Inventors:
Ralph Buschbacher - Carmel IN
International Classification:
A61H 300
Abstract:
A walker assembly for assisting walking movement, includes a first side rail assembly having a first gripping rail configured to be manually grasped, a second side rail assembly having a second gripping rail configured to be manually grasped, and a connecting rail attached between the first and second side rail assemblies. A first leg assembly is pivotally connected to the first side rail assembly and a second leg assembly is pivotally connected to the second side rail assembly, with pivotal movement of the first and second leg assemblies made independent of each other. The assembly further includes a mechanism for constraining pivotal movement of the respective first and second side rail assembly and the first and second leg assembly.