Collapsible walking device
AssigneeStander Inc.
InventorF. Troy Miller
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
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.
Claims28
A walking device to provide mobility support for a user and configured to be disposed in an operative configuration and a storage configuration, the walking device comprising:
- first and second handles configured to be grasped by and support the user;
- first and second handle legs that extend from the first and second handles, respectively, toward the ground and configured to also extend forward of the user in the operative configuration;
- first and second rearward-facing support legs extending toward the ground and pivotably coupled to the first and second handle legs, respectively, the first and second rearward-facing support legs configured to also extend at an angle back toward the user in the operative configuration;
- first and second cross bars, each cross bar pivotably coupled to the first and second handle legs, the first and second cross bars intersecting adjacent each other and pivotably coupled to each other;
- and
- first and second triangulation support bars, the first triangulation support bar coupled to the first rearward-facing support leg and the first cross bar and the second triangulation support bar coupled to the second rearward-facing support leg and the second cross bar;
- wherein the handle legs, the rearward-facing support legs, cross bars, triangulation support bars, and respective interconnecting joints are configured to permit the walking device to be transitioned from the operative configuration to the storage configuration in a single motion by bringing the first and second handles toward each other, which simultaneously brings the first and second rearward-facing support legs and the first and second handle legs toward each other and the rearward-facing support legs toward the handle legs.
A walking device to provide mobility support for a user and configured to be disposed in an operative configuration and a storage configuration, the walking device comprising:
- first and second handles configured to be grasped by and support the user;
- first and second handle legs that extend from the first and second handles, respectively, toward the ground and configured to be forward of the user in the operative configuration;
- first and second rearward-facing support legs extending toward the ground and pivotably coupled to the first and second handle legs, respectively, the first and second rearward-facing support legs configured to also extend at an angle back toward the user in the operative configuration;
- first and second cross bars, each cross bar pivotably coupled to the first and second handle legs, the first and second cross bars intersecting adjacent each other and pivotably coupled to each other;
- and
- a pivot support comprising first and second pivoting bars and a latch mechanism, the first pivoting bar coupled to the first rearward-facing support leg and to the latch mechanism and the second pivoting bar coupled to the second rearward-facing support leg and to the latch mechanism, the latch mechanism configured to secure the first and second pivoting bars in a substantially linear arrangement in the operative configuration;
- wherein the handle legs, rearward-facing support legs, cross bars, pivot support and respective interconnecting joints are configured to permit the walking device to move from the operative configuration to the storage configuration in a single motion by pulling upward on the latch mechanism, which simultaneously brings the first and second handles, the first and second handle legs, and the first and second rearward-facing support legs toward each other and the rearward-facing support legs toward the handle legs.
A walking device to provide mobility support for a user and configured to be disposed in an operative configuration and a storage configuration, the walking device comprising:
- first and second handles configured to be grasped by and support the user;
- first and second handle legs that extend from the first and second handles, respectively, toward the ground and configured to also extend forward of the user in the operative configuration;
- one or more cross bars configured to couple to both the first and second handle legs;
- first and second rearward-facing support legs extending toward the ground and pivotably coupled to the first and second handle legs, respectively, the first and second rearward-facing support legs configured to also extend at an angle back toward the user in the operative configuration, wherein
- wherein the handle legs, rearward-facing support legs, one or more cross bars, and respective interconnecting joints are configured to permit the walking device to be transitioned from the operative configuration to the storage configuration in a single motion by bringing the first and second handles toward each other, which simultaneously brings the first and second rearward-facing support legs and the first and second handle legs toward each other and the rearward-facing support legs toward the handle legs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.