Patent ID: 8596508

Claim:
A carrier operable to support and secure a rollator for transportation, said carrier comprising: a first tube section having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the second end is operable to engage a mount, wherein the first tube section has a longitudinal axis extending along the first tube section from the first end to the second end; a second tube section affixed to the first tube section adjacent the first end of the first tube section, wherein the first tube section is substantially centered with respect to the second tube section and the second tube section has a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the second tube section is substantially horizontal when the carrier is in a substantially upright position; a first cradle affixed to the second tube section at the first end of the second tube section or adjacent to the first end of the second tube section; a second cradle affixed to the second tube section at the second end of the second tube section or adjacent to the second end of the second tube section, wherein the second cradle is operable to support the rollator in cooperation with the first cradle; a third tube section operable to engage the second end of the first tube section, wherein the third tube section is operable to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the first tube section; a fourth tube section affixed to the third tube section and operable to extend substantially perpendicularly from the third tube section, wherein the fourth tube section is affixed to the third tube section at or adjacent to a first end of the third tube section adjacent to a first end of the fourth tube section; and a clamp extending from the fourth tube section, wherein the clamp is operable to secure the rollator to the carrier by engaging the rollator and preventing the rollator from bouncing out of the first cradle and the second cradle while the rollator is being transported on the carrier; wherein: the third tube section is rounded adjacent a second end of the third tube section opposite the first end of the third tube section and the third tube section is operable to fit within or over a portion of the first tube section such that a longitudinal axis of the third tube section is collinear with the longitudinal axis of the first tube section; the first tube section has an alignment hole adjacent the first end of the first tube section; the third tube section has a first hole operable to align with the alignment hole in the first tube section when the fourth tube section is substantially parallel to the second tube section; and the third tube section has a second hole operable to align with the alignment hole in the first tube section when the fourth tube section is substantially vertical and the carrier is in the substantially upright position.