Patent ID: 8632092
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: A61G,A61H

Abstract:
1. A rollator, comprising: a support frame assembly; a plurality of spaced-apart wheels mounted on a bottom portion of said support frame assembly; a seat unit including a seat that is mounted on said support frame assembly and that has a first positioning notch formed in a top surface thereof and proximate to a front end thereof, and a second positioning notch formed in said top surface and proximate to a rear end thereof; and a backrest unit including a backrest frame pivoted to said support frame assembly, and a positioning frame pivoted to said backrest frame, said positioning frame being engageable with a selected one of said first and second positioning notches, said backrest frame cooperating with said seat unit to define a seating space that faces rearward when said positioning frame is engaged with said first positioning notch, and cooperating with said seat unit to define a seating space that faces forward when said positioning frame is engaged with said second positioning notch, wherein said first positioning notch is inclined rearward relative to said top surface of said seat, and said second positioning notch is inclined forward relative to said top surface of said seat; and wherein said support frame assembly includes: a main support frame including two spaced-apart main support rods, and two handgrips respectively connected to top ends of said main support rods; a rear support frame including two rear support rods each pivoted to a respective one of said main support rods between top and bottom ends thereof; and an intermediate support frame mounted between said main support frame and said rear support frame, said wheels being mounted on bottom ends of said main support frame and said rear support rods, and said seat being mounted on said intermediate support frame.