Assisted walking device for human paralysis or weakness

A human assisted walking device for at least one side paralysis or weakness of a user for an employment by the user during walking independent from an external support, the human assisted walking device comprising:

• a vertically oriented support rod;
• an upper body retainer attached at or near to an upper vertical end of the vertically oriented support rod, the upper body retainer configured to secure the user in a forward walking direction and a rearward standing position;
• a hand grip assembly attached to the vertically oriented support rod at a vertical height below the upper body retainer configured for a user upper limb employment on the at least one side paralysis or weakness;
• a knee support assembly attached to the vertically oriented support rod and configured for a user lower limb engagement below a patella region on the at least one side paralysis or weakness, the knee support assembly having a forward walking direction knee support structure and an open rearward knee support structure configured for a release of the user from the knee support assembly;
• a lower vertical end of the vertically oriented support rod attached between a lateral gait movement spring assembly, the lateral gait movement spring assembly having a spring attachment to a horizontally oriented support structure, the horizontally oriented support structure having an inner horizontally oriented support structure end and an outer horizontally oriented support structure end, the spring attachment to the horizontally oriented support structure disposed between the inner horizontally oriented support structure end and the outer horizontally oriented support structure end and configured for a lateral gait plane rotation in a lateral gait plane perpendicular to the forward walking direction;
• an active lateral gait force limit assembly configured to limit a lateral gait motion angle of rotation of the vertically oriented support rod at the spring attachment and to return the vertically oriented support rod to a vertical orientation;
• a foot support configured for a user foot engagement on the at least one side paralysis or weakness, the foot support pivotally attached to the inner horizontally oriented support structure end for a rotation of the foot support in a plane parallel to the forward walking direction independent of a movement of the horizontally oriented support rod;
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• at least two horizontal levelers connected to the outer horizontally oriented support structure end, each of the at least two horizontal levelers configured to maintain the horizontally oriented support structure in a horizontal plane during the employment of the human assisted walking device.

A human assisted walking device comprising a combination of a right body side and a left body side paralysis or weakness of a user for an employment by the user during walking independent from an external support, the human assisted walking device comprising:

• a right body side assisted walking device comprising:
• a right body side vertically oriented support rod;
• an upper right body side retainer attached at or near to an upper vertical end of the right body side vertically oriented support rod, the upper right body side retainer configured to secure the user in a forward walking direction and a rearward standing position;
• a right body side hand grip assembly attached to the right body side vertically oriented support rod at a vertical height below the upper right body side retainer configured for a user right body side upper limb employment on the right body side;
• a right knee support assembly attached to the right body side vertically oriented support rod and configured for a user right body side lower limb engagement below a right patella region on the right body side, the right knee support assembly having a forward walking direction right knee support structure and an open rearward right knee support structure configured for a release of the user from the right knee support assembly;
• a lower vertical end of the right body side vertically oriented support rod having a right body side vertically oriented support rod pivotal attachment to a right body side horizontally oriented support structure having an inner right body side horizontally oriented support structure end and an outer right body side horizontally oriented support structure end, the right body side vertically oriented support rod pivotal attachment to the right body side horizontally oriented support structure disposed between the inner right body side horizontally oriented support structure end and the outer right body side horizontally oriented support structure end and configured for a right body side lateral gait plane rotation in a right body side lateral gait plane perpendicular to the forward walking direction;
• an active right body side lateral gait force limit assembly configured to limit a right body side lateral gait motion angle of rotation of the right body side vertically oriented support rod at the right body side vertically oriented support rod pivotal attachment and to return the right body side vertically oriented support rod to a vertical orientation;
• a right foot support configured for a user right foot engagement on the right body side, the foot support pivotally attached to the inner horizontally oriented support structure end for a rotation of the foot support in a plane parallel to the forward walking direction independent of a movement of the right body side horizontally oriented support rod;
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• at least one right body side horizontal leveler connected to the outer right body side horizontally oriented support structure end, the at least one right body side horizontal leveler configured to maintain the horizontally oriented support structure in a horizontal plane during the employment of the human assisted walking device;
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• a left body side assisted walking device comprising:
• a left body side vertically oriented support rod;
• an upper left body side retainer attached at or near to an upper vertical end of the left body side vertically oriented support rod, the upper left body side retainer configured to secure the user in a forward walking direction and a rearward standing position;
• a left body side hand grip assembly attached to the left body side vertically oriented support rod at a vertical height below the upper left body side retainer configured for a user left body side upper limb employment on the left body side;
• a left knee support assembly attached to the left body side vertically oriented support rod and configured for a user left body side lower limb engagement below a left patella region on the left body side, the left knee support assembly having a forward walking direction left knee support structure and an open rearward left knee support structure configured for a release of the user from the left knee support assembly;
• a lower vertical end of the left body side vertically oriented support rod having a left body side vertically oriented support rod pivotal attachment to a left body side horizontally oriented support structure having an inner left body side horizontally oriented support structure end and an outer left body side horizontally oriented support structure end, the left body side vertically oriented support rod pivotal attachment to the left body side horizontally oriented support structure disposed between the inner left body side horizontally oriented support structure end and the outer left body side horizontally oriented support structure end and configured for a left body side lateral gait plane rotation in a left body side lateral gait plane perpendicular to the forward walking direction;
• an active left body side lateral gait force limit assembly configured to limit a left body side lateral gait motion angle of rotation of the left body side vertically oriented support rod at the left body side vertically oriented support rod pivotal attachment and to return the left body side vertically oriented support rod to a vertical orientation;
• a left foot support configured for a user left foot engagement on the left body side, the foot support pivotally attached to the inner horizontally oriented support structure end for a rotation of the foot support in a plane parallel to the forward walking direction independent of a movement of the left body side horizontally oriented support rod;
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• at least one left body side horizontal leveler connected to the outer left body side horizontally oriented support structure end, the at least one left body side horizontal leveler configured to maintain the horizontally oriented support structure in a horizontal plane during the employment of the human assisted walking device.