Patent ID: 9585807
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A61H

Claim:
1. A collapsible upright wheeled walker apparatus for augmenting an upright partially-supported walking gait on a walking surface for an unassisted user having one or more hands and forearms, the apparatus comprising: a frame having two frame sides each having a top and a bottom and each frame side being disposed between a front frame portion and a rear frame portion; a plurality of wheel assemblies coupled to the frame for supporting the frame above the walking surface and disposed at the vertices of a polygonal footprint on the walking surface within which the user walks during use; an X-folder apparatus including an anterior element having two ends and a posterior element having two ends, wherein two upper supports each coupled to and disposed at an adjustable height above a respective frame side; two forearm gutters each coupled to a respective upper support for engaging and supporting one user forearm during use, wherein each forearm gutter has a centerline disposed at a first gutter angle with respect to the walking surface and at a second gutter angle with respect to the other forearm gutter centerline; two upper handles each coupled to a respective upper support anterior to the respective armrest gutter for gripping by one user hand, wherein each upper handle has a centerline disposed at a forward handle angle with respect to the respective forearm gutter centerline; and in the X-folder apparatus,