Collapsible walking device
AssigneeStander Inc.
InventorsF. Troy Miller, Kip D. Alder
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Abstract
Disclosed is a collapsible walking device that can be disposed in an operative (open) configuration and a storage (closed) configuration. The open, operative configuration of the walking device provides a structure to aid a user in walking or standing. The closed, storage configuration allows for easy and convenient storage and transport of the walking device. The collapsible walking device can be transitioned from the operative configuration to the storage configuration in one motion. The walking device includes four support legs that extend to the ground from adjacent two handles, and a seat configured to support the user.
Claims20
A walking device configured to transition from an operative configuration to a storage configuration, the walking device comprising:
- a frame configured to provide mobility support to a user, the frame comprising:
- a left side and a right side;
- four support legs including a left front support leg, a right front support leg, a left rear support leg, and a rear right support leg;
- a seat disposed between the left side of the frame and the right side of the frame;
- and
- a pull handle coupled to the seat,
- wherein a terminal end of the left rear support leg couples to and pivots relative to the left front support leg, and a terminal end of the right rear support leg couples to and pivots relative to the right front support leg, and
- wherein the frame is configured to transition from an operative configuration to a storage configuration in a single motion by pulling on the pull handle, which simultaneously moves the four support legs toward each other in both a front to rear direction and a left to right direction.
A method of collapsing a walking device from an operative configuration to a storage configuration, comprising:
- obtaining a walking device comprising:
- a left side and a right side;
- four support legs including a left front support leg, a right front support leg, a left rear support leg, and a right rear support leg;
- first and second cross-bars;
- a first interconnecting joint that couples the left front support leg to the first cross bar and the left rear support leg;
- a second interconnecting joint that couples the right front support leg to the second cross bar and the right rear support leg;
- a seat disposed between the left side of the walking device and the right side of the walking device;
- and
- a pull handle coupled to the seat;
- and
- collapsing the walking device by pulling on the pull handle to collapse the walking device which simultaneously moves the four support legs toward each other in both a front to rear direction and a left to right direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.