Walker handles
AssigneeFlorence Weiner Revocable Living Trust, as amended
InventorsFlorence Weiner, Richard Holtzman
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Abstract
In accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention, removably attachable walker handles are presented, including a substantially ring-shaped handle portion, a walker mating portion, and a fastening mechanism, where the handles provide expanded handles, vertically and horizontally, when engaged to a standard walker. The walker handles facilitate improved posture and handling when engaged with a standard walker.
Claims8
Removably attachable walker handles, the walker handles comprising:
- a substantially ring-shaped handle portion;
- a walker mating portion;
- and
- a fastening mechanism;
- where the handle portion provides expanded handles, vertically and horizontally, when engaged to a standard walker;
- where the mating portion includes a walker with cushion mating portion and a walker without cushion mating portion;
- and
- where the walker handles may be attached to or removed from a standard walker without requiring tools.
A method of providing expanded handles, vertically and horizontally, to a standard walker, without requiring the use of tools, the method comprising:
- sliding a mating portion of a removably attachable walker handle onto a walker frame, over a portion of a cushion grip on the walker frame;
- inserting a block into the mating portion;
- inserting a bolt into a slot on one side of the mating portion, through the block, and through the other side of the mating portion;
- and
- fastening a threaded knob to an end portion of the bolt;
- where the expanded handles include a substantially ring-shaped handle portion, a walker mating portion, and a fastening mechanism, where the mating portion includes a walker with cushioning mating portion and a walker without cushion mating portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.