Hi-rise walker

• US 9,566,207 B1
• Filed: 05/04/2016
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maxine Ratliff
• Original Assignee: Maxine Ratliff
• Inventors: Ratliff, Maxine
• Primary Examiner(s): Restifo, Jeffrey J
• Application Number:
  US15/146,530
• Time in Patent Office: 286 Days
• Field of Search: 280/87.021, 280/87.05, 135/67, 135/75
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2003/006 with forearm rests, i.e. for non-used arms
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2003/046 with braking means
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 3/04 Wheeled walking aids for patients or disabled persons

Abstract

A walker assists a user to walk, sit down, and stand up from a sitting position. The walker includes a set of side frames, a connection bar, and a set of arm rests. The walker also includes a brake assembly for wheel assembly connected to front portion of both side frames to prevent any movement of the walker as the user attempts to achieve an upright position.

Claims

1. A walker, comprising:

a plurality of side frames wherein each frame comprises at least two legs, a stabilizing bar, and an arm;

wherein the arm comprises an upper bar, a lower bar, and a plurality of interconnecting bars;

wherein at least two legs comprise a back leg and a front leg;

wherein the back leg comprises an inner telescopic rod and an outer telescopic rod;

wherein the front leg comprises a wheel mechanism and a grip;

wherein the wheel mechanism comprises a wheel assembly and a brake assembly, wherein the brake assembly comprises a brake handle, a brake cable, and a brake disk hardware, wherein the brake handle is fixed to said grip, wherein the grip comprises an extension, a base, a platform and a handle;

a connection bar fixed to an inner face of front legs of a plurality of side frames;

a plurality of arm rests wherein each arm rest comprises a base an a bed;

wherein the base comprises a vertical portion and a horizontal portion and the bed comprises a flat bottom surface and a concave top surface.

2. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the front leg and the back leg are connected by the stabilizing bar.

3. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizing bar is a solid horizontal rod.

4. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the arm connects top faces of the front leg and back leg.

5. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the interconnecting bar connects the upper bar to the lower bar.

6. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the front leg is a vertical rod.

7. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the back leg is a vertical rod.

8. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the wheel assembly is fixed to the bottom of the front leg.

9. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the wheel assembly further comprises a wheel, a rim, and an axle.

10. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the brake assembly is connected to the wheel assembly.

11. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the extension is a plate protruding from the front portion of the arm.

12. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the base is a rod extending from a front face of the extension.

13. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the base runs parallel to the front leg.

14. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the platform is a thin disk, concentrically fixed to a top face of the base.

15. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the handle protrudes from the top planar surface of the platform.

16. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the inner telescopic rod further comprises a plurality of buttons.

17. The walker according to claim 16, wherein the length of the back leg is adjusted by said plurality of buttons.

18. The walker according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of arm rests is connected to the upper bar and the interconnecting bar.

19. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of arm rests is removable.

20. The walker according to claim 1, wherein the base connects the arm of the plurality of side frames and the bed of the plurality of arm rests.