Patent ID: 7735499

Claim:
An activity walker suitable as a standing and walking aid for an aged or informed individual user, comprising: a rigid cylinder-shaped trunk surround member adapted to surround a user in close proximity to the torso of said user, said surround member having a front portion adapted to be adjacent to the front of the user and a rear portion adapted to be adjacent to the back of a user, said front portion and rear portion of said surround member being joined at one end each thereof by a hinge and joinable at the other end each thereof by a flexible closure; three vertically extending support legs attached about said surround member with an attachment and positioned thereabout with one leg positioned at a middle of the rear portion of the surround member and the other two legs in the front portion of said surround member forward of the position of said user's shoulders; wherein the position of said other two legs leaves the front of said surround member relatively unencumbered; and a flexible sling support adapted for both a user seat and walking support, said sling support being securely attached at its rear/back portion to the interior of said surround member at a first location at the rear portion of the surround member and releasably attached at its front portion to the interior of said surround member at a second location opposite the first location, said sling support adapted to pass between the legs of the user when so attached.