Portable multifunctional mobility aid apparatus
OwnerAhmad AlSayed M. AlGhaziinventor
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Abstract
A portable, foldable, and multifunctional mobility aid apparatus that assists a user in standing, sitting, and/or walking process. The apparatus has an integrated power source and is based on 4 wheels. Users can stand on it and drive it as an electric mobility device, or disable it and use it as a passive walker. The apparatus has a pair of supporting beams with adjustable width to be placed under the user armpits and support the user in standing up, sitting down, and/or moving around. The apparatus can be controlled by a control panel mounted on a pair of handles, and its functions can be controlled by the user with no need for help from another person. The apparatus can be minimized by a combination of multiple telescopic vertical minimization mechanisms and multiple folding mechanisms.
Claims17
A multifunctional mobility aid device comprising:
- a base frame;
- a standing plate mounted to the base frame and positioned to allow a user to mount a standing plate by stepping forward onto the standing plate, where a forward direction is in a moving direction of the multifunctional mobility aid device;
- a lifting mechanism mounted to a forward position on the base frame;
- a horizontal beam mounted to the lifting mechanism so the horizontal beam and the lifting mechanism for a T shape;
- a pair of horizontally adjustable supporting beams mounted to the horizontal beam at right angles, the pair of horizontally adjustable supporting beams being parallel to a supporting surface and parallel to each other within a range of operational heights, and configured to be placed under a user's armpits while the user is facing the horizontal beam, the range of operational heights being between and including a height of the user's armpits prior to standing erect and less than the height of the user's armpits when standing erect;
- a pair of handles attached to the pair of horizontally adjustable supporting beams;
- and
- a control panel mounted to the pair of handles and configured to control a bi-directional vertical motion of the lifting mechanism,
- wherein
- the lifting mechanism includes
- a telescope power screw system connecting the horizontal beam to the base frame,
- one or more slider systems connecting the horizontal beam to the base frame, wherein each of the one or more slider systems includes at least two free pipes serially coupled to each other with a plurality of bushings, and an end of each of the at least two free pipes that slides into another free pipe through said end includes an extended edge,
- a gear system in connection with the telescopic power screw system, and
- a power screw motor in connection with the gear system, wherein
- a rotation of the power screw motor causes a rotation of the gear system and the telescopic power screw system, and
- a rotation of the telescopic power screw system causes the height of the telescopic power screw system to change based on the direction the rotation of the power screw motor.
A multifunctional mobility aid device comprising:
- abase frame;
- a standing plate mounted to the base frame;
- a lifting mechanism mounted to the base frame;
- a horizontal beam mounted to a side of the lifting mechanism opposite to the base frame;
- a pair of supporting beams mounted to the horizontal beam and configured to be placed under a user's armpits;
- a pair of handles attached to the pair of supporting beams;
- and
- a control panel mounted to the pair of handles and configured to control a bi-directional vertical motion of the lifting mechanism;
- and
- a magnet disposed on the lifting mechanism, wherein
- the standing plate is hinged to the base frame, further comprising,
- the standing plate is foldable toward the magnet, and
- the standing plate is held in a folded position by the magnet,
- wherein,
- the lifting mechanism includes one or more slider systems connecting the horizontal beam to the base frame,
- each of the one or more slider systems includes at least two free pipes serially coupled to each other with a plurality of bushings, and
- an end of each of the at least two free pipes that slides into another free pipe through said end includes an extended edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.