Patent ID: 8584689
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A physical assistance device which may be configured as a walking aid and alternatively support a user in a seated position comprising: a front frame portion having a front, a first side and a second side spaced from said first side, at least a pair of spaced front legs, a first vertically extending support located at said first side and a second vertically extending support located at said second side, said first and second vertically extending supports located rearward of said pair of spaced front legs, each front leg supported by at least one wheel, said front of said front frame portion defining a generally closed front of said physical assistance device; a first rear frame portion comprising at least one first rear leg supported by at least one wheel, said first rear frame portion movably mounted to said first vertically extending support; a second rear frame portion comprising at least one second rear leg supported by at least one wheel, said second rear frame portion movably mounted to said second vertically extending support; said first and second rear frame portions moveable between an expanded position in which said first frame portion extends rearwardly from said first side of said front frame portion and second frame portion extends rearwardly from said second side of said front frame portion and said physical assistance device has an interior area defined by said front frame portion and first and second rear frame portions and a collapsed position in which said first and second rear frame portions are rotated towards said front of said front frame portion into said interior area, whereby a size of said physical device is reduced; a first seat surface movably mounted to said first rear frame portion and a second seat surface movably mounted to said second rear frame portion, each of said first and second seat surfaces movable about a horizontal axis between a retracted position and an extended position; and said physical assistance device having a first configuration for use by a user when walking wherein when said first and second rear frame portions are in their expanded positions and said first and second seat portions are in their retracted positions, said rear of said physical assistance device is unobstructed, permitting said user to walk into said interior of said physical assistance device from said rear thereof and walk while facing said front of said physical assistance device, and a second configuration for supporting a user in a seated position wherein when said first and second rear frame portions are in their expanded positions and said first and second seat portions are in their extended positions they span said rear of said physical assistance device to form a unitary seat for supporting a user in a seated position facing said front of said physical assistance device.