Patent ID: 6595530
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
An invalid patient walker comprising:a spaced pair of front vertical posts; a spaced pair of rear vertical posts; a pair of horizontal front cross bars interconnecting said pair of front posts in vertically spaced positions; a pair of first horizontal side bars interconnecting first of said front and rear vertical posts in vertically spaced positions; a pair of second horizontal side bars interconnecting second of said front and rear vertical posts in vertically spaced positions, forming an enclosed area between said front vertical post and said first front and rear vertical posts and said second front and rear vertical posts; first ones of said pair of said first and second horizontal side bars and said front horizontal cross bars extending along a common first horizontal plane and second ones of said pair of said first and second horizontal side bars and said front horizontal cross bars extending along a common second horizontal plane; a gate connected with a first of said pair of rear posts, said gate comprising a pair of horizontally spaced vertical rods interconnected at upper and lower extremities with an upper and a lower horizontal rod forming a generally rectangularly configured gate; a hinge assembly connecting a first of said vertical rods with said first of said pair of rear post, said hinge assembly allowing pivotal movement of said gate between opened and closed positions; a latch assembly for connecting and disconnecting a second of said vertical rods with said second of said pair of rear post, said latch allowing positioning of said gate between said open and closed positions; said latch assembly including vertically spaced first and second shelves extending from said second rear post and a finger extending from said second vertical rod, said finger being adapted to overlie said first shelf and a lower end of said second vertical rod being adapted to overlie said second shelf providing vertical support for said gate in said closed position; a seat assembly pivotally connected with said lower horizontal rod, said seat assembly being operative to maintain said seat in a horizontal operative position in which said patient may be in seated position and a vertical stored position clearing said enclosed area for said patient to function in a standing position.