Patent ID: 8864151
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: A61H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mounting assembly for fixedly mounting a pivotable wheel fork to a walker apparatus, the assembly comprising: a frame portion of the walker apparatus, one of the wheel fork and the frame portion of the walker apparatus having both a first bore and a second bore, the second bore extending in a direction generally perpendicular to the first bore; a shaft assembly rotatably connected to the other of the wheel fork and the frame portion of the walker apparatus and also being partially disposed within the first bore, the shaft assembly having a recess configured to align with the second bore; and a set screw threadably engageable with and at least partially disposed within the second bore, the set screw coupling to said one of the wheel fork and the frame portion of the walker apparatus and having a tapered end that engages with portions of the shaft assembly surrounding said recess, the shaft assembly being fixedly mounted to said one of the wheel fork and the frame portion of the walker apparatus thereby.