US 8,739,807 B2 · Protective glide for medical walker legs

Abstract

A protective glide for medical walker legs is disclosed in the present invention. Said protective glide comprises a wear disk for smooth walker moment on surfaces and a shield to cover said wear disk to prevent users from stepping on said wear disk and to prevent dirt and debris from collecting on the unit. The wear disk comprises an attached core containing gripping flanges and o-ring to snugly fit into the medical walker tubing. The present invention attaches easily to standard-size tubing of medical walker legs, without the use of tools. The rounded shape of the wear disk allows it to easily maneuver over rough and uneven surface and in any direction.

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Dependent claims

A walker comprising:

a tube defining a wear disk receiving cavity;
a protective glide including:
a rigid solid wear disk having a smooth rounded bottom surface adapted to glide over uneven surfaces, and a cylindrical core extending from a substantially planar top surface opposite said bottom surface, the core including at least two flanges extending about an outer periphery of the core, wherein the core is received in the wear disk receiving cavity such that the at least two flanges engage an inner wall of the tube in a frictional manner;
and
a shield including an inner wall defining a hollow center, and an outer sloping wall, wherein the hollow center fits about an outer wall of the tube, and the core of the wear disk extends through a lower opening of the shield into the wear disk receiving cavity of the tube.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Protective glide for medical walker legs

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Protective glide for medical walker legs

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Abstract

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