Patent ID: 8936033
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A walker for aiding locomotion, the walker comprising: a frame structure including: an inter-frame support assembly including an anterior support bar connecting the first anterior frame portion of the first frame to the second anterior frame portion of the second frame; and an intra-frame support assembly including a first side support bar connecting the first anterior frame portion of the first side frame with the first posterior frame portion of the first side frame and a second side support bar connecting the second anterior frame portion of the second side frame with the second posterior frame portion of the second side frame, wherein, a lower end of the first posterior frame portion terminates in a first tip; a lower end of the second posterior frame portion terminates in a second tip; a lower end of the first anterior frame portion comprises (i) a first angular segment formed by a first bend in the lower end of the first anterior frame portion at a fixed angle relative to a remaining portion of the first anterior frame portion, the first angular segment terminating in a third tip, and (ii) a first wheel directly connected to the first angular segment through a first wheel-connection joint; and a lower end of the second anterior frame portion comprises (i) a second angular segment formed by a second bend in the lower end of the second anterior frame portion at the fixed angle relative to a remaining portion of the second anterior frame portion, the second angular segment terminating in a fourth tip, and (ii) a second wheel directly connected to the second angular segment through a second wheel-connection joint.