Walker

• US 5,954,075 A
• Filed: 12/03/1997
• Issued: 09/21/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Omnilife Science, Inc. (OrthoUnited, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bodyworks Healthcare Limited
• Inventors: Gilmour, Robert Farrer
• Primary Examiner(s): Canfield, Robert
• Application Number:
  US08/984,655
• Time in Patent Office: 657 Days
• Field of Search: 135/67, 135/77, 135/78, 135/84, 135/86, 135/65, 135/82, 248/188.8, 248/188.9, 182/108, 182/111
• US Class Current: 135/84
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/0127 for the feet A61F5/0111 takes precedence

Abstract

The walker of the invention comprises a chassis including a bottom plate. A sole is engaged or engageable with the underside in use of the bottom plate and a liner is placed within the chassis. The movement characteristics of the walker being determined by the shape or configuration of the sole, or both the shape and configuration.

Claims

1. A walker comprising:

a chassis adapted to accommodate a foot therein, said chassis including a bottom plate;

a sole engaged with the underside of the bottom plate; and

a liner within the chassis, the movement characteristics of the walker being determined by at least one of the shape and configuration of the sole.

2. A walker as claimed in claim 1 wherein the bottom plate is substantially flat.

3. A walker as claimed in claim 1 wherein the thickness of the liner determines at least in part the size of foot to be accommodated by the chassis.

4. A walker as claimed in claim 1 wherein the sole is moulded in one piece.

5. A walker as claimed in claim 1 wherein the liner is moulded in one piece.

6. A walker as claimed in claim 1 wherein the bottom plate is apertured and the sole is engaged with the bottom plate by direct connection between the sole and the liner through the apertures in the bottom plate.

7. A walker as claimed in claim 1 wherein the walker further includes one or more arms, each arm being connected to the chassis through a range of motion device.

8. A walker as claimed in claim 1 including at least one flexibly resilient chafe attached to the chassis.