Wire short-nosed walking aid with seat and method

Details Wire short-nosed walking aid with seat and method Wire short-nosed walking aid with seat and method

2006-08-24

2008-08-05

Ellis, Christopher P. (Department: 3618)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Nesting vehicles

C280S033991, C280S047180, C280S401000, C280S402000, C280S639000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07407170

ABSTRACT:
A short-nosed wheeled walking aid has (a) a substantially horizontal base member having a front perimeter, a rear perimeter, a right perimeter and a left perimeter; (b) a front wheel assembly mounted to and supporting the base member adjacent the front perimeter, (c) a rear wheel assembly mounted to and supporting the base member adjacent the rear perimeter, (d) at least three upright right panels mounted on the base member, (e) a hand grip spaced behind and substantially parallel to the upright rear panel having a ground height (height off the ground, measured from the plane on which the wheels rest) of from about thirty to about forty inches, and (f) a seat assembly mounted to the exterior side of the rear panel, the seat assembly including a seat member translatable from a substantially vertical posture substantially parallel to the rear panel to a substantially horizontal posture substantially normal to the rear panel.A method of assisting the ambulation of a person employs the wheeled walking aid. The method comprises the steps of (1) with the seat assembly in the upright posture, grasping the walking aid at the hand grip and walking forward while pushing the walking aid ahead in forward motion, (2) then halting the forward walking while continuing to grasp the hand grip to arrest the forward motion of the walking aid, (3) then translating the seat member to from the substantially upright posture to the substantially horizontal posture substantially normal to the basket body, (4) then resting by sitting on the seat member; and (5) then translating the seat member to from the substantially horizontal posture back to the substantially upright posture, and grasping the walking aid at the hand grip with the two hands and walking forward while pushing the walking aid ahead in forward motion.

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Commercial shopping cart of unknown brand, in use in the Chicago area in May of 2006 or earlier, photographic prints of which on Exhibit A sheet.

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