Folding rollator
AssigneeInnoveso Pty, Ltd.
InventorsAllan James Hooworth, Jon Graham Seddon
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Abstract
A rollator to aid mobility is described. The rollator comprises an A-frame with two pairs of uprights, each pair of uprights connected by at least one respective hinge to allow each pair of uprights to be folded or pivot front-to-back and a seat disposed between the two pairs of uprights, the seat foldable side-to-side. To fold compactly the rollator comprises an X-shaped cross-linkage comprising four linkage members. A method of manufacturing the rollator is also disclosed. The four linkage members may extend from a respective upright to a central hub underneath the seat. The cross-linkage may fold or pivot at the central hub in both front-to back and side-to-side dimensions when the rollator is folded away.
Claims18
A rollator comprising:
- an A-frame with two pairs of uprights, each pair of uprights connected by at least one respective hinge to allow each pair of uprights to be folded or pivot front-to-back;
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- a seat disposed between the two pairs of uprights, the seat foldable side-to-side
- wherein the rollator comprises an X-shaped cross-linkage comprising four linkage members and the four linkage members extend from a respective upright to a central hub underneath the seat.
A method of manufacturing a rollator comprising:
- constructing an A-frame comprising two pairs of uprights, each pair of uprights connected by at least one respective hinge to allow each pair of uprights to be folded or pivot front-to-back;
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- disposing a seat between the two pairs of uprights, so that the seat is foldable side-to-side to thereby manufacture the rollator;
- wherein the rollator comprises an X-shaped cross-linkage comprising four linkage members and the four linkage members extend from a respective upright to a central hub underneath the seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.