Patent ID: 7229092

Claim:
A walking aid comprising: an inverted u-shaped member having two legs that form the rear legs of a walking aid, two front legs pivotally secured to said inverted u-shaped member so that the front legs pivot forward from the rear legs when the walking aid is in an in use position, said front legs pivotally secured to two extensions provided on a front u-shaped pivoting arm, a rear end of each extension pivotally secured to one end of an associated pivoting arm, opposite ends of each pivoting arm pivotally secured to one of the two legs of the inverted u-shaped member so that the pivoting arms and the front u-shaped pivoting arm jointly limit the distance that the front legs can pivot away from the rear legs, an inverted u-shaped handle, ends of an inverted u-shaped handle removably secured to an upper end of each front leg, and the inverted u-shaped member that forms the two rear legs and the two front legs are pivotally secured together and secured with the pivot arms so that the frame of the walking aid is the thickness of only one leg when fully folded together in a closed parallel configuration and only the thickness of one leg and the handle when folded into its parallel storage configuration in which the handle locks the walking aid closed.