Physical therapy and walker apparatus
AssigneeKCAZ Enterprises, LLC
InventorCharles Frazier, JR.
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed comprising an upper frame and a lower frame together connected by at least one lifting means, wherein the lower frame comprises two sidebars connected at opposite ends of a lower crossbar to form a “U” shape, wherein the upper frame comprises two handrails, each having a free end and an attachment end, wherein the attachment end of each handrail is rotatably connected to an upper crossbar, and the lifting means are disposed between the lower crossbar and upper crossbar such that the upper frame experiences a force exerted by the lifting means when the handrails parallel to a plane formed by the lower frame. In another embodiment, the apparatus is a walker having a harness in removable communication with the handrails.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- an upper frame and a lower frame together connected by at least one lifting means, wherein
- the lower frame comprises two sidebars connected at opposite ends of a lower crossbar to form a “U” shape;
- and
- the upper frame comprises two handrails, each having a free end and an attachment end, wherein the attachment end of each handrail is rotatably connected to an upper crossbar;
- and
- the lifting means are disposed between the lower crossbar and upper crossbar such that the upper frame experiences a force exerted by the lifting means when the handrails parallel to a plane formed by the lower frame.
A walker comprising:
- an upper frame and a lower frame together connected by at least one lifting means, wherein
- the lower frame comprises two sidebars connected at opposite ends of a lower crossbar to form a “U” shape;
- and
- the upper frame comprises two handrails, each having a free end and an attachment end, wherein the attachment end of each handrail is rotatably connected to an upper crossbar;
- and
- the lifting means are disposed between the lower crossbar and upper crossbar such that the upper frame experiences a force exerted by the lifting means when the handrails parallel to a plane formed by the lower frame;
- and
- a harness for receiving a human lower torso wherein the harness is in removable communication with the two handrails.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.