US 12,303,438 B2
Multi-function mobility device
Douglas A. Moore, Fairview, TX (US); Paul Nichols, Healdsburg, CA (US); and Thomas Mitchell Dair, Lafayette, CA (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/097,818.
Prior Publication US 2022/0151845 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. A61G 5/04 (2013.01); A61G 5/08 (2006.01); A61G 5/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 5/04 (2013.01) [A61G 5/085 (2016.11); A61G 5/127 (2016.11)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multifunction mobility device, comprising:
a frame that is configurable between a plurality of modes, the frame comprising:
a seat member;
a first wheeled leg member coupled to a first side of the seat member; and
a second wheeled leg member coupled to a second side of the seat member, the first wheeled leg member and the second wheeled leg member each comprising:
an upper leg portion extending between a distal end and a proximal end, the upper leg portion pivotally coupled to the seat member at the distal end and comprising a curved wall that defines an upper arm recess;
a lower leg portion extending between a first end and a second end, the lower leg portion pivotally coupled to the upper leg portion at the first end, the upper leg portion and the lower leg portion being collapsible into a collapsed transport and storage mode where the upper leg portion is pivoted relative to the lower leg portion such that the lower leg portion nests into the upper arm recess and such that an end surface of the first end of the lower leg portion nests within the proximal end of the upper leg portion.