Patent ID: 6338493
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: A61G,A61H,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus convertible between a walker and a wheelchair for use on the ground comprising:a) a frame having a first side, a second side and a backrest extending therebetween, each side having a front leg and a rear leg, b) said front legs having a pair of front wheels respectively associated therewith and said rear legs having a pair of rear wheels respectively associated therewith, c) a seat pivotally connected to said frame and movable between a first position during which the apparatus is used as a wheelchair to a second position during which the apparatus is used as a walker, and d) a converting mechanism associated with one of said pair of wheels, wherein said one of said pair of wheels is movable with the use of said converting mechanism between a first position, where said wheels engage the ground in which the apparatus is used as a wheelchair, to a second position where said wheels are disengaged from the ground in which the apparatus is used as a walker, e) wherein said converting mechanism further comprises means for respectively rotating said one of said pair of movable wheels about their respective legs between said first and second positions.