Patent ID: 8663136

Claim:
A support assembly for a disabled person, comprising: a frame member having an upper end and a lower end, the frame member defining the upper end, the upper end of the frame member having a front end and a rear end, the rear end defining an opening dimensioned and configured to receive the torso of the disabled person therethrough; a plurality of hooks disposed on the frame member adjacent only at the opening; a plurality of wheels attached to the lower end of the frame member; brake levers disposed on the frame member for providing a braking force to at least some of the wheels; padding mounted on the frame member to enhance comfort; a combination battery-operated clock and audible alarm device disposed on the frame member at the front end; a torso harness member, the harness member being adapted to encase the waist of the disabled person, the torso harness member having an inner surface and an outer surface; means on the harness member for adjustably securing the harness member to the waist of the disabled person; padding disposed on the inner surface of the harness member to enhance comfort; a plurality of bolts extending substantially horizontally from a rearward portion of the outer surface of the harness member, the bolts releasably engaging the hooks on the frame member at the opening, whereby the harness and the disabled patient are supported on the frame member the hooks at the opening only; and two elongate, articulated columns pivotally-attached to the outer surface of said harness member and extending downward therefrom; each one of said two elongate, articulated columns having an upper end and a lower end, each of the upper ends being pivotally attached to the outer surface of said torso harness member and each of the lower ends having a foot-receiving portion adapted to receive a respective foot of the disabled person.