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The Mouth Stick Holder

The Problem:     A Tetra client with MS needed a mouth stick holder to hold the mouth piece near her mouth so she could readily grab it when needed. The holder had to be adjustable, yet not impede access into or out of the chair.

The Solution:     A swivel joint from a "third hand" (two alligator clips and a magnifying lens mounted on a swivel base for use in soldering and the like) was welded to a thin-walled piece of pipe that matched the outside diameter of wheelchair rail. The thin-walled pipe was long enough that a hose clamp could be used to hold it to the chair. The top end of the stick was inserted into a stick holder made from a section of 2x4 and glued with epoxy. The basic shape was cut to match the mouth stick and holder shape reduced to be ½" bigger than the mouth stick shape. The holder has a piece of plastic at the end to ensure the mouth stick does not fall out while resting in the holder. Clear plastic was used so that the position of the stick could be seen. To allow the mouth stick to be easily inserted and removed, the shape routed allows about ½" vertical slack. This allows the mouth stick to be slid back and lifted out easily.

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