Walker assembly and method of use to assist a seated person to rise to a standing position

A walker assembly to assist a person in moving from a seated position to a standing position, comprising:

• a frame including a base, the base being configured to support the walker assembly on a support surface and including a pair of opposed side members;
• a pair of retractable stabilizers, each stabilizer being slidably received in a corresponding one of the pair of opposed side members so that each stabilizer is movable between a first position in which the stabilizer is disposed within the corresponding side member and a second position in which the stabilizer extends outwardly from the corresponding side member;
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• a horizontal member extending between and rigidly connecting the pair of stabilizers so that the pair of stabilizers move between the first position and the second position simultaneously.

A walker assembly to assist a person in moving from a seated position to a standing position, comprising:

• a frame including a base and a front leg assembly, the base being configured to support the walker assembly on a support surface and including a pair of opposed side members, and the front leg assembly extending upwardly from the base, the front leg assembly including a pair of vertical members, each vertical member including a lifting bar disposed at its vertical end that is configured to be gripped by the person when moving to the standing position;
• a leg support slidably supported by the base of the frame, the leg support being movable from a first position disposed a first distance from a rear end of the base to a second position disposed a second distance from the rear end of the frame, wherein the leg support is configured to abut the person's legs when moving to the standing position and the first distance is greater than the second distance;
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• a pair of stabilizers, each stabilizer being slidably received in a corresponding one of the pair of opposed side members so that each stabilizer is movable between a first position in which the stabilizer is disposed within the corresponding side member and a second position in which the stabilizer extends outwardly from the corresponding side member.

A method of assisting a person in moving from a seated position to a standing position with a walker assembly, comprising:

• providing a frame including a base, the base being configured to support the walker assembly on a support surface and including a pair of opposed side members;
• providing a front leg assembly extending upwardly from the base, the front leg assembly including a pair of vertical members, each vertical member including a lifting bar disposed at its vertical end that is configured to be gripped by the person when moving to the standing position;
• providing a leg support slidably supported by the base of the frame;
• moving leg support rearwardly from a first position disposed a first distance from a rear end of the base to a second position disposed a second distance from the rear end of the frame, wherein the leg support abuts the person's legs when in the second position;
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• grasping the lifting bars and pulling with the person's upper body as the person attempts to rise from the seated position to the standing position.