Walker attachment for wheelchairs

A walker for use by a user, said walker adapted for connection to a wheelchair including a frame, the walker comprising:

• two vertical rods adapted to assist in supporting the user when the walker is in a walking position;
• a gate rotatably connected to a first of the two vertical rods and removably connectable to a second of the two vertical rods, wherein the gate is connected to the second of the two vertical rod in the walking position and is disconnected from the second of the two vertical rods in a stored position;
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• at least two wheelchair attachment supports, each of said supports extending from a corresponding one of the two vertical rods, wherein each of the supports includes at least one clamp assembly adapted to removably connect each of the supports to the frame of the wheelchair when the walker is in the walking position;
• wherein the at least one clamp assembly comprises a clamp body including a recess defined by a base connecting two sides, and the clamp assembly further comprises a sliding head adapted to slide within the recess to capture and hold one of the wheelchair attachment supports and the frame of the wheelchair within the clamp body.

A walker for use by a user, said walker adapted for connection to a wheelchair including a frame, the walker comprising:

• a first vertical rod and a second vertical rod adapted to assist in supporting the user when the walker is in a walking position;
• a gate rotatably connected to the first vertical rod and removably connectable to the second vertical rod, wherein the gate is connected to the second vertical rod in the walking position and is disconnected from the second vertical rod in a stored position;
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• at least two telescoping wheelchair attachment supports, each of said supports extending posteriorly from one of the first vertical rod or the second vertical rod and adapted for removable connection to the frame of the wheelchair, wherein the telescoping wheelchair attachment supports are in an extended condition when the walker is in the walking position and are in a retracted condition when the walker is in the stored position;
• wherein each of the at least two telescoping wheelchair attachment supports includes an outer tube and an inner tube adapted to move longitudinally with respect to each other, and further including at least one bearing between the outer tube and the inner tube.