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A foldable walker is described which includes a bridge member comprising an elongated rod which is mounted at its first end to a side member of the walker and received at its second end through an aperture in a locking member carried on the front of the walker. The elongated rod has a recessed porti

A foldable walker is described which includes a bridge member comprising an elongated rod which is mounted at its first end to a side member of the walker and received at its second end through an aperture in a locking member carried on the front of the walker. The elongated rod has a recessed portion near its second end. The locking member is adapted to receive the second end of the elongated rod and engage or selectively dis-engage said rod in response to movement of a button member at the top of the locking member.

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In a foldable walker of the type having a pair of side members each pivotally connected to a front member and having a bridging member extending from each side member to said front member, wherein the improvement comprises a bridge member comprising an elongated rod which is mounted at its first end

In a foldable walker of the type having a pair of side members each pivotally connected to a front member and having a bridging member extending from each side member to said front member, wherein the improvement comprises a bridge member comprising an elongated rod which is mounted at its first end to said side member and received at its second end through an aperture in a locking member carried on said front member, said elongated rod having a recessed portion therein near its second end, said locking member comprising a housing having a transverse aperture therethrough, said housing including a mounting stem which is affixed to said front member, wherein a button member having a transverse aperture therethrough is received in said housing and is movable between an outward position and an inward position, wherein bias means normally biases said button member to said outward position, and wherein said button member is adapted to engage said recessed portion of said elongated rod when said recessed portion is moved into said housing and is adapted to release said elongated rod when said button member is moved to its inward position.