Patent ID: 7364184

Claim:
A mobility assist device for moving an individual with limited mobility, or allowing such an individual to move himself or herself, comprising: a substantially-rigid frame having sufficient strength to support the weight of the individual; a seat member attached to the substantially-rigid frame, wherein the seat member comprises a seat bottom member and a deployable seat back member that is selectively adjustable from at least a first upright position to a second reclined position, wherein in the second reclined position, the seat bottom member, and the deployable seat back member are substantially collinear, thereby functioning as a ramp that facilitates loading/unloading of the individual into/out of the seat member and the mobility assist device, and a single armrest engaged to and substantially conforming to the upper portion of the substantially-rigid frame and substantially covering the entire upper portion of the substantially-rigid frame, wherein the single armrest is selectively adjustable from at least a first usable position on the top of the substantially-rigid frame to a second stowed position on the front of the substantially-rigid frame.