Patent ID: 6283484
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: A61G,A61H,B62B

Abstract:
A wheeled walker comprising first and second walker frame legs, each leg including:an upper frame tube having an upper end;a lower frame tube having a lower end, the lower frame tube engaging the upper frame tube while permitting telescopic longitudinal movement therebetween;a handle on the upper frame tube upper end;a wheel rotatably mounted on the lower frame tube lower end;a brake lever connected to the upper frame tube upper end adjacent the handle and normally assuming a non-braking position while being pivotable to a braking position;a brake device connected to the lower frame tube lower end and adapted to engage and brake the wheel;a brake rod extending within the upper frame tube and the lower frame tube and including an upper rod member and a lower rod member engaging the upper rod member while permitting telescopic longitudinal movement therebetween, the upper rod member having an upper end connected with the brake lever, the lower rod member having a lower end connected with the brake device; andlocking means extending into the upper frame tube and the lower frame tube to engage the brake rod, said locking means being adapted for movement between an unlocking position, permitting longitudinal movement between the upper frame tube and the lower frame tube and longitudinal movement between the upper rod member and the lower rod member, and a locking position, prohibiting longitudinal movement between the upper frame tube and the lower frame tube and longitudinal movement between the upper rod member and the lower rod member such that pivoting of the brake lever from the non-braking position to the braking position moves the brake rod longitudinally within the upper and lower frame tubes, causing the brake device to engage the wheel.