US 12,419,802 B1
Rollators with platforms for assisting a person to raise oneself
Philip Burton, Zebulon, NC (US)
Filed by Philip Burton, Zebulon, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/891,676.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/652,219, filed on May 28, 2024.
Int. Cl. A61H 3/04 (2006.01); A61H 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 3/04 (2013.01) [A61H 2003/004 (2013.01); A61H 2003/046 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
12. A rollator comprising:
a frame having a front-facing portion, wherein the frame comprises a plurality of front legs and a plurality of rear legs;
handles attached to the frame and directed rearward, wherein the handles are positioned substantially within an area directly upward of the rear legs;
a plurality of wheels attached to the frame, wherein two of the wheels are attached to the front legs, wherein another two of the wheels are attached to the rear legs, wherein the two wheels attached to the rear legs are positioned substantially within an area directly downward of the handles;
an upper platform securely attached to both the front legs and the rear legs of the frame, wherein the upper platform is substantially centered between the front legs and the rear legs;
a lower platform securely attached to only the front legs of the frame at a position above the two wheels that are attached to the front legs and positioned lower than the upper platform, wherein the lower platform includes a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the front portion of the lower platform extends forward of the frame, wherein the lower platform defines a substantially flat upward facing surface that extends entirely between a forward position and a rearward position of where the lower platform is attached to the frame, wherein the flat upward facing surface of the lower platform also extends entirely between the front legs of the frame, wherein the lower platform is attached to the frame above the wheels, and wherein the upper platform is positioned substantially outside of an area directly upward of the lower platform such that the lower platform is operable for a person to sit upright on the lower platform.