Walker type

A collapsible walker in which gate legs are each pivotally mounted in bearings positioned at either end of a cross brace with the gate legs mounted in the bearings for rotation between an open position with the gate legs positioned generally transversely of the cross brace and a collapsed position with...     

A carrier attachment including a rigid tray section and a pocket section is suspended by connecting straps from one side of the top frame member of an invalid walker. The tray section can be swung to operative position above and supported by the top frame member.

A walker construction including extensible and removable legs telescopically received in leg engaging portions, the dimensions and structural features of the interrelated legs and leg receiving portions being such as to imbue the complete walker structure with a number of desirable properties and advantages.

A folding invalid walker includes an improved mechanism for rigidly locking the walker in its unfolded state. The mechanism comprises a pair of tubular telescoping members each having an inner portion which telescopes into an outer portion. A spring loaded button is used to lock the tubular telescoping...     

An invalid support device which includes the capabilities of acting as a back support for an invalid when in a sitting position and further to serve as a walker to support an invalid in a walking position and also including a seat support whereby the invalid may sit and rest within the invalid supporting...     

A low profile, low center of gravity walking aid cane construction with a central support member having its lower end rigidly connected to four legs. The four legs each have a body portion and a foot portion with the body portions positioned generally transverse to the support member and with the foot...     

A walking cane fitted with three articulated struts that are each linked to a slidable spring-biased piston in the foot of the cane, and joined together so as to extend away from the foot of the cane when the piston is pushed against the ground and upwards into the cane, with the extended struts acting...     

A walker for infirm individuals with provision for supporting a cradle for a removable tray, and the tray at the front of the walker. The cradle may be arranged to swing to remain level at all times or may be rigidly secured to the walker.

A walking aid is provided for persons suffering partial paralysis from disabilities, such as strokes, accidents, or any other deterrents to walking without aid. The walking aid comprises in one embodiment, a generally horizontal bracket having two arms extending outwardly from a center point at an angle...     

A walker which includes side sections interconnected adjustably by a transverse connector formed of telescopically interfitting parts. The walker has legs with both coarse and fine length adjustments, with the coarse adjustments being provided by detents receivable selectively in different apertures...     

The folding cane apparatus includes a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs which are attached together at the apex of the cane by a short common pivot rod. Both the front and rear pairs of legs include an inner tubular member telescoped into an outer tubular member so that the height of the cane...     

An improved invalid walker is provided with extra bracing between each front and rear leg so as to increase the strength of the structure. In addition to the handle section of the walker, there are two braces connecting each front leg to its respective rear leg so as to make three structural attachments...     

The walker disclosed herein comprises one equipped with wheels and is hinged at one or two front vertical supports so that it may be easily folded for carrying or for storage. In spite of its collapsible design, the walker is equipped with a locking device to prevent inadvertent folding, the locking...     

A walker for invalid persons is described having a three sided frame structure permitting an invalid patient to lift the structure, place it in a forward position, and then walk into the cavity of the structure and also providing means for seating the party interiorly to the frame structure with seat...     

An invalid walker includes a means for locking at least one of the side frames in a hyperextended position. The walker includes a pair of U-shaped side frames whose front legs are connected by a cross brace member. Each of the rear legs of the side frames is connected to the cross brace member by a telescoping...     

A caddy for attaching to a walker having a compartment sub-divided to accommodate various items and suspended from two or more hangers or hooks, securable to a walker frame member.

An orthopedic device for use as a "walker" for the aged or infirm. The orthopedic device having a tripod frame mounted on a U-shaped base element. Attached to the tripod frame are adjustable crutch-like shoulder support members and hand grips together with an adjustable seat for custom fitting the "walker"...     

An adjustable walking support device adapted to restrain an infant or an invalid in an upright position and including a wheeled carriage through which the feet of the supported person descend to contact the ground. The support device itself includes a T-shaped seat bar cantilevered from one edge of a...     

An adjustable walking support device adapted to restrain an infant or an invalid in an upright position and including a wheeled carriage through which the feet of the supported person descend to contact the ground. The support device itself includes a T-shaped seat bar cantilevered from one edge of a...     

A pair of side frames, formed of inverted U-shaped metal tubes and having horizontal brace members, are spaced apart and rigidly connected by crossed tubular members which pivotably engage the metal tubes of the side frame at their ends, one pair of tubular ends being detachable. An armrest pad is hingedly...     

A mobility aid comprises a four-legged walking frame characterized by the front legs of the frame having ground-engaging wheels with axes movable in unison in the direction of the lengths of the legs, by one-way wheel-driving means responsive to upwards movement of said wheel axes to cause forward rotational...     

A walker apparatus is disclosed which includes a support structure which extends substantially from the ground to the underarms of the user and encloses the user. The support structure includes a number of horizontally disposed ring members which are vertically separated by a plurality of struts and...     

Ambulatory apparatus forassisting an invalid is disclosed which includes a rigid frame on which is carried at least three wheels. A brake shoe cooperates with at least one of the wheels. The brake shoe is biased into engagement to limit the movement of the walker unless the bias is manually overcome...     

A foldable walker is described which includes a bridge member comprising an elongated rod which is mounted at its first end to a side member of the walker and received at its second end through an aperture in a locking member carried on the front of the walker. The elongated rod has a recessed portion...     

The stand provides wheeled support for ambulatory patients. Wide span legs, together with the low center of gravity, and a low horizontal push point are utilized. The patient grips the device through a toroidal ring grip. Intravenous bottles may be suspended from a pole supported above the grip. Large...     

An invalid walker comprising a pair of interconnected upright posts having caster type wheels at the lower ends and crutch shoulder supports at the upper ends, and being adjustable in height. Trailing legs, which extend rearward and downward are pivoted to channel members extending from the posts to...     

A safety walker includes a rigid framework which surrounds the front, back and sides of a handicapped person. The framework includes two sections which are hinged together at one side of the framework. The two sections can be opened with respect to each other to admit entry of the handicapped person....     

A walker including a frame, the forward portion of which is provided with rotary members at its lower end for advancing the walking aid. The rotary members comprise 2 spoked wheels fixed to the ends of and rotatable with an axle, the spokes of the rotary members being out of phase to advance the walking...     

An invalid walker suitable for use on level or unlevel surfaces or for going up and down stairs having a telescoping front leg assembly for positioning the front legs at various levels. Suitable locking means are provided to maintain the front legs at the preselected position.

An improved walker, wherein the improvement comprises: a. a tray having slidable supports removably mountable within brackets disposed on the rear legs of the walker, with said tray further having hooks engageable on a horizontal support rod of the walker for storage; b. a removably mountable seat whose...     

A walker comprising spaced, parallel frame members defining spaced, parallel handrails supported by pairs of legs with wheels at the lower ends of the legs, manually-operable linkage operable to mobilize and demobilize the wheels at the lower end of at least two of the legs, characterized in that the...     

A walker device for aiding crippled or infirm persons to walk and to rise from a sitting position to a standing position. The walker device includes a mechanism located at floor level and secured to the legs of the device for applying foot pressure to the frame of the walker as the person rises from...     

There is herein described an improved light weight walking aid that is readily adjustable, is light weight, and that is easily changed from a securely locked-open configuration to compact folded configuration through novel pivoting and sliding mechanisms wherein the walking aid folds simultaneously in...     

A walker provided with a nonremovable flexible material seat of sufficient slack for comfortable sitting, suspended from a pair of upper level horizontal brace members on parallel opposite sides of the walker frame, by directly attaching a rectangular piece of strong flexible material onto said pair...     

A therapeutic walker has features which permit its use by persons with varying degrees of disability and is capable of adaptation to be used in different ways as the level of disability diminishes. A walker frame extends substantially around three sides of the region occupied by person using the walker...     

An invalid walker and carrier therefor, wherein the carrier is constructed so as to be readily collapsible and portable, and to provide for greater utility and purpose; and which is constructed so that it can be detachably connected to any of the more popular walkers. The carrier includes a bottom panel...     

The present invention is an improved therapeutic walker of the type having rear support posts and wheels mounted on the bottom of front support posts. A leg member is attached to each of the front posts so that the leg members and rear posts rest on the support surface and the wheels of the front posts...     

This invention is a lightweight, universal connector that joins stringers at various angles. The connectors 10 are fabricated from fiber-epoxy resin strips that wrap around stringers 30 and have ends, tabs 16 and 18, which extend in one general direction. The inside surface of the first tab 16 lies on...     

A walking aid for handicapped persons comprises a collapsible frame having a first pair of support members pivotally connected to each other approximately at their mid-points for executing a scissor action when the frame is to be collapsed. A second pair of support members are coupled to the upper portions...     

A walker having a rigid main frame including front and side frame portions, depending rear legs and a pair of hand holds on the upper portion of the main frame, a front frame member including a pair of front legs journaled to the front portion of the main frame for forward and rearward swinging movement...     

A walking aid adapted for use either before or behind the invalid user and comprising a pair of tubular side sections spaced apart and connected by a transverse brace at one pair of opposed ends to form a four legged free standing walker frame. Each side section support and adjustably disposable upwardly...     

A wheeled walking device is disclosed with a carriage frame having a first and second side bar. Each of the side bars includes a proximal and distal end with a transverse bar connecting the side bars in a torsionally rigid manner. A plurality of ground engaging wheels stably support the carriage frame....     

The Motorized Walker is a device containing a frame assembly which a person walking can hold onto for support and help prevent a fall which might otherwise occur. This device need not be picked up between steps since an electric switch mechanism will activate a motor which will move the device the distance...     

An invalid walker has a frame in the form of a seat and seat back with arms and telescopic legs depending from the arms. An air compressor is provided on the seat back for extending and retracting the legs under occupant control so as to raise and lower the walker as between occupant-seated and occupant-standing...     

A walker having a unique leg support system in which the walker's two stationary front legs are interchangeable at the user's discretion with two wheeled front legs, both types of legs being height adjustable relative to the walker's framework. The wheeled front legs are connectable to the walker's frame...     

An improved container comprising a frame and a flexible receptacle secured thereto includes bracket or hook means for being secured substantially entirely within the space between opposite leg members in a walker.

A seat assembly for use with a conventional walker is designed to be adjustably attached to walkers of different shapes and sizes. Once the seat assembly is attached to a walker, the seat may be moved up into an inoperative position and held there by magnets. When a user of the walker wished to sit down,...     

A foldable walker includes a pair of side walking legs pivotally mounted on a pair of T joints, a front transverse bar secured between the two T joints, a pair of foldable links each pivotally connected between each T joint and each side walking leg, and a pair of seesaw controllers each fixed on an...     

A portable standing and sitting aid or device which comprises a base plate for allowing the feet of a person to be placed thereon and at least one support arm connected to the base plate in an initial position for permitting the person to grasp the support arm thereby allowing the person's arm and shoulder...     

A rehabilitation walker device is disclosed. The walker device includes a seat a frame a seat support mechanism supporting the seat, handlebars supported by an upright handlebar support mechanism and a centerbar for connecting the seat support mechanism with the upright handlebar support mechanism, a...     

An orthopaedic trolley for leg support to allow mobility in cases of injury or disablement of the foot or ankle comprising a support structure 18 slidably mounted in a sleeve 26 having legs 20 splayed outwardly therefrom. The legs 20 are mounted on castors 24 or rotatable wheels. A cradle 14 is provided...     

This walker is designed to be light in weight and fold for compact storage. Primarily, it consists of a U-shaped main frame with wheels for rolling engagement with the ground, and an upper handle portion is provided and is telescopingly received on the main frame, so as to be adjustable for the heights...     

An invalid walker comprising right and left side frame members in the form of an inverted Y-shape, each frame member containing a vertical leg, a side leg attached downwardly and rearwardly from the vertical leg and a horizontal brace connecting the vertical leg and side leg, a front horizontal member...     

A transfer aid includes a space frame releasably securable to a commode having a series of assist bars within hand-reachable distance from the commode user. The assist bars are grasped for initiating pivotable weight transference and for providing lift support during movement from a seated to a standing...     

A foldable rolling walker having a high crossbar for easier walking convenience, height adjustable handles centered over offset wheels for greater stability, lockable pivoting front wheels and reversible brakes. The overall design is compact, lightweight and very stable. The walker includes a seat removably...     

A walker with a retrofittable foldable sheet has at least one front leg and a plurality of rear legs. Clamps attach to each of the legs and a seat extends over and is supported by the clamps. A guide connects a portion of the seat to at least one of the front legs to allow the seat to be moved from an...     

An improved walking assistance device which is also specifically adapted for traversing stairs comprises a rigid intertwined open framework supported by a front and rear pair of legs which permit the device to span multi steps in a stairway. The open framework includes forwardly extending arm rails parallel...     

A convalescent aid is disclosed for assisting partially incapacitated persons in sitting down or standing up from an elevated surface. The convalescent aid of the present invention includes a pair of parallel spaced-apart handle portions which may be grasped by a person to support his or her body weight...     

A walker includes a frame which has pair of spaced apart upright members. A cross piece extends between the upright members adjacent the lower end thereof. A handle portion is attached to the upright members at the upper end thereof. The handle portion includes a pair of opposed, vertically disposed...     

A walker is disclosed to provide support for a person who would otherwise have great difficulty in moving around in a hospital or home setting. The walker includes a frame having pivotable wheels to enable movement of the frame. Support structure is suspended from the frame for holding the person. The...     

A lifting system comprises a lifting apparatus utilized in cooperation with a conventional walker to lift a person from the floor who, due to age, disease or injury, is not able to lift themselves. The apparatus includes a crank mechanism removably supportable on the arms of the walker and a seat connected...     

Tray apparatus for patients, including a tray member having a bottom and contiguous sides upstanding from periphery thereof, and a removable plate, releasably disposed over said tray member and provided with a series of receptacle-receiving apertures. The apertures accommodate the placement of plate,...     

A walking aid is provided with an ice-gripper foot attachable to either the shaft of a walking aid or to an existing foot on a walking aid. The ice gripper is a toothed tubular member. One embodiment is a walking cane with the tubular ice-gripper member attached in back-to-back and end-to-end relationship...     

An invalid walker with a seat preferably removably mounted thereon and wherein the seat is a band of material with one or more pockets therein on a portion of the band that depends from the handrail of the walker. The band has two spaced apart loops formed therein for attaching the seat to the handrails...     

An article carrier attachable to a front brace of a walker and composed of a flexible material whereby the article carrier is foldable with the walker as the walker is collapsed for storage or transport. The article carrier has front and rear panels which extend generally over the width of the walker...     

Walker having four legged frame defining front and a pair of sides, each having a cross-bar. The invention provides a stabilizing bar secured to the front cross-bar to extend angularly forwardly at an acute angle to provide a non-tippable structure particularly while the user is using the walker as support...     

A combination invalid walker and crutch which includes a four-leg walker base having a pair of horizontally oriented hand grips which enable the base to be used as a conventional walker and to which a pair of vertically adjustable underarm crutch supports are selectively mounted to thereby enable the...     

A walker for aiding the movement of an invalid or other infirm person, comprising a plurality of rigid sections. Each of the sections has two laterally spaced-apart ends. Junction means are provided for removably securing the ends of the rigid sections to each other. Some of the rigid sections are removable...     

A walker support tote bag is disclosed as adapted to be mounted to a walker support for carrying a variety of articles. The tote bag includes a large inner compartment within the tote bag for receiving a variety of articles and outer peripherally spaced pockets along an outer face of the tote bag for...     

This invention relates to a child walker-trainer. The walker-trainer consists of a frame preferably in the form of a push toy. At least three wheels are mounted to the frame. At least one of the wheels is mounted axially to the frame to form a rear wheel axis rearward of the other wheels. The invention...     

A walker that has wheels to facilitate its movement when it is not being relied upon as a primary means of support and that has brakes to hold said wheels against rotation when it is. The wheels are arranged in a tricycle configuration and brakes are associated with the two rear wheels. A pair of brake...     

An improved walker for a handicapped and convalescent person is provided and consists of a pivotally segmented top rail member, a pivotally segmented larger base member with a plurality of ground engaging casters, and a plurality of legs between the top rail member and the base member. The top rail member...     

A change stroller has a vertically upright framework mounted on wheels and a laterally extending upper cross member on which a change belt is supported. The stroller wheels are positioned to provide a center of gravity that will compensate for the off center weight of the change belt when it is filled...     

A combination chair/walker for aiding elderly and disabled in independent movement over a floor comprises an upstanding frame including a front rail, opposite sides and a back supporting a seat at an intermediate level for a person seated within the frame. An open space is provided forwardly of the seat...     

A versatile knee rest for invalid walkers which is easily adapted to existing walkers or provided as original equipment wherein the knee rest may be quickly and readily positioned on either the right side or left side of the walker as required by the user. While of simple construction, the knee rest...     

An improvement in walkers including a set of specially designed, spring biased, retractable casters on at least the four corner legs of the walker apparatus to assist the user in moving the walker apparatus from one point to another. The walker further includes an adjustable seating system situated to...     

A device for supporting an unstable ambulatory patient while walking. The device is similar to a customary walker except that the user is additionally supported by a harness attaching the user to the walker by a readily releasable latch or snap device, and the legs of the walker are springable to provide...     

A wheeled walker for ambulatory patients and people requiring support while walking includes an adjustable and separable frame and an adjustbable height seat and handlebar. The frame includes a front generally inverted U-shaped section coupled to and supported by fixed front wheels. A height adjustable...     

A sliding tray assembly is disclosed comprising a pair of spaced support rails which are interconnected by means of a connecting bar and which can be easily secured to a pair of spaced, substantially upright legs of a walker or other like object. The tray assembly itself is attached to the legs so as...     

A foldable walker having a front frame section, left and right side frame sections and a top frame section. The left and right side frame sections and the top frame section are all hingedly attached to the front frame section. The walker folds by disengaging the top section from the left and right side...     

A weight-supporting walking aid has two side supports joined at the front to a crossmember by couplings which permit the side supports to be folded inward over the crossmember for storage and latch the side supports in the open position for normal use.

A folding walker with side frames rotationally mounted on both ends of a front frame such that the side frames can rotate independently from a closed position where they are parallel to the front frame to an open position where the side frames are perpendicular to the front frame and parallel to each...     

An invalid's walker frame is combined with a tray on which various items may be transported while the invalid's hands are engaged in maneuvering the walker frame. The tray is slide coupled in position such that the tray may be extended forward of the frame to allow a person to stand within the confines...     

A walking aid device which allows the user to retain a full upright position while providing continuous support of a portion of the user's body weight and allow the user to easily maneuver the device. The device has wheels which support two side sections providing upper portions at approximately elbow...     

A collapsible walker for elderly and disabled persons including first and second U-shape side frames which are pivotal relative to a front frame, enabling the walker to be collapsed substantially flat. At each corner between the front and side frames, a corner brace is provided in the form of a plastic...     

A walking support device is provided which allows the user to be placed in the device without lifting and is fully adjustable to provide partial or full sitting support for the user. Additionally, the device may be partially dissembled by hand and be folded to a compact size for easy transportability.

A walker for assisting a physically impaired person in ascending and descending stairs has the four legs pivotally attached to the upper frame of the walker. When the walker is in use, the legs are locked against any pivotal movement; so that the walker provides a stable support for the person using...     

A foldable rigid frame front entry safety walker having programmed resistance to backward motion, and having a porous seat to accommodate incontinent patients.

A fold-down detachable utility tray for invalid walkers is disclosed, comprising a generally rectangular tray frame in combination with a pair of locking, fold-down arms each having spring clips for securement to the upright members of an invalid walker. In one preferred embodiment, the center of gravity...     

A foldable walker that includes a single latch operator connected with each of left and right latches for the walker's left and right side frames, the left and right latches functioning to latch the left and right side frames open in the use position. Use of the single operator by only one of the user's...     

A walker including a wheeled frame with laterally spaced upright side supports which extend laterally inwardly at their upper ends for detachable and articular connection to opposite sides of a body jacket mounted on and generally in enclosing relation to the thoracic cavity of a user. The jacket is...     

A collapsible recuperating walker having a seat frame and a standing frame is provided. The seat and standing frames are combined with bendable rods extending between the respective two side frames thereof. Each of the side frames are adjustable in height. The bendable rods are angularly displaced to...     

An integral, removable walker seat is easily attachable and detachable by persons having limited dexterity, and can be folded and transported when not in use. The walker seat comprises a substantially rectangular sheet of flexible material on which the user can sit. The sheet is attachable to opposite...     

A leg support device for an invalid walker of the type having an upright frame structure with handle portions positioned so as to be gripped by the user when standing or walking and having a plurality of downwardly projecting legs, such leg support device being selectively mountable in a variety of vertically...     

In the present invention, an adjustable mobility assist device is provided which has a base, means for obtaining leverage against a stationary object, and grasping means which allow the user to reach out and up while rising from a seated position. In its several embodiments, the device can be adapted...     

A device for supporting a person while standing or walking or sitting having a frame and a seat assembly. The frame supports the person while walking or standing while the seat assembly allows him to sit. The seat assembly is slidably attached to the frame between a raised position and a lowered position....     

A conventional tubular aluminum crutch which is modified to be conveniently folded 180.degree. into a compact size and stored when not in use. This crutch is cut in half and by using load-bearing double-male ended couplers which are friction fitted into the lower section struts for slidably engaging...     

Walking assistance devices to include a cane, crutch, and walker assembly each include a support leg having a resilient engaging tip at free distal ends of each support leg, such that transparent windows directed through the support leg adjacent the tip include an illumination bulb positioned therebetween...     

The present invention is a transfer aid for assisting people with restricted mobility to rise from a seated position into a standing position. It is a lightweight, portable device having a portion for the user to grasp positioned directly in front of the user. Two supports are each located on either...     

The present invention relates to invalid walkers which are designed to aid the handicapped. Specifically, the present invention relates to an attachment to an existing walker, or a modified existing walker which is hand operated and designed to be made adjustable to accommodate inclines or stairs. This...