Walk assisting apparatus integrating walker and walk assistant

• US 9,610,211 B2
• Filed: 07/08/2015
• Issued: 04/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tung Tzu Industrial Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Tung Tzu Industrial Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lai, Chin-I
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, Hau
• Assistant Examiner(s): MEYER, JACOB B
• Application Number:
  US14/794,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20170007490A1
• Time in Patent Office: 636 Days
• Field of Search: 280 87051
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/043 Baby walkers with a seat
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/046 Harnesses for helping babies to walk
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 3/008 Using suspension devices for supporting the body in an upright walking or standing position, e.g. harnesses drawing-out devices A61H1/0218
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26

Abstract

A walk assisting apparatus integrating a walker and a walk assistant includes a first body, an elevated bracket connected to the first body, a second body connected to the elevated bracket in a detachable manner and a handgrip connected to the second body in a detachable manner. The first body includes a plurality of first wheels and a first frame. The elevated bracket includes two bracing arms and a loading tray. The second body includes a plurality of second wheels, a second frame and two wedge holes formed on the second frame. The handgrip includes a handgrip bar and two latch tenons connected to two ends of the handgrip bar corresponding to the wedge holes. The invention thus formed can be easily assembled and detached to serve as the walker or the walk assistant.

Claims

1. A walk assisting apparatus integrating a walker and a walk assistant, comprising:

a first body including a plurality of first wheels and a first frame connected to the first wheels and formed in an annular manner;

an elevated bracket which is connected to the first body and includes two bracing arms and a loading tray bridging the two bracing arms, each bracing arm including a confining sleeve at one end remote from the loading tray, the loading tray including a latch slot at one end remote from the confining sleeve;

a second body which is connected to the elevated bracket in a detachable manner and includes a plurality of second wheels, a second frame connected to the second wheels and leaning on the loading tray and the bracing arms, and two wedge holes located on the second frame, the second frame including a latch element latchable with the latch slot and two confining blocks coupled respectively with each confining sleeve; and

a handgrip which is connected to the second body in a detachable manner and includes a handgrip bar and two latch tenons corresponding to one of the wedge holes, each of the tenons is connected to one end of the handgrip bar and the tenons are disposed at the opposite ends of the handgrip.

2. The walk assisting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second body includes a housing space to accommodate a child, the walk assisting apparatus further including a seat located in the housing space.

3. The walk assisting apparatus of claim 2, wherein the seat includes an inverse hook corresponding to the loading tray and two latch boards respectively disposed at one side of the seat, wherein the two latch boards are disposed at the opposite sides of the seat, the second frame including an inclined slot corresponding to the inverse hook and two latch blocks corresponding to the two latch boards.

4. The walk assisting apparatus of claim 3, wherein each latch block comprises a sloped surface, and each latch board comprises a latch hole latchable by each latch block.

5. The walk assisting apparatus of claim 1 further including an ornamental tray which includes a plurality of ornaments movable with the second wheels of the walk assistant.

6. The walk assisting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the latch element includes a spring connected to the second frame and extended in normal conditions, a handle connected to the spring and a locking block connected to the handle and pressed by the spring to lean on the latch slot.

7. The walk assisting apparatus of claim 1, wherein each latch tenon includes an eccentric anchor rib.