US 12,226,363 B1
Safety walker with fall support and torso support assembly
Michel Fulkerson, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Assigned to Safety Walker LLC, Flagstaff, AZ (US)
Filed by Safety Walker LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/872,657.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/225,103, filed on Jul. 23, 2021.
Int. Cl. A61H 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 3/04 (2013.01) [A61H 2201/0173 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0192 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1619 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1633 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1635 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1671 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1676 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
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1. A safety walker comprising:
a) a movable support frame comprising:
i) a base having a plurality of wheels;
ii) a front end having a front support frame;
iii) a left side;
iv) a right side;
v) a back entry end; and
vi) an open area extending between the front end and back entry end and extending from the left side to the right side;
b) a plurality of wheels coupled to the movable support frame;
c) a fall support extending from a coupled end, coupled to the movable support frame to an extended end, wherein the fall support extends from the coupled end back toward said back entry end and wherein the fall support is configured between the left side and right side of the movable support frame;
a left hand support having a left hand support extension coupled with the moveable support frame and extending horizontally along a left side of the open area; and
a right hand support having a right hand support extension coupled with the moveable support frame and extending horizontally along a right side of the open area;
d) at least one of a left gate assembly or right gate assembly comprising:
a front gate configured proximal to a front end of the movable support frame and extending across a front of the open area to a front gate extended end when in a walking position;
a back gate configured proximal to a back entry end of the movable support frame and extending across a back of the open area to a back gate extended end when in a walking position; and
a gate connector extending between and coupling together the front gate and the back gate, whereby rotation of the front gate rotates the back gate, and
wherein the front gate and back gate are configured to rotate from an entry position that provides an opening to the back entry end, to a walking position with the both the front gate and back gate forming gates across said front end and a back entry end, respectively, to said open area.