Patent ID: 7150722

Claim:
A walking support apparatus for a person wearing a body brace, the body brace including a torso-encircling member and articulated leg braces depending therefrom, the apparatus comprising: a) a rigid frame; b) at least one front wheel mounted on the frame; c) at least one rear wheel mounted on the frame; d) a seat removably mounted on the frame above the level of the wheels; e) a vertical support member extending upward from the frame behind the seat and before the rear wheels; f) engagement means for removably engaging a rear portion of the torso encircling member, the engagement means connected to the vertical support member; g) a chest engaging member connected to the vertical support member above the engagement means; h) means for adjusting the distance between the connection of the chest engaging member to the vertical support member and the engagement means to fit a particular person; and i) the vertical support member provided with vertical adjustment means for adjusting the elevation of the vertical support member above the frame so as to lift a seated person to a standing and walking position after the brace and chest engaging member have connected the person to the vertical support member.