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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2015
Kim Goodsell, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Charles Benjamin Goodsell, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Kim Goodsell, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Charles Benjamin Goodsell, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Charles Stanley Curbbun, Encinitas, CA (US);
Arvin Grande Abadilla, Encinitas, CA (US);
Julian C. Groeli, San Diego, CA (US);
Blake Chuanlun Wang, San Diego, CA (US);
Jin Chen, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Delbert Dale Johnson, San Diego, CA (US);
William John Leach, San Diego, CA (US);
Matthew Kranz, Encinitas, CA (US);
Rova Real Time, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for mobility assistance are disclosed. The disclosed features may assist a person with movement by providing support for the person as the person moves. Further, features for easily storing and transporting items in various compartments of the device are disclosed. Support of the user and/or items may be provided by a lightweight composite structure that further allows for free movement of the user, such as taking full strides while walking or running. The device may further be repeatedly configured between collapsed and deployed configurations via a locking mechanism and an actuatable release. Pivotable joints allow the various sections to be stowed into a smaller, collapsed configuration that is easily carried or otherwise transported, as well as deployed into a larger, deployed configuration for assistance while moving.