Patent ID: 8770212

Claim:
A method of reducing a volume occupied by a multifunctional mobility aid device comprising: lowering a height of a lifting mechanism mounted to a base frame, by a bi-directional vertical motion of the lifting mechanism, via a control panel mounted to a pair of handles attached to a pair of supporting beams, the pair of supporting beams being mounted to a horizontal beam, the horizontal beam being mounted to a first side of the lifting mechanism, a second side of the lifting mechanism opposite to the first side being mounted to the base frame; folding the pair of supporting beams to align the pair of supporting beams with the lifting mechanism; folding a standing plate mounted to the base frame away from the base frame and toward the lifting mechanism via a hinge connecting the standing plate to the base frame; securing the standing plate against the lifting mechanism via a magnet disposed on the lifting mechanism; folding the base frame by folding a pair of base frame beams hinged to a central portion of the base frame toward the central portion of the base frame; and securing the base frame in a folded position by a locking mechanism.