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Adjustable walker

  • US 7,278,436 B2
  • Filed: 04/26/2004
  • Issued: 10/09/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A walker comprisinga walker frame including upright first and second sleeves and a stretcher arranged to interconnect the first and second sleeves to maintain the sleeves in spaced-apart relation to one anotherfirst and second frame supports coupled to the walker frame to support the walker frame in an elevated position above ground underlying the walker frame, the first frame support extends through a first support receiver channel formed in the first sleeve, the second frame support extends through a second support receiver channel formed in the second sleeve, the first frame support including a first arm supported on the upright first sleeve for rotation about an axis of rotation between a storage position alongside the stretcher and a use position at a selected angle to the stretcher and arranged to extend away from the first sleeve to provide a grip portion adapted to be gripped by a first hand of a user, the first frame support further including a first leg coupled to the first arm to rotate therewith relative to the first sleeve about the axis of rotation and extend below the first sleeve and adapted to engage ground underlying the walker frame andwherein the first arm further includes anti-rotation means for engaging the first sleeve upon movement of the first arm to the use position to block rotation of the first arm relative to the first sleeve.

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