Patent ID: 6942130

Claim:
A carrier device for coupling to a walker to allow a user to carry items when the user is using the walker, the carrier device comprising: a strap member being adapted for being selectively coupled to the walker, said strap member being adapted for being positioned around a user when said strap member is removed from the walker; a receiving assembly being coupled to said strap member such that said strap member is adapted for coupling said receiving assembly to the walker, said receiving assembly being adapted for receiving objects to be carried for the user such that said receiving assembly is for allowing the hands of the user to be used on the walker to enhance the safety of the user using the walker; said receiving assembly comprising a container member, said container member being coupled to said strap member such that said container member is adapted for being positioned on a front of the walker when said strap member is coupled to opposing front stanchions of the walker, said container member being adapted for receiving objects to be carried for the user of the walker; said receiving assembly comprising a plurality of reinforcement members, each of said reinforcement members being oppositely coupled to said container member and said strap member, each of said reinforcement members being for transferring force from said strap member over a greater area to inhibit said container member being damaged when said strap member is stretched tightly between the front stanchions of the walker; and said receiving assembly comprising a plurality of securing straps, each of said securing straps being coupled to one of said reinforcement members, each of said securing straps being adapted for engaging a support bar of the walker such that said securing straps are for securing said container member to the support bar to inhibit movement of said container member when the user is using the walker.