Armrest rolling walker with removable utility tray

A combination rolling walker and patient care system comprising:

• a conventional walker base having two front and two rear legs each having a wheel at a bottom end and a seat assembly;
• an armrest assembly attached to said base including a pair of armrest frames each supporting an armrest platform to provide a height adjustment when supporting the patient while walking;
• a pair of control assemblies each attached to a respective armrest frame including a vertical handle and a hand brake assembly so the patient can control the movement of the walker;
• a removable utility tray assembly supported on each lateral side by a respective armrest platform for providing patient care services for the patient;
• said utility tray assembly includes a tray top with a pair of side rails, a rear rail affixed to a top surface of said tray top and a drawer assembly affixed to a bottom side of said tray top;
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• said drawer assembly includes a pair of drawer guides each affixed to a bottom surface of said tray top and having a guide protrusion, a pair of drawer sides made integral with a drawer front, a drawer back, a drawer bottom and a pull, wherein said drawer sides have a notch to engage said guide protrusions of said drawer guides, so that said drawer assembly is slideably carried below said tray top.

An improvement in a conventional rolling walker having four wheels, a main frame, a pair of hand brake assemblies for braking two of the four wheels, a back rest member and a seat for a patient to sit and rest when not walking, said improvement comprising:

• a pair of armrest frames each having a main armrest frame member, an armrest support member and a diagonal member, wherein said frames are each adjustably supported by a rear leg of the main frame of the conventional walker;
• an armrest platform adjustably attached to each armrest support member at a horizontal location to help support the patient's weight with respect to the center of contact of the four wheels;
• a pair of essentially vertically disposed handles each affixed to a respective armrest support member adjustably supported independent of said armrest platform to allow the patient to better steer said platform walker;
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• a removable utility tray assembly supported on each lateral side by a respective armrest platform for providing patient care services for the patient.

A system for providing ambulatory assistance and patient care , said system comprising:

• a rolling walker having a main frame including main frame front legs and main frame rear legs supported on four wheels so that said main frame can be folded for storage and transporting from place to place;
• a seat with a padded back rest for providing basic support for the patient during periods of rest;
• a pair of armrest frames each having a main armrest frame member with a plurality of frame apertures near a lower end;
• an armrest support member affixed at an upper end of said each main armrest frame member;
• a pair of height adjustment assemblies of the main frame to adjustably receive and support a respective armrest frame so that said armrest support members are essentially horizontally disposed at a vertical location above a ground surface;
• an armrest platform adjustably attached and solidly connected by armrest attachments to each armrest support member at a horizontal location to best support the patient's weight;
• a pair of vertically disposed handles each affixed to a respective armrest support member to be independently adjustable both vertically and horizontally with respect to a respective armrest platform, wherein said armrest platforms and said handles provide improved ambulatory assistance to the patient;
• a hand brake associated with each vertical handle operated by the patient to stop two of said four wheels from rotating;
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• a removable utility tray assembly supported on each lateral side by a respective armrest platform for providing patient care services for the patient.