Harry H Herman

US Patent:

45340749, Aug 13, 1985

Filed:

Feb 21, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/581843

Inventors:

Harry H. Herman - Bethesda MD

Assignee:

International Healthcare Products, Inc. - Washington, DC

International Classification:

A47K 312

US Classification:

4564

Abstract:

An apparatus for enabling persons with impaired mobility to enter and leave a bathtub includes a water inflatable shell having a shape such that when fully inflated the shell wedges between opposed bathtub sidewalls and has a top tapering to a platform at about the level of the top of the sidewalls so that the person may lower and raise himself into and out of the bathtub by releasing and adding water from and to the shell, respectively, and the period of time required to transit a distance between the top of the sidewalls and below the top of the sidewalls is briefer than a comparable distance below the top of the sidewalls by virtue of the reduced volume of the tapered top of the shell. Horizontal tubes of elliptical cross section contribute to the tapered shape of the top and add stability.

US Patent:

44956665, Jan 29, 1985

Filed:

Mar 1, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/483301

Inventors:

Harry H. Herman - Chevy Chase MD

Assignee:

International Healthcare Products, Inc. - Washington DC

International Classification:

A47K 312

US Classification:

4564

Abstract:

An improved inflatable cushion lift assembly for use in a bathtub by a person taking a bath. The lift assembly is positioned on the floor of a bathtub and is connected to the bathtub faucet to inflate the cushion. The cushion may be deflated while a person is sitting thereon to lower a person to the floor of the tub. Furthermore, the cushion may be inflated while the person is sitting on the cushion on the floor of the tub to raise the user upwardly to allow the user to exit the tub easily. The present improvement inhibits undesired movement of the cushion while being used by utilizing a rigid bottom panel and/or rigid top panel. Furthermore, the interior of the cushion may be provided with baffles or the like for dampening water oscillations within the cushion. The cushion, for reasons of stability, may also be tiered or formed in layers such that the cushion inflates or deflates in stages. In another embodiment, the cushion may be placed in a rigid chairlike structure having an apparatus on the chair back which cooperates with a side wall of the cushion to guide the cushion during raising or lowering thereof.

US Patent:

42545170, Mar 10, 1981

Filed:

Jul 10, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/054794

Inventors:

Harry H. Herman - Chevy Chase MD

International Classification:

A47K 312
A47K 3022

US Classification:

4564

Abstract:

An improved inflatable cushion lift assembly for use in a bathtub by a person taking a bath. The lift assembly is positioned on the floor of a bathtub and is connected to the bathtub faucet to inflate the cushion. The cushion may be deflated while a person is sitting thereon to lower a person to the floor of the tub. Furthermore, the cushion may be inflated while the person is sitting on the cushion on the floor of the tub to raise the user upwardly to allow the user to exit the tub easily. The present improvement inhibits undesired movement of the cushion while being used by utilizing a rigid bottom panel and/or rigid top panel. Furthermore, the interior of the cushion may be provided with baffles or the like for dampening water oscillations within the cushion. The cushion, for reasons of stability, may also be tiered or formed in layers such that the cushion inflates or deflates in stages. In another embodiment, the cushion may be placed in a rigid chairlike structure having an apparatus on the chair back which cooperates with a side wall of the cushion to guide the cushion during raising or lowering thereof.

US Patent:

56409869, Jun 24, 1997

Filed:

Jun 29, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/266778

Inventors:

Harry H. Herman - Washington DC

International Classification:

A61H 302

US Classification:

135 68

Abstract:

A mobility assisting device which includes a vertical support structure pivotally coupled to a substantially planar base structure. The base remains parallel to the ground as the base moves relative to the ground. The underarm support is mounted to the vertical support structure so as to be pivotal relative thereto to avoid the translation of pressure points under the patient's arms and rubbing between the upper end of the support and the underarm. The underarm support is angled relative to the plane of the device increase the comfort to the user. The base is biased perpendicular to the support structure by a resilient shock dampening pad between the support structure and the base.

US Patent:

58628240, Jan 26, 1999

Filed:

May 5, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/841789

Inventors:

Harry H. Herman - Washington DC

International Classification:

A61H 302

US Classification:

135 68

Abstract:

A mobility assisting device which includes a vertical support structure pivotally coupled to a substantially planar base structure. The base remains parallel to the ground as the base moves relative to the ground. The underarm support is mounted to the vertical support structure so as to be pivotal relative thereto to avoid the translation of pressure points under the patient's arms and rubbing between the upper end of the support and the underarm. The underarm support is angled relative to the plane of the device increase the comfort to the user. The base is biased perpendicular to the support structure by a resilient shock dampening pad between the support structure and the base.

US Patent:

52170330, Jun 8, 1993

Filed:

Apr 14, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/868215

Inventors:

Harry H. Herman - Washington DC

International Classification:

A61H 302

US Classification:

135 68

Abstract:

A mobility assisting device which includes a vertical support structure and a substantially planar base structure mounted to the vertical support structure so as to be articulatable relative thereto. Thus, the base remains parallel to the ground as the user rests upon the device and moves relative to the ground. Such a structure maximizes the stability of the device and minimizes the likelihood of slippage due to uneven, moist, icy or otherwise torturous terrain. The patient supporting structure is mounted to the vertical support structure so as to be pivotal relative thereto so as to avoid the translation of pressure points under the patient's arms and rubbing between the upper end of the crutch and the underarm. Further, the vertical support structure and the base structure are preferably spring mounted to one another so as to be urged into perpendicular relation.

US Patent:

6164305, Dec 26, 2000

Filed:

Jan 25, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/236518

Inventors:

Harry H. Herman - Washington DC

International Classification:

A61H 302

US Classification:

135 68

Abstract:

A mobility assisting device which includes a vertical support structure pivotally coupled to a substantially planar base structure. The vertical support structure can have an underarm support so that the base remains parallel to the ground as the base moves relative to the ground. The underarm support is mounted to the vertical support structure so as to be pivotal relative thereto to avoid the translation of pressure points under the patient's arms and rubbing between the upper end of the support and the underarm. The underarm support is angled relative to the plane of the device increase the comfort to the user. The base is biased perpendicular to the support structure by a resilient shock dampening pad between the support structure and the base.

Author:

Harry August Herman

ISBN #:

0813426294

Author:

Harry August Herman

ISBN #:

0826203205

Author:

Harry Vjekoslav Herman

ISBN #:

0887781780