Patent ID: 7998096

Claim:
A mechanized walking device comprising: a controller for controlling the mechanized walking device; a harness to be worn around the torso, back and hip areas of the user, the harness including right and left side portions hingedly connected together in the back over the area of the spine, the right and left side portion are releasably fastened together in the front for securing the harness about the body of the user for putting on and taking off the mechanized walking device; a motorized gait mechanism is attached to each of the right and left side portions of the harness, each motorized gait mechanism includes leg appendages extending down and out of the bottom thereof, the leg appendages adapted to be connected to the legs of the user, each motorized gait mechanism includes at least one motor and a series of gears connected to the leg appendages to provide oscillating, reciprocating, or rotating motion to the leg appendages, each motorized gait mechanism includes a brake to lock the motorized gait mechanism in place when not in operation; the mechanized walking device includes battery packs that provide electrical power to drive the motors; each leg appendage is comprised of an upper part and a lower part, the upper part extends down from the bottom of the motorized gait mechanism along the lateral part of the user's thigh to the knee, the lower part extends from the bottom end of the upper part, the lower part extends down the lateral part of the user's lower leg to above the ankle, a hinge connecting the upper and lower parts together, each leg appendage includes a knee brake located adjacent the hinge, the knee brake is controlled by the controller; a pair of crutches to assist the user in walking, each crutch includes a handle, one crutch handle includes controls to control the motorized gait mechanism and knee brake on one side of the mechanized walking device and the other crutch handle includes controls to control the motorized gait mechanism and knee brake on the other side of the mechanized walking device; each crutch includes an auxiliary handle for the user to grasp onto when in a sitting position, each auxiliary handle also has controls to control the motorized gait mechanism and knee brakes associated with that crutch, removable electric cords or a cordless arrangement connects the controls on the crutches to the motorized gait mechanism and knee brakes.