US 6,202,502 B1Granted

Brake mechanism for auxiliary walker

AssigneeGenemax Medical Products Industry Corp.

InventorSung Chung-Che

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Abstract

A brake mechanism for auxiliary walker has a fixed seat, a control plate and a hand grip. The fixed seat is hollow at an inner portion of a handle at one top end thereof. The control plate has formed horizontal guide hole at bottom one side and further formed a fixed hole at bottom one surface. The hand grip is provided with a long trough hole at one end thereof providing the control plate to insert in. The control plate together with said hand grip are all be inserted into the fixed seat fastening by plurality screws at the top end of control plate and fixed seat.

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A brake mechanism for a walker comprising:

a fixed seat having a hollow interior, said fixed seat adapted to be attached to a handle of the walker, said fixed seat having a hole at one end of a bottom thereof, said fixed seat having an opening at an opposite end thereof;
a brake guide line having a head at one end thereof, said brake guide line extending through said hole of said fixed seat;
a control plate having an extended protrusion at a bottom thereof, said extended protrusion defining a side of a horizontal guide slot formed in said control plate, said horizontal guide slot opening at one edge of said control plate and extending toward a center of said control plate, said control plate having a triangular fixed hole formed in a surface thereof against an end of said horizontal guide slot, said triangular fixed hole having a first edge and a second edge and a third edge, said first edge being generally horizontal and having an end adjacent an end of said horizontal guide slot, said second edge extends at an angle upwardly from said end of said first edge, said third edge formed at a bottom of said triangular fixed hole and facing said second edge, an arcuate edge is formed between said first end and said third edge;
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a hand grip having a connection edge, said hand grip having an elongated slot formed on said connection edge, said control plate received vertically through said elongated slot, said connection edge having a first shaft-receiving hole formed adjacent one end of said hand grip, said hand grip having a second shaft-receiving hole formed on an inner surface thereof and spaced from said first shaft-receiving hole, a first shaft received by said first shaft-receiving hole, said first shaft having a trough formed therein, said trough having a shape suitable for receiving said brake guide line and said head therein, said brake guide line and said head received by said horizontal guide slot of said control plate, said second shaft-receiving hole receiving a second shaft therein, said second shaft having a bearing rotatably mounted thereover within said elongated slot and within said triangular hole of said control plate, said control plate being fixedly mounted at a top end thereof within said fixed seat by a plurality of screws secured to said fixed seat.

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Abstract

A brake mechanism for a walker comprising:

a fixed seat having a hollow interior, said fixed seat adapted to be attached to a handle of the walker, said fixed seat having a hole at one end of a bottom thereof, said fixed seat having an opening at an opposite end thereof;
a brake guide line having a head at one end thereof, said brake guide line extending through said hole of said fixed seat;
a control plate having an extended protrusion at a bottom thereof, said extended protrusion defining a side of a horizontal guide slot formed in said control plate, said horizontal guide slot opening at one edge of said control plate and extending toward a center of said control plate, said control plate having a triangular fixed hole formed in a surface thereof against an end of said horizontal guide slot, said triangular fixed hole having a first edge and a second edge and a third edge, said first edge being generally horizontal and having an end adjacent an end of said horizontal guide slot, said second edge extends at an angle upwardly from said end of said first edge, said third edge formed at a bottom of said triangular fixed hole and facing said second edge, an arcuate edge is formed between said first end and said third edge;
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a hand grip having a connection edge, said hand grip having an elongated slot formed on said connection edge, said control plate received vertically through said elongated slot, said connection edge having a first shaft-receiving hole formed adjacent one end of said hand grip, said hand grip having a second shaft-receiving hole formed on an inner surface thereof and spaced from said first shaft-receiving hole, a first shaft received by said first shaft-receiving hole, said first shaft having a trough formed therein, said trough having a shape suitable for receiving said brake guide line and said head therein, said brake guide line and said head received by said horizontal guide slot of said control plate, said second shaft-receiving hole receiving a second shaft therein, said second shaft having a bearing rotatably mounted thereover within said elongated slot and within said triangular hole of said control plate, said control plate being fixedly mounted at a top end thereof within said fixed seat by a plurality of screws secured to said fixed seat.

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