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A walker which includes a rectangular open back frame, two handrails respectively connected to the two opposite ends of the back frame at right angles and disposed in parallel to each other, each handrail having a sliding track disposed in a sloping position, two front wheel assemblies and two rear

A walker which includes a rectangular open back frame, two handrails respectively connected to the two opposite ends of the back frame at right angles and disposed in parallel to each other, each handrail having a sliding track disposed in a sloping position, two front wheel assemblies and two rear wheel assemblies respectively coupled to the handrails at the bottom, a seat frame, and two suspension links respectively and slidably coupled to the sliding tracks to hold the seat frame between the handrails.

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[ What the invention claimed is:] [1.] A walker comprising:a back frame, said back frame two vertical tubes and two horizontal tubes connected between the vertical tubes at different elevations;two handrails respectively connected to said back frames at right angles and disposed in parallel to each

[ What the invention claimed is:] [1.] A walker comprising:a back frame, said back frame two vertical tubes and two horizontal tubes connected between the vertical tubes at different elevations;two handrails respectively connected to said back frames at right angles and disposed in parallel to each other, each of said handrails comprising a vertical front tube having a top end and a bottom end, a vertical rear tube coupled to one vertical tube of said back frame and having a top end and a bottom end, a horizontal top tube connected between the top ends of said vertical front tube and said vertical rear tube, said vertical front tube having a first series of pin holes longitudinally spaced from the bottom end and a second series of pin holes longitudinally spaced from the top end, said vertical rear tube having a series of pin holes longitudinally spaced from the bottom end, a sliding track mounted between said vertical front tube and said vertical rear tube, said sliding track having one end pivoted to said vertical rear tube, and an opposite end terminating in a spring-supported extension rod fitted into one of the second series of pin holes of said vertical front tube, and a cross rod connected between said vertical front tube and said vertical rear tube, said cross rod having one end mounted with a clamp fixed to said vertical rear tube and an opposite end connected to said vertical front tube;two suspension links respectively coupled to said sliding tracks, each of said suspension links comprising a suspension frame, a pulley block, and a connector connected between said suspension frame and said pulley block, said pulley block comprising a pulley wheel assembly and a sliding block respectively and movably mounted on the sliding track of the respective handrail at two vertically spaced opposite sides, said suspension frame being connected to said pulley block at a bottom side and comprising a plurality of hanging hooks disposed at different elevations and a plurality of springy retainer plates respectively mounted on said hanging hooks;a seat frame connected between the suspension frames of said suspension links, said seat frame comprising two seat frame rods horizontally disposed in parallel, and two connecting rods connected between said seat frame rods at two opposite ends, each of said connecting rods being coupled to one hanging hook of one suspension link and held down by the corresponding retainer plate;two front wheel assemblies respectively connected to the bottom ends of the vertical front tubes of said handrails, each of said front wheel assemblies comprising a foot rod slidably inserted into the bottom end of the vertical front tube of one handrail, a spring hook fixedly secured to said foot rod and forced into engagement with one of the first series of pin holes of the corresponding vertical front tube, a front wheel holder frame connected to said foot rod in parallel by a slip joint, a directional front wheel coupled to said front wheel holder frame by a compression spring, said directional front wheel being disposed at a lower elevation than said foot rod, said foot rod being lowered into touch with the ground when the corresponding handrail is depressed; andtwo rear wheel assemblies respectively connected to the bottom ends of the vertical rear tubes of said handrails, each of said rear wheel assemblies comprising a rear wheel holder frame slidably inserted into the bottom end of the vertical rear tube of one handrail, a spring hook fixedly secured to said rear wheel holder frame and forced into engagement with one of the pin holes of the vertical rear tube of the corresponding handrail, and a swivel wheel coupled to said rear wheel holder frame.