WO1998056330B1 - Rigid seat for folding invalid walker - Google Patents

Rigid seat for folding invalid walker

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WO1998056330B1
WO1998056330B1 PCT/US1998/011965 US9811965W WO9856330B1 WO 1998056330 B1 WO1998056330 B1 WO 1998056330B1 US 9811965 W US9811965 W US 9811965W WO 9856330 B1 WO9856330 B1 WO 9856330B1
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seat
horizontal
support member
walker
hanger
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PCT/US1998/011965
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French (fr)
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Priority claimed from US08/871,611 external-priority patent/US5882067A/en
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Priority to JP50312299A priority Critical patent/JP2002503996A/en
Priority to CA002293782A priority patent/CA2293782A1/en
Priority to EP98926495A priority patent/EP0988017A4/en
Publication of WO1998056330A1 publication Critical patent/WO1998056330A1/en
Publication of WO1998056330B1 publication Critical patent/WO1998056330B1/en

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Abstract

A foldable seat (10) for a foldable invalid walker (12) where the seat (10) folds flush against the side of the walker (12) when the user is not using the seat (10).

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS[received by the International Bureau on 15 January 1999 (15.01.99); original claims 1-14 amended; new claims 15-18 (4 pages)]
1. A folding seat for an invalid walker, the walker having a pair of side frames, each of which has a horizontal support member, said folding seat comprising: a first hanger member having an upper portion adapted to be secured to the one of the walker horizontal support members and having a horizontal seat support member spaced below said upper portion; a substantially rigid seat having two ends with a slot at one end that captively receive said horizontal seat support of said first hanger member while allowing said seat to rotate on and to be moved a preselected distance orthogonal to said horizontal seat support member; a second hanger member having an upper portion adapted to be secured to the other walker horizontal support member and having a horizontal seat support member adapted to support the other end of said seat below the other walker support member, and wherein said other end of said seat has an open recess on its underside adapted to releasably receive and rest upon said horizontal seat support member of said second hanger member.
2. The folding seat of claim 1 wherein said seat has a beveled section between said open recess and said other end of said seat, whereby if said seat is placed on said horizontal seat support member of said second hanger member outside of said open recess, said seat will drop from said second hanger member before a user can sit on said seat.
3. The folding seat of claim 1 wherein said horizontal seat support member of said first and second hanger members both have forward projecting portions that space said seat from a front of a walker when said folding seat is installed on a walker.
4. The folding seat of claim 3 wherein said forward projecting portions each include a clamp adapted to be secured to a front of a walker on which said folding seat is installed.
5. The folding seat of claim 1 wherein each of said first and second hanger members includes a pair of spaced vertical members with upper ends, and wherein said upper portions of said first and second hanger members comprises hooks formed on said upper ends adapted to suspend said hanger members from horizontal support members on a walker.
6. The folding seat of claim 5 wherein said hooks on said first hanger member are joined by a cross piece and said hooks on said second hanger member are joined by a cross piece.
7. The folding seat of claim 1 wherein said seat is adapted to be pivoted on said first hanger member to a position substantially flush against one side frame of a walker when said seat is installed on a walker.
8. An invalid walker, comprising: first and second side frames each having a front leg, a rear leg and a horizontal support member; a front frame joining said side frames at a front of said walker; a first hanger member having an upper portion secured to one of said walker horizontal support members and having a horizontal seat support member located below said one horizontal support member; a substantially rigid seat having two ends with a slot at one end that captively receives said horizontal seat support member of said first hanger member while allowing said seat to rotate on and to be moved a preselected distance orthogonal to said horizontal seat support member; a second hanger member having an upper portion secured to the other walker horizontal support member and a horizontal seat support member adapted to support the other end of said seat below said other horizontal support member, and wherein said other end of said seat has an open recess on its underside adapted to releasably receive and rest upon said horizontal seat support member of said second hanger member.
9. The invalid walker of claim 8 wherein said seat has a beveled section between said open recess and said other end of said seat, whereby if said seat is placed on said horizontal seat support member of said second hanger member outside of said open recess, said seat will drop from said second hanger member before a user can sit on said seat.
10. The invalid walker of claim 8 wherein said horizontal seat support members of said first and second hanger members both have forward projecting portions that space said seat from the front of said walker.
11. The invalid walker of claim 10 wherein said forward projecting portions each include a clamp secured to the front of said walker.
12. The invalid walker of claim 8 wherein each of said first and second hanger members includes a pair of spaced vertical members with upper ends, and wherein said upper portions of said first and second hanger members comprise hooks on said upper ends of said vertical members, said hooks on said first hanger member suspending said first hanger member from said one horizontal support member and said hooks on said second hanger member suspending said second hanger member from said other horizontal support member.
13. The invalid walker of claim 12 wherein said hooks on said first hanger member are joined by a cross piece and said hooks on said second hanger member are joined by a cross piece.
14. The invalid walker of claim 8 wherein said seat is adapted to be pivoted on said first hanger member to a position flush against said first side frame.
15. An invalid walker comprising: first and second side frames each having a front leg, a rear leg and a support member connected between said front and rear leg; a first horizontal seat support member connected to and spaced below said support member for said first side frame; a second horizontal seat support member connected to and spaced below said support member for said second side frame; and a substantially rigid seat having a first end secured to rotate on said first horizontal seat support member between a generally horizontal position and a position substantially flush with said first side frame and having a second end adapted to be releasably attached to said second horizontal seat support member when said seat is in said generally horizontal position.
16. The invalid walker of claim 15, and wherein said second seat end is releasably attached to said second horizontal seat support member by an open recess located on an under side of said seat adjacent said second seat end to receive said second horizontal seat support member.
17. The invalid walker of claim 16, wherein said seat is secured to said first horizontal seat support member to be moved a preselected distance orthogonal to said first horizontal seat support member to facilitate positioning said open recess on said seat on said second horizontal seat support member.
18. The invalid walker of claim 17 and wherein said seat has a beveled section between said open recess and said second seat end, whereby if said seat is placed on said second horizontal seat support member between said open recess and said second seat end, said seat will drop from said second horizontal seat support member before a user can sit on said seat.
PCT/US1998/011965 1997-06-09 1998-06-08 Rigid seat for folding invalid walker WO1998056330A1 (en)

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JP50312299A JP2002503996A (en) 1997-06-09 1998-06-08 Rigid seat of folding walker for the physically challenged
CA002293782A CA2293782A1 (en) 1997-06-09 1998-06-08 Rigid seat for folding invalid walker
EP98926495A EP0988017A4 (en) 1997-06-09 1998-06-08 Rigid seat for folding invalid walker

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US08/871,611 US5882067A (en) 1997-06-09 1997-06-09 Rigid seat for folding invalid walker
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