove has been seted up to one side of support column is even, one side fixed mounting of hollow pole has the mount, one side fixed mounting of mount has the blank, the inside fixed mounting of blank has No. three springs, one side fixed mounting of No. three springs has the movable block, the poker rod has been cup jointed in the inside rotation of movable block, one side fixed mounting of movable block has the gag lever post, the axis of rotation is installed in the inside rotation of poker rod, axis of rotation fixed mounting is in the inside of mount for the gag lever post is gone into from the draw-in groove card and is carried on spacingly in the suitable draw-in groove, fixes the support column at fixed height.

Preferably, No. two both sides that the leg dragged all fixed mounting have a slide bar, and a slide bar is two sets of, two slide bars of every group, every group the outside slidable mounting of a slide bar has No. two slide bars, one side of No. two slide bars and one side fixed connection that the leg dragged is convenient for increase a leg and drag the stability of connecting with No. two legs.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:

1. through being provided with the shifter, be convenient for support whole shank through the supporting shoe, the abrasion pad has anti-skidding effect, make the patient walk with the help of the abrasion pad, make sole and ankle no longer atress, help the recovery in affected part, avoid the secondary to pull, when meniscus knee injured patient, shift out the shifter, support through the bottom plate, make the knee joint keep the vertical state, the suitability of the improve equipment of being convenient for satisfies different patients' operation requirement.

2. Through being provided with slewing mechanism, a leg drags and keeps the vertical state with No. two legs drag, and the knee joint patient of being convenient for resumes, prevents that the knee joint from crooked, stimulates the inserted bar No. one for an inserted bar reconversion can rotate and rotate post and empty dish, makes an inserted bar remove in the bar groove of lantern ring one side, and the shank small region activity of being convenient for is taken exercise, helps recovering health.

3. Through the patient through pressing an inserted bar for No. two spring extensions for the one end extrusion fixture block of an inserted bar, the inside elastic rod of fixture block extrusion, make the fixture block pass the right side that the spacing groove card was gone into the lantern ring, make the lantern ring can not the free rotation, a leg drags and drags No. two legs and keep vertical state, and the knee joint patient of being convenient for resumes, prevents that the knee joint is crooked.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of the structure of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the present invention in an elevation view in a bent state;

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the structure of the foot mop, the first leg mop, the second leg mop and the third leg mop according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the rotating mechanism of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the partial structure at A in FIG. 4 according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic side sectional view of the adjusting mechanism of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a front cross-section of the foot mop according to the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a side view of the collar of the present invention.

In the figure: 110. a base plate; 111. dragging with feet; 112. a liner shell; 113. a first bolt; 114. a fixing plate; 115. an arc-shaped plate; 120. a first leg mop; 130. a second leg mop; 140. a third leg mop; 150. air holes are formed; 160. magic tape; 200. a rotating mechanism; 210. rotating the column; 211. a first inserted link; 212. empty disks; 213. a collar; 214. a second inserted link; 215. a first spring; 216. a clamping block; 217. an empty groove; 218. an elastic rod; 219. a slide plate; 220. a second spring; 221. a limiting groove; 300. a switching mechanism; 310. a support plate; 311. a second rod; 312. a second bolt; 313. a first rod; 314. a thread groove; 315. a support bar; 316. a screw rod; 317. a soft cushion; 318. a support block; 319. a wear pad; 320. a nut; 321. a clamping plate; 400. an adjustment mechanism; 410. a poke rod; 411. empty boxes; 412. a third spring; 413. a moving block; 414. a fixed mount; 415. a card slot; 416. a support pillar; 417. a limiting rod; 418. a hollow shaft; 419. a rotating shaft; 420. a first sliding rod; 421. and a second sliding rod.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1-8, an embodiment of the present invention:

a leg fixator for recovery of an orthopedic patient, comprising:

the top end of the bottom plate 110 is fixedly provided with a foot mop 111, the top end of the foot mop 111 is rotatably provided with a first leg mop 120, the top end of the first leg mop 120 is fixedly connected with a second leg mop 130 through an adjusting mechanism 400, the top end of the second leg mop 130 is rotatably connected with a third leg mop 140 through a rotating mechanism 200, and magic tapes 160 are fixedly arranged on the third leg mop 140, the second leg mop 130 and the foot mop 111;

the conversion mechanism 300 comprises a support plate 310, a screw rod 316 is slidably mounted on one side of the support plate 310 through a bearing, the number of the screw rods 316 is four, a cushion 317 is fixedly mounted on one side of the support plate 310, a second rod 311 is fixedly mounted on one side of the support plate 310, support rods 315 are fixedly mounted on two sides of the second rod 311, a first rod 313 is slidably mounted on one side of the second rod 311, a second bolt 312 is mounted on one side of the first rod 313 in a threaded manner, a threaded groove 314 is uniformly formed in the outer side of the second rod 311, a support block 318 is fixedly mounted on one side of the first rod 313, a wear-resistant pad 319 is fixedly mounted on one side of the support block 318, a clamping plate 321 is fixedly mounted on two sides of the second leg support 130 and the first leg support 120, the clamping plate 321 is in threaded connection with the screw rod 316, a nut 320 is mounted on the top end of the screw rod 316 in a threaded manner, a proper fixing manner is selected according to the injured part of a patient, when the ankle is injured, ligament strain patient, the user is with block 321 and nut 320 block, it is spacing to rotate nut 320 to lead screw 316, according to the in-service use condition, rotatory No. two bolt 312, with the length adjustment of a pole 313 and No. two poles 311 and the same length of another leg, rotatory No. two bolt 312, it is fixed in thread groove 314 to make its card go into, be convenient for support whole shank through supporting shoe 318, wear pad 319 has anti-skidding effect, make the patient can walk with the help of wear pad 319, make sole and ankle no longer atress, help the recovery in affected part, avoid secondary strain, patient when meniscus knee is injured, shift out shifter 300, support through bottom plate 110, make the knee joint keep the vertical state, be convenient for improve equipment's suitability, satisfy different patients's operation requirement.

Further, the inside fixed mounting of foot drags 111 has inside lining shell 112, and one side fixed mounting of bottom plate 110 has fixed plate 114, and the inside horizontal screw thread of fixed plate 114 inserts No. one bolt 113, and one side of No. one bolt 113 is rotated and is installed arc 115, and one side slidable mounting of arc 115 is in the inside of bottom plate 110, through rotatory No. one bolt 113 for arc 115 is finely tuned in bottom plate 110 is inside, thereby changes the length that the sole was placed, adapts to the not sole of equidimension and uses.

Furthermore, both sides of the third leg mop 140 are uniformly provided with air holes 150, a breathable pad is fixedly mounted inside the third leg mop 140, and the air holes 150 and the breathable pad are beneficial to skin breathing, so that the inside and the outside can be ventilated, and overheating is avoided.

Further, the rotating mechanism 200 includes a hollow disc 212, a rotating column 210 is fixedly installed on both sides of the third leg support 140, a hollow disc 212 is fixedly installed on both sides of the second leg support 130, the rotating column 210 rotates to penetrate through the inside of the hollow disc 212, a sleeve ring 213 is fixedly installed on the outer side of the rotating column 210, a limiting groove 221 and a strip-shaped groove are formed in the sleeve ring 213, a first inserting rod 211 is inserted into one side of the hollow disc 212, a second spring 220 is sleeved on the outer side of the first inserting rod 211, a sliding plate 219 is fixedly installed on the outer side of the first inserting rod 211, one side of the second spring 220 is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the hollow disc 212, the other side of the second spring 220 is fixedly connected with one side of the sliding plate 219, a hollow groove 217 is formed in one side of the first inserting rod 211, an elastic rod 218 is rotatably installed inside the hollow groove 217, a clamping block 216 is fixedly installed at the top end of the elastic rod 218, and the patient can stretch the second spring 220 by pressing the first inserting rod 211, one end of the first insertion rod 211 extrudes the fixture block 216, the fixture block 216 extrudes the internal elastic rod 218, the fixture block 216 penetrates through the limiting groove 221 and is clamped into the right side of the lantern ring 213, the lantern ring 213 cannot rotate freely, the first leg support 120 and the second leg support 130 keep a vertical state, a knee joint patient can recover conveniently, and the knee joint is prevented from bending.

Further, No. two inserted bars 214 have been inserted on the top of vacant dish 212, No. two spring 215 has been cup jointed in the outside of inserted bar 214, one side of a spring 215 and the inner wall fixed connection of vacant dish 212, the patient presses No. two inserted bars 214 certainly, make fixture block 216 extrusion elastic rod 218 card go into in the vacant slot 217, No. one inserted bar 211 of pulling, make an inserted bar 211 reconversion, can rotate column 210 and vacant dish 212, make an inserted bar 211 remove in the bar groove of lantern ring 213 one side, the shank small-scale activity of being convenient for is taken exercise, help recovering health.

Further, adjustment mechanism 400 includes hollow pole 418, and the both sides of first leg drag 120 all fixedly mounted have hollow pole 418, and the both sides of second leg drag 130 all fixedly mounted have support column 416, and support column 416 slides in hollow pole 418, is convenient for adjust the first leg drag 120 and the second leg drag the distance between 130, is convenient for finely tune according to the shank length of patient's difference.

Further, clamping grooves 415 are uniformly formed in one side of the supporting column 416, a fixing frame 414 is fixedly mounted on one side of the hollow rod 418, an empty box 411 is fixedly mounted on one side of the fixing frame 414, a third spring 412 is fixedly mounted inside the empty box 411, a moving block 413 is fixedly mounted on one side of the third spring 412, the shifting rod 410 is sleeved on the moving block 413 in a rotating mode, a limiting rod 417 is fixedly mounted on one side of the moving block 413, a rotating shaft 419 is mounted in the shifting rod 410 in a rotating mode, the rotating shaft 419 is fixedly mounted inside the fixing frame 414, one side of the shifting rod 410 is pressed, the third spring 412 is extruded on one side of the moving block 413, the limiting rod 417 is clamped into a proper clamping groove 415 from the clamping groove 415 to limit the limiting rod 417, and the supporting column 416 is fixed at a fixed height.

Furthermore, a first sliding rod 420 is fixedly installed on each of two sides of the second leg mop 130, the first sliding rods 420 are divided into two groups, each group includes two first sliding rods 420, a second sliding rod 421 is slidably installed on the outer side of each group of the first sliding rods 420, one side of the second sliding rod 421 is fixedly connected with one side of the first leg mop 120, and the first sliding rod 420 slides in the second sliding rod 421, so that the connection stability between the first leg mop 120 and the second leg mop 130 is improved.

The working principle is as follows: according to the injured part of the patient, choose suitable fixed mode, when be injured to the ankle, the ligament strains the patient, block board 321 and nut 320 block, it is spacing to lead screw 316 to rotate nut 320, according to the in-service use condition, rotatory No. two bolt 312, with the length adjustment of a pole 313 and No. two pole 311 and the same length of another leg, rotatory No. two bolt 312, it is fixed in thread groove 314 to make its card go into, be convenient for support whole shank through supporting shoe 318, cushion 319 has anti-skidding effect, make the patient walk with the help of cushion 319, make sole and ankle no longer atress, help the recovery in affected part, avoid the secondary to strain, when the patient that the meniscus knee is injured, shift out switching mechanism 300, support through bottom plate 110, make the knee joint keep vertical state.

The patient is through pressing down inserted bar 211 No. one, make No. two spring 220 tensile, make the one end extrusion fixture block 216 of inserted bar 211 No. one, fixture block 216 extrudees inside elastic rod 218, make fixture block 216 pass spacing groove 221 and block into the right side of lantern ring 213, make lantern ring 213 can not free rotation, No. one the leg drags 120 and No. two legs drags 130 and keeps the vertical state, the knee joint patient of being convenient for resumes, pull inserted bar 211 No. one, make inserted bar 211 resume, can rotate rotation post 210 and blank disc 212, make inserted bar 211 remove in the bar groove of lantern ring 213 one side, the shank small-scale activity of being convenient for is taken exercise, help recovering to be healthy.

The user presses one side of the poke rod 410, so that one side of the moving block 413 extrudes the third spring 412, the limiting rod 417 is clamped into a proper clamping groove 415 from the clamping groove 415 to be limited, the supporting column 416 is fixed at a fixed height, and the first sliding rod 420 slides in the second sliding rod 421, so that the connection stability of the first leg mop 120 and the second leg mop 130 is improved.

It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned.