# US 2014/0190535 A1 · Adjustable gait trainer bars

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- Number: US 2014/0190535 A1
- Document ID: US20140190535A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/920,086
- Filed: 2013-06-18
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-08
- Inventors: George E. Antoun
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190535A1

## CPC

- A61H 3/00: Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about (apparatus for helping babies to walk A47D13/04 {; applying electrical currents by contact electrodes for stimulating motor muscles, e.g. walking assistance A61N1/36003})
- A61H 3/04: Wheeled walking aids for patients or disabled persons
- A61G 5/10: Parts, details or accessories
- A61H 3/008: {using suspension devices for supporting the body in an upright walking or standing position, e.g. harnesses}
- A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N)
- A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00)

## Abstract

An adjustable gait trainer bar that includes a telescoping stem with a first end, a second end, a first portion and a second portion and a joint clamp coupled to the first end of the stem, the joint clamp includes a clamp, a first lock clip, a first joint lock and a first threaded aperture. The adjustable gait trainer bar also includes a joint claw coupled to the second end of the stem, the second push button locking clip includes a claw, a second lock clip, a second joint lock, and a second threaded aperture and a fastener configured to selectively extend through a first respective aperture of the first portion and an aperture of the second portion, whereby to selectively position a length of the telescoping stem.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An adjustable gait trainer bar, comprising:
a stem including a first end, a second end, a first portion and a second portion;
a joint clamp coupled to the first end of the stem, the joint clamp includes a clamp, a first lock clip, a first joint lock, a first threaded aperture and a first pair of push buttons; and
a joint claw coupled to the second end of the stem, the joint claw includes a claw, a second lock clip, a second joint lock, a second threaded aperture and a second pair of push buttons.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 1, wherein the clamp couples to a backend of a rolling walker and a wheelchair.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 2, wherein the joint clamp or the joint claw is coupled to an upper part of a footrest of the wheelchair or one or more front bars of the wheelchair.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 1, wherein the clamp couples to a hook and loop fastener coupled to a pair of parallel bars.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 1, wherein the first joint lock locks the clamp in a locked position.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 5, wherein the first lock clip is coupled to the joint lock and the clamp and allows the first joint lock to lock the clamp in the locked position.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 1, wherein the claw couples to a front of a standard walker.

### Claim 8

An adjustable gait trainer bar, comprising:
a telescoping stem including a first end, a second end, a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion defines a plurality of first apertures, the second portion defines a plurality of second apertures and a hollow interior area configured to slidably and selectively receive the first portion and the second portion defines an aperture positioned to register with a first respective aperture of the first portion;
a joint clamp coupled to the first end of the stem, the joint clamp includes a clamp, a first lock clip, a first joint lock, a first threaded aperture and a first pair of push buttons, the first push button locking clip allows rotation approximately 90 degrees right or left and is locked into a position that is parallel to a floor, the first threaded aperture receives the first male threading of the first end of the stem to couple the first push button locking clip to the first male threading of the first end of the stem;
a joint claw coupled to the second end of the stem, the joint claw includes a claw, a second lock clip, a second joint lock, a second threaded aperture and a second pair of push buttons, the second lock clip is coupled to the second joint lock and the clamp and the second threaded aperture receives the second male threading of the second end of the stem to couple the second joint claw to the second male threading of the second end of the stem; and
a fastener configured to selectively extend through a first respective aperture of the first portion and the aperture of the second portion, whereby to selectively position a length of the telescoping stem.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 8, wherein the joint clamp or the joint claw is coupled to a backend of a walker.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 9, wherein the clamp couples to the backend of the walker and a footrest of the wheelchair.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 8, wherein the clamp couples to a hook and loop fastener coupled to a pair of parallel bars.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 8, wherein the first joint lock locks the clamp in a locked position.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 8, wherein the first lock clip is coupled to the first joint lock and the clamp.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 8, wherein the second lock clip is coupled to the second joint lock and the claw.

### Claim 15 (depends on 8)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 8, wherein the claw couples to a front of a standard walker.

### Claim 16

An adjustable gait trainer bar, comprising:
a telescoping stem including a first end, a second end, a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion defines a plurality of first apertures, the second portion defines a plurality of second apertures and a hollow interior area configured to slidably and selectively receive the first portion, the second portion defines an aperture positioned to register with a first respective aperture of the first portion;
a joint clamp coupled to the first end of the stem, the joint clamp includes a clamp, a first lock clip, a first joint lock, a first threaded aperture and a first pair of push buttons, the first push button locking clip allows rotation approximately 90 degrees right or left and is locked into a position that is parallel to a floor, the first joint lock locks the clamp in a locked position, the first lock clip is coupled to the first joint lock and the clamp and allows the first joint lock to lock the clamp in the locked position, the first lock clip is coupled to the first joint lock and the clamp and the first threaded aperture receives the first male threading of the first end of the stem to couple the first push button locking clip to the first male threading of the first end of the stem;
a joint claw coupled to the second end of the stem, the joint claw includes a claw, a second joint lock, a second lock clip, a second threaded aperture and a second pair of push buttons, the second lock clip is coupled to the second joint lock and the claw, the second lock clip is coupled to the second joint lock and allows the second joint lock to lock the claw in a locked position and the second threaded aperture receives the second male threading of the second end of the stem to couple the second push button joint lock to the second male threading of the second end of the stem; and
a fastener configured to selectively extend through a first respective aperture of the first portion and the aperture of the second portion, whereby to selectively position a length of the telescoping stem.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 16, wherein the clamp couples to a backend of a rolling walker.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 16, wherein the clamp couples to a hook and loop fastener coupled to a pair of parallel bars.

### Claim 19 (depends on 16)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 16, wherein the claw couples to a front of a standard walker.

### Claim 20 (depends on 16)

The adjustable gait trainer bar according to claim 16, wherein the clamp couples to a footrest of a wheelchair or front leg bars of the wheelchair.
