Personal mobility assistance devices with integrated light sets

A personal mobility assistance device comprising:

• a frame having a plurality of openings and comprising, a linkage mechanism, a first rigid frame component, and a second rigid frame component connected to the first rigid frame component by the linkage mechanism and moveable relative to the first rigid frame component, the first rigid frame component having a first portion of the plurality of openings, the second rigid frame component having a second portion of the plurality of openings, the second rigid component movable relative to the first component through the linkage mechanism such that the apparatus is capable of being configured in a plurality of apparatus configurations comprising at least one operable device configuration for use of the personal mobility device;
• a light set comprising:
• a conductor comprising a first component conductor portion within the first rigid component and a second component conductor portion within the second rigid component;
• and
• a plurality of light emitters electrically connected to the conductor, the light set non-detachably attached to the frame such that each of the plurality of light emitters is non-detachably mounted in one of the plurality of openings, the conductor configured to form, when the light set is in an active on state, an electrical connection between a power source and the plurality of light emitters to activate the plurality of light emitters to emit light;
• and
• a conductor connection mechanism within the linkage mechanism, the conductor connection mechanism comprising a plurality of contacts, the second component conductor portion electrically connected to the first conductor portion by the conductor connection mechanism through the plurality of contacts when the device is in the at least one operable device configuration.

A personal mobility assistance device comprising:

• a frame comprising a plurality of components, each component being rigid and having a plurality of openings, the plurality of components comprising a first component and a second component movable relative to the first component through a linkage mechanism such that the second component is movable to at last two positions relative to the first component allowing the device to be configured in a plurality of device configurations, the plurality of device configurations comprising an operable device configuration for use of the personal mobility device and a collapsed transportation configuration;
• a conductor having a first component conductor portion enclosed within the first component and a second component conductor portion enclosed in the second component;
• a conductor connection mechanism within the linkage mechanism, the conductor connection mechanism comprising a plurality of contacts, the second component conductor portion electrically connected to the first conductor portion by the conductor connection mechanism through the plurality of contacts when the device is in the operable device configuration, the second component conductor portion electrically disconnected from the first conductor portion when the device is in the collapsed transportation configuration;
• and
• a plurality of light emitters electrically connected to the conductor, each of the light emitters non-detachably mounted within an opening in the frame, the conductor configured to form, when the light set is in an active on state, an electrical connection between a power source and the plurality of light emitters to activate the plurality of light emitters to emit light.