The Making of a Man: Being a Description of Artificial Limbs and How They May Be Adopted by Those Who Have Suffered Loss of Their Natural LimbsGeorge R. Fuller Co. (Rochester, N.Y.)
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The Making of a Man: Being a Description of Artificial Limbs and How They May Be Adopted by Those Who Have Suffered Loss of Their Natural Limbs
The head of the joint is very thin (three-eighths of an inch), permitting
the trousers to set smoothly; at the same time there is as much wearing
surface as in an ordinary joint of twice the thickness. C is a phosphor
bronze (the toughest of metal) taper bushing fitted into a taper hole.
B is a taper bolt fitting a taper hole in the bushing; when drawn into
place with screw A, the bushing is wedged into male joint head E tightly,
so that it is practically a part of this male head. In swinging the leg
the movement or wear is on the bolt B inside the cone bushing, giving as
much wearing surface as a joint with male head as thick as this bushing
is long. Perhaps it will be better understood by reference to separate
cuts of the bolt B and bushing C, and stating that the bolt turns or
moves inside the bushing only, and that there is no wearing surface
except between these two parts.
Parts A, B and C are all made to a size and interchangeable. Any one of
them taken from stock will fit any joint head of this pattern without
special fitting, so that it may be conveniently replaced in case of wear.
_The Haberl Patent Foot With Tarsal Articulation_
[Illustration: 264 265]
The novelty of this invention is in the point of articulation being near
the bottom of the foot instead of at the ankle. It does not give as much
motion as the ankle-jointed foot, but is much superior to the rigid ankle
without a joint. The construction is so simple that little explanation is
required. The dotted lines in No. 264 represent hickory plates, covered
with sponge rubber, and No. 265 shows the manner in which the parts are
put together. The heel part is slipped into the round hole in hollow of
foot, and the piece taking the place of the ball and toe part of foot
is passed through into the heel part, as shown by dotted lines in No.
264, and locked together with a steel pin, making a complete hinge. In
finishing, the sponge rubber parts are covered with buckskin or kid. The
entire arrangement is so simple there is very slight probability that any
repairs will be required that the wearer cannot make himself, and the
ease and little expense with which the parts can be renewed commend it
to all who require a strong, serviceable leg. It seems to be a favorite
among miners and others following rough, heavy work who have given it a
trial.
Under contract with the patentee we have the exclusive right to
manufacture this foot in the United States and Canada. We have made a
good many of them, and have yet to hear the first complaint from any of
the wearers. Wood or leather lacing sockets may be used with this foot.
Price of leg with the Haberl foot, for any amputation above the ankle,
$75, with five-year warranty.
NOTE.—This foot is patented in the United States, Great
Britain, Canada, Germany, France and Spain.
_Attachment for use in place of Thigh Lacer and Knee-joint_
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