IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0159178
(2014-01-20)
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등록번호 |
US-9271891
(2016-03-01)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Andersen, Margaret M.
- Fong, Brendan
- Wang, Ben
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
7 |
초록
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A walker seat may include a seat bottom and a support structure. The seat bottom may include an anterior region, a posterior region, an upper side, and a lower side. The lower side may include a central segment retention portion. The support structure may include a central segment, a left-side segme
A walker seat may include a seat bottom and a support structure. The seat bottom may include an anterior region, a posterior region, an upper side, and a lower side. The lower side may include a central segment retention portion. The support structure may include a central segment, a left-side segment, and a right-side segment. The central segment may be retained by the central segment retention portion. The left-side segment may be extendable from a left side of the central segment, whereby the left-side segment extends beyond a left side of the seat bottom. Similarly, the right-side segment may be extendable from a right side of the central segment, whereby the right-side segment extends beyond a right side of the seat bottom.
대표청구항
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1. An apparatus comprising: a seat bottom including: an anterior region;a posterior region;an upper side; anda lower side including a central segment retention portion; anda support structure including: a central segment retained by the central segment retention portion;a left-side segment extendabl
1. An apparatus comprising: a seat bottom including: an anterior region;a posterior region;an upper side; anda lower side including a central segment retention portion; anda support structure including: a central segment retained by the central segment retention portion;a left-side segment extendable from a left side of the central segment, whereby the left-side segment extends beyond a left side of the seat bottom, wherein the left-side segment is removably engageable with the left side of the central segment;a right-side segment extendable from a right side of the central segment, whereby the right-side segment extends beyond a right side of the seat bottom, wherein the right-side segment is removably engageable with the right side of the central segment; anda spring extending through the central segment, attached to the left-side segment, and attached to the right-side segment, wherein the spring comprises an elastic cord. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the central segment retention portion is located in the anterior region of the seat bottom. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the seat bottom further comprises an attachment portion in the posterior region of the seat bottom and configured to attach to an additional member, such that the seat bottom can rotate about the additional member. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a left-side segment retention portion configured to releasably retain the left-side segment; anda right-side segment retention portion configured to releasably retain the right-side segment,wherein the right-side segment retention portion and the left-side segment retention portion are located on at least one of the lower side of the seat bottom or the central segment. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the right-side segment retention portion and the left-side segment retention portion are located on the central segment. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the left side of the central segment includes a female portion;the right side of the central segment includes a female portion;the left-side segment includes a male portion configured to mate with the female portion of the left side of the central segment; andthe right-side segment includes a male portion configured to mate with the female portion of the right side of the central segment. 7. A method for operating a walker with a seat assembly, wherein the seat assembly includes a seat bottom and a support structure, and wherein the method comprises: while the seat assembly is attached to the walker, rotating the seat bottom about the walker by more than 180 degrees from a first position;extending the support structure from underneath the seat bottom to extend laterally past a left-side edge of the seat bottom and laterally past a right-side edge of the seat bottom;resting the extended portions of the support structure on a right side of the walker and a left side of the walker to form a second position; andwherein: the seat bottom has a substantially vertical arrangement and is in front of the walker when the seat bottom is in the first position; andthe seat bottom has a substantially horizontal arrangement and is behind a front of the walker when the seat bottom is in the second position. 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising attaching the seat assembly to the walker by mounting the seat assembly to the walker on the left side of the walker and on the right side of the walker. 9. The method of claim 7, further comprising: after said resting the extended portions of the support structure on a right side of the walker and a left side of the walker, raising the extended portions of the support structure off of the left side of the walker and the right side of the walker;collapsing the support structure such that the support structure no longer extends laterally past the left-side edge of the seat bottom and laterally past the right-side edge of the seat bottom; andwhile the seat assembly is attached to the walker, rotating the seat bottom about the walker by more than 180 degrees from the second position to the first position. 10. An apparatus comprising: a mounting member including: an elongated portion having a left side and a right side;a left-side mounting structure on the left side of the elongated portion, wherein the left-side mounting structure is mountable to a walker; anda right-side mounting structure on the right side of the elongated portion, wherein the right-side mounting structure is mountable to the walker;a seat bottom including: an anterior region;a posterior region;an upper side;a lower side including a central segment retention portion in the anterior region; andan attachment portion rotatably attached to the elongated portion of the mounting member; anda support structure including: a central segment retained by the central segment retention portion;a left-side segment extendable from a left side of the central segment, whereby the left-side segment extends beyond a left side of the seat bottom, wherein the left-side segment is removably engageable with the left side of the central segment;a right-side segment extendable from a right side of the central segment, whereby the right-side segment extends beyond a right side of the seat bottom, wherein the right-side segment is removably engageable with the right side of the central segment; anda spring extending through the central segment, attached to the left-side segment, and attached to the right-side segment, wherein the spring comprises an elastic cord. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the elongated portion comprises a U-shape. 12. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising: a left-side segment retention portion configured to releasably retain the left-side segment; anda right-side segment retention portion configured to releasably retain the right-side segment,wherein the right-side segment retention portion and the left-side segment retention portion are located on at least one of the lower side of the seat bottom or the central segment. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the right-side segment retention portion and the left-side segment retention portion are located on the central segment. 14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein: the left side of the central segment includes a female portion;the right side of the central segment includes a female portion;the left-side segment includes a male portion configured to mate with the female portion of the left side of the central segment; andthe right-side segment includes a male portion configured to mate with the female portion of the right side of the central segment. 15. An apparatus comprising: a seat bottom including: an anterior region;a posterior region;an upper side; anda lower side including a central segment retention portion; anda support structure including: a central segment retained by the central segment retention portion;a left-side segment extendable from a left side of the central segment, whereby the left-side segment extends beyond a left side of the seat bottom, and wherein the left-side segment is removably engageable with the left side of the central segment;a right-side segment extendable from a right side of the central segment, whereby the right-side segment extends beyond a right side of the seat bottom, wherein the right-side segment is removably engageable with the right side of the central segment;a left-side segment retention portion configured to releasably retain the left-side segment and located on the central segment; anda right-side segment retention portion configured to releasably retain the right-side segment and located on the central segment. 16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the central segment retention portion is located in the anterior region of the seat bottom. 17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the seat bottom further comprises an attachment portion in the posterior region of the seat bottom and configured to attach to an additional member, such that the seat bottom can rotate about the additional member. 18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein: the left-side segment is removably engageable with the left side of the central segment; andthe right-side segment is removably engageable with the right side of the central segment. 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein: the left side of the central segment includes a female portion;the right side of the central segment includes a female portion;the left-side segment includes a male portion configured to mate with the female portion of the left side of the central segment; andthe right-side segment includes a male portion configured to mate with the female portion of the right side of the central segment. 20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the left-side segment, right-side segment, and central segment comprise a telescoping arrangement. 21. An apparatus comprising: a mounting member including: an elongated portion having a left side and a right side;a left-side mounting structure on the left side of the elongated portion, wherein the left-side mounting structure is mountable to a walker; anda right-side mounting structure on the right side of the elongated portion, wherein the right-side mounting structure is mountable to the walker;a seat bottom including: an anterior region;a posterior region;an upper side;a lower side including a central segment retention portion in the anterior region; andan attachment portion rotatably attached to the elongated portion of the mounting member; anda support structure including: a central segment retained by the central segment retention portion;a left-side segment extendable from a left side of the central segment, whereby the left-side segment extends beyond a left side of the seat bottom, and wherein the left-side segment is removably engageable with the left side of the central segment; anda right-side segment extendable from a right side of the central segment, whereby the right-side segment extends beyond a right side of the seat bottom, and wherein the right-side segment is removably engageable with the right side of the central segment;a left-side segment retention portion configured to releasably retain the left-side segment and located on the central segment; anda right-side segment retention portion configured to releasably retain the right-side segment and located on the central segment. 22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the elongated portion comprises a U-shape. 23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein: the left-side segment is removably engageable with the left side of the central segment; andthe right-side segment is removably engageable with the right side of the central segment. 24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein: the left side of the central segment includes a female portion;the right side of the central segment includes a female portion;the left-side segment includes a male portion configured to mate with the female portion of the left side of the central segment; andthe right-side segment includes a male portion configured to mate with the female portion of the right side of the central segment. 25. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the left-side segment, right-side segment, and central segment comprise a telescoping arrangement.
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