| CPC A61H 3/04 (2013.01) [A61H 2201/0161 (2013.01)] | 2 Claims |
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1. A rollator walker assembly with locking mechanism, comprising:
a walker frame including
a first front leg and a second front leg, the first front leg and the second front leg being spaced apart and substantially parallel to each other,
a first back leg and a second back leg, the first back leg and the second back leg being spaced apart and substantially parallel to each other,
said first front leg and said second front leg each having an upper end and a lower end, said first back leg intersecting said first front leg at a position closer to the upper end of said first front leg than to the lower end of said first front leg, and said second back leg intersecting said second front leg at a position closer to the upper end of said second front leg than to the lower end of said second front leg,
said first front leg connected to said first back leg by a first folding bracket, and said second front leg connected to said second back leg by a second folding bracket, the walker frame being switchable between an unfolded state and a folded state; and
a locking mechanism adapted to secure a front leg and a back leg when the walker is in the folded position, whereby at least two legs of the walker are locked together when the walker frame is in a folded state,
wherein said locking mechanism includes a first member attached to said front leg and a second member attached to said back leg, the first member and the second member positioned and configured to come together in a releasable conjunction when said walker frame is in the folded state, and
wherein at least one of said first member and said second member includes a hook.
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