Walker distance measuring device

• US 20050077345A1
• Filed: 08/20/2004
• Published: 04/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Phillip March
• Original Assignee: Phillip March
• Inventors: March, Phillip
• Granted Patent: US 7,044,361 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/95.R
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/02 by conversion into electric waveforms and subsequent integration, e.g. using tachometer generator G01C22/002, G01C22/004, G01C22/006 take precedence

Abstract

A walker and/or wheelchair distance measuring device comprising a wheel assembly, a measuring assembly and a display. The wheel assembly is capable of attachment to a walker, and includes a support and a wheel. The measuring assembly comprises a sensor having a trigger associated with one of the support and the wheel and a pickup associated with the other of the support and the wheel. The processor is electronically coupled with the sensor. The processor is capable of interpreting the information received from the sensor. The display is associated with the processor for displaying results computed from the processor.

Claims

1. A walker and/or wheelchair distance measuring device comprising:

a wheel assembly capable of attachment to a walker, the wheel assembly having a support and a wheel;

a measuring assembly comprising;

a sensor having a trigger associated with one of the support and the wheel and a pickup associated with the other of the support and the wheel;

a processor electronically coupled with the sensor, the processor capable of interpreting the information received from the sensor; and

a display associated with the processor for displaying results computed from the processor.

2. The distance measuring device of claim 1 wherein the trigger is associated with the support and the pickup is associated with the wheel.

3. The distance measuring device of claim 2 wherein the pickup comprises a first pickup and a second pickup, the first and second pickup positioned along the wheel spaced apart a predetermined arcuate distance from each other.

4. The distance measuring device of claim 3 wherein the display is capable of displaying at least one of distance traveled, speed, total distance traveled, average speed.

5. The distance measuring device of claim 1 wherein the display comprises a LCD display.

6. The distance measuring device of claim 1 further comprising memory associated with the processor, the memory capable of storing data pertaining to the movement of the walker.

7. The distance measuring device of claim 6 further comprising an output associatable with an outside device which is capable of retrieving data stored in the memory.