Abstract: The present invention relates to a securing device configured to be worn by a person, characterised in that the securing device includes a locking mechanism that is configured to selectively secure a guard to the securing device at a plurality of positions relative to the securing device.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 19, 2012
Publication date:
September 18, 2014
Applicant:
DELLOCH LIMITED
Inventors:
Timothy Mark Allan, Jonathan Martin Jones, Blythe Guy Rees-Jones, Christopher Raymond Brown
Abstract: There is provided a protective device, and in particular a device to assist in minimising injury to a person's hips caused by a fall. The device includes a plurality of guards, and a securing portion to hold the guards in position adjacent to and over top of a person's hip joints. The guards are formed from rigid material so as to transfer the force of an impact into soft tissue and muscle surrounding the person's hip joints. Community assembly alerts is configured to alert a monitoring service upon detection that a fall has occurred.