Patent ID: 8394044

Claim:
A walking assist device, comprising: a seat member adapted for a user to sit astride; a support frame provided at a bottom side of the seat member; at least one leg link movably connected to a lower surface of the support frame, the at least one leg link configured to be secured to a leg of the user; and a connection portion including a spindle erected on an upper surface of the support frame, the spindle rotatably connecting the seat member to the support frame such that the seat member is able to swing laterally around the spindle relative to the support frame, the spindle connecting with the seat member at a middle portion of an anteroposterior width of the seat member, wherein the walking assist device is configured to assist a user in walking while the user is sitting astride the seat member and standing substantially upright, a hole is provided through the seat member, the connection portion includes an upper discoid member and a lower discoid member, the upper and lower discoid members are integrated with the spindle and spaced from one another along the spindle, and the connection portion connects to the seat member with the spindle received in the hole provided through the seat member and the upper and lower discoid members sandwiching a portion of the seat member surrounding the hole provided through the seat member, and the hole is defined entirely through the seat member, and the upper discoid member directly abuts an upper surface of the seat member.