Patent ID: 6467797
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: A61G,A61H

Abstract:
A wheelchair and walker combination comprising:a wheelchair; a walker connected to said wheelchair, said walker further comprising; a first side assembly, wherein said first side assembly is substantially planar in structure; a front assembly pivotally connected to said first side assembly, wherein said front assembly is substantially planar in structure; a second side assembly pivotally connected to said front assembly, wherein said second side assembly is substantially planar in structure, wherein said first side assembly and said second side assembly are each pivotally positioned perpendicular to said front assembly to substantially form a U-shaped structure, the closed portion of said U being designated the front of said walker, and the open portion of said U being designated the rear of said walker; attachment hardware affixed to the rear of said U-shaped structure and connected to structural members of said wheelchair, whereby said walker is attached to said wheelchair; first and second wheels attached to said first and said second side assemblies closer to the front of said U-shaped structure than to the rear of said U-shaped structure; wherein said walker includes a crossbar having a proximate end pivotally connected to said first side assembly, and having a distal end extending to said second side assembly, said distal end removably attachable to said second side assembly, whereby structural rigidity is provided to said U-shaped structure by attachment of said crossbar to said second side assembly; wherein said distal end of said crossbar is a cup shaped attachment having an inside diameter similar to an outside diameter of structures forming said second side assembly to mate with said second side assembly; and wherein said cup shaped attachment includes a removable pin for securing said cup shaped attachment to said second side assembly.