Patent ID: 7731673

Claim:
A walking assisting device comprising: one or more leg links; a ground contact member connected at a lower end of the one or more leg links; and a load transfer portion connected to an upper end of the one or more leg links, such that at least a part of the weight of a user is supported by the one or more leg links via the load transfer portion, the load transfer portion including a seat member for the user to sit astride; and connecting portions for connecting the upper end of the one or more leg links to the seat member, the connecting portions including a guide track operatively attached to the undersurface of the seat member, wherein a slider is operatively attached to the upper end of the one or more leg links, wherein the slider movably engages the guide track to facilitate a swinging movement of the one or more leg links in a forward and backward direction, and wherein the connecting portions are arranged in such a way as to be located within a lateral width between left and right femoral heads of the user when the user is in a sitting position on the seat member.