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A walking aid for physically challenged persons having front and back leg assemblies each having a front leg extending forwardly and a rear leg extending rearwardly and wheels at the lower ends of the legs, and modular hinges at the upper ends of each pair of legs. Each modular hinge has a bearing h

A walking aid for physically challenged persons having front and back leg assemblies each having a front leg extending forwardly and a rear leg extending rearwardly and wheels at the lower ends of the legs, and modular hinges at the upper ends of each pair of legs. Each modular hinge has a bearing housing with bearing recesses, two bearing bodies, each bearing body being received in a respective recess. Each bearing body is interengagable with a respective front or rear leg, and, a transverse assembly bar is connected to the hinge mounting and secures the hinges in spaced apart side by side relation. Also disclosed is a brake locking system for an in-line two part brake handle, and a multi-use seat for a walker.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A walking aid for physically challenged persons having two front and back leg assemblies, each leg assembly having a front leg extending forwardly and downwardly and a rear leg extending rearwardly and downwardly and wheel means at lower ends of the legs and comprising;hi

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A walking aid for physically challenged persons having two front and back leg assemblies, each leg assembly having a front leg extending forwardly and downwardly and a rear leg extending rearwardly and downwardly and wheel means at lower ends of the legs and comprising;hinge means at upper ends of each of said leg assemblies for swinging thereof, each hinge means having;bearing housing means for respective said hinge means each bearing housing means defining respective front and rear semi-circular bearing recesses, spaced apart from one another and defining separate axes of rotation, and pairs of respective front and rear bearing body means, each said bearing body means being received in a respective said bearing recess;connection means on each said bearing body means, interengagable with respective said front and rear legs;a pair of upwardly extending steering arm means, connected with respective front legs, and,transverse assembly bar means, defining two ends, a said end being connected to a respective one of said hinge means, thereby mounting and securing said hinge means in spaced apart side by side relation.